UVA Law School

#UVALaw has ranked in the top seven in six of the most competitive Princeton Review categories for the past four years. law.virginia.edu/news/202507/uv…

After serving more than 20 years in prison for a 1998 armed robbery he did not commit, @uvalawinnocence client Messiah Johnson will receive state compensation following his full exoneration. @RipSullivan6 law.virginia.edu/news/202604/ex…

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., who visited @UVA on Tuesday as this year’s recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law, stopped by two classes at the Law School during his visit. law.virginia.edu/news/202604/to…

How can contractors’ desire to preserve their trade secrets be reconciled with the Pentagon’s need to repair military equipment? Prof. Elizabeth Rowe and Harrison Kearby ’26 have a plan. @Prof_ERowe law.virginia.edu/news/202604/re…

Prof. Cale Jaffe ’01 will be a speaker Friday at the inaugural conference of the Northwestern University Energy Innovation Lab, “Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies.” @NorthwesternLaw events.humanitix.com/inaugural-conf…

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., architect Jeanne Gang and scholar and author Henry Louis Gates Jr. were honored with Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals as part of UVA’s Founder’s Day festivities. uvatoday.me/3OIjaNd

Professors at #UVALaw offer tips and advice to prepare for #lawschool exams, starting with asking your professor about the style and scope of the test and what they’re looking for. law.virginia.edu/news/202311/ho…

Two #UVALaw classes had a surprise guest speaker on Tuesday: Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. #SCOTUS law.virginia.edu/news/202604/to…

On Founder’s Day, UVA has a tradition of planting a tree to honor those who have made significant and lasting contributions to the Grounds. Dick Minturn, who retired from the University in 2024 and died in 2025, had been a @UVAFM project manager and then a senior academic facility planner in the provost’s office at the University. A legacy sugar maple tree was planted outside one of his favorite places, @UVALibrary. uvatoday.me/484a6sx

As lawmakers debate social media monitoring, Prof. @KevinLynnCope says children don’t have the same expectation of privacy as adults. @WVTFRADIOIQ wvtf.org/news/2026-04-0…

LISTEN: Prof. Mitu Gulati and @unc_law Prof. Mark Weidemaier examine a Second Circuit ruling vacating a $16 billion judgment against Argentina over its partial expropriation of YPF S.A. soundcloud.com/clauses-contro…

The Robert F. Kennedy ’51 Public Service Fellowships were established in 2007 to help #UVALaw graduates in their public service careers. Two alum recipients discuss how they’ve benefited. law.virginia.edu/news/202604/al…

Prof. Edwin Hu discusses SpaceX’s decision to launch an initial public offering without a lock-up agreement. @ft ft.com/content/92128b…

Columnist George F. Will says Prof. Saikrishna Prakash’s new book, “The Presidential Pardon: The Short Clause with a Long, Troubled History,” shows how the pardon process has become more politicized. @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

LISTEN: Prof. Risa Goluboff and Biruktawit Assefa ’24 discuss how Gregory H. Swanson ’51 became the first Black student to integrate @UVA and #UVALaw. @UVALawLibrary soundcloud.com/uva-law-archiv…

Vice Dean Ashley Deeks discusses laws that allow the federal government to exert certain control over companies for national security purposes. @politico politico.com/newsletters/di…

Prof. John Monahan, considered the “leading thinker” on violence risk assessment, is retiring after 46 years on the #UVALaw faculty. law.virginia.edu/news/202604/pr…

It was a privilege to be on @NPR's @1a earlier today to discuss #Chiles v. Salazar, the Supreme Court's recent conversion-therapy/free-speech case. Also learned a lot from co-panelists @JSadusky, @shannonminter5, & @JamesTherapy. @UVALaw @jwhitepubradio the1a.org/segments/unpac…

#UVALaw students spent “untold hours” preparing for the International and European Tax Moot Court competition in Belgium — and won. law.virginia.edu/news/202604/uv…

Prof. @CKonnoth argues that #SCOTUS’ ruling on Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy undermines legal recognition and protections for gay and transgender people. @thehill thehill.com/opinion/judici…

Profs. @naomicahn and @Prof_ERowe will present in May at the symposium “Secrecy and Transparency in Civil Litigation,” sponsored by @NCJI_2022 and @stanfordlaw. ncji.org/secrecy-and-tr…