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Choi & Gulati on Performance of Biden and Trump Appointed Judges
Stephen J. Choi (New York University School of Law; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)) & Mitu Gulati (University of Virginia School of Law; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)) have posted Trump v. Biden…
Stephen J. Choi (New York University School of Law; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)) & Mitu Gulati (University of Virginia School of Law; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)) have posted Trump v. Biden…
Choi & Gulati on Performance of Biden and Trump Appointed Judges
Stephen J. Choi (New York University School of Law; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)) & Mitu Gulati (University of Virginia School of Law; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)) have posted Trump v. Biden Judges on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Curious about the merits of judges Donald Trump appointed in his first term as president, we looked in an earlier study at the performance during 2020 to mid-2023 of the judges Trump appointed as compared to those appointed by other presidents.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Choi & Gulati on Performance of Biden and Trump Appointed Judges
Stephen J. Choi (New York University School of Law; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)) & Mitu Gulati (University of Virginia School of Law; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)) have posted Trump v. Biden…
Stephen J. Choi (New York University School of Law; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)) & Mitu Gulati (University of Virginia School of Law; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)) have posted Trump v. Biden…
#UVALaw has launched a Veterans Law course, led by attorneys and former military intelligence officers, to teach students about a rapidly expanding field.
New Course Prepares Students To Advocate for Veterans
A new course at the University of Virginia School of Law takes an in-depth look at a range of legal issues affecting veterans, from VA benefits to disability claims.
www.law.virginia.edu
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#UVALaw has launched a Veterans Law course, led by attorneys and former military intelligence officers, to teach students about a rapidly expanding field.
Learn from graduates why #UVALaw is No. 1 in Best Professors for law schools. at.virginia.edu/2zasEVV
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Learn from graduates why #UVALaw is No. 1 in Best Professors for law schools. at.virginia.edu/2zasEVV
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From separate spheres to shared economies: Emily Stolzenberg on how private law can better reflect modern intimacy and interdependence.
New on the Taboo Trades podcast:
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1227113/epis... w/ @uvalaw.bsky.social 3Ls Catherine Hu & Reide Petty
New on the Taboo Trades podcast:
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1227113/epis... w/ @uvalaw.bsky.social 3Ls Catherine Hu & Reide Petty
The Law of Intimate Obligations with Emily Stolzenberg - Taboo Trades
My guest today is Emily Stolzenberg, an Associate Professor of Law and Reuschlein Emerging Scholar at Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law. Her research focuses on conflicts between ind...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From separate spheres to shared economies: Emily Stolzenberg on how private law can better reflect modern intimacy and interdependence.
New on the Taboo Trades podcast:
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1227113/epis... w/ @uvalaw.bsky.social 3Ls Catherine Hu & Reide Petty
New on the Taboo Trades podcast:
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1227113/epis... w/ @uvalaw.bsky.social 3Ls Catherine Hu & Reide Petty
Prof. Aditya Bamzai examines the legislative history of international trade laws in an amicus brief filed at #SCOTUS. @scotusblog.com
The other arguments in Trump’s tariffs case
When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments on Wednesday in the challenges to the tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in a series of execu...
www.scotusblog.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Prof. Aditya Bamzai examines the legislative history of international trade laws in an amicus brief filed at #SCOTUS. @scotusblog.com
The sports business, the history of U.S. citizenship and the law in ancient Rome will be among the topics discussed in new courses being offered at #UVALaw this January term and spring.
New Courses Examine the Law’s Many Dimensions
New courses offered this January term and spring at the University of Virginia School of Law include The Business of Sport, Litigating in Delaware, and Sovereign Debt and the Constitution.
www.law.virginia.edu
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The sports business, the history of U.S. citizenship and the law in ancient Rome will be among the topics discussed in new courses being offered at #UVALaw this January term and spring.
Recent grads share how going to #UVALaw changed them. at.virginia.edu/2zasEVV
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Recent grads share how going to #UVALaw changed them. at.virginia.edu/2zasEVV
Students with #UVALaw’s State and Local Government Policy Clinic recently toured the State Capitol in preparation for the 2026 legislative session.
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Students with #UVALaw’s State and Local Government Policy Clinic recently toured the State Capitol in preparation for the 2026 legislative session.
Profs. @kevinlcope.bsky.social, Joshua Fischman, @cathyhwang.bsky.social and Mila Versteeg, and S.J.D. student Marilyn Hajj presented at the 19th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, among other accolades for members of the #UVALaw community.
Accolades: Professors, Student Present at Empirical Legal Studies Conference
Four professors and one student presented at the 19th annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, among other achievements and recognition for members of the University of Virginia School of Law com...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Profs. @kevinlcope.bsky.social, Joshua Fischman, @cathyhwang.bsky.social and Mila Versteeg, and S.J.D. student Marilyn Hajj presented at the 19th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, among other accolades for members of the #UVALaw community.
Flexibility isn’t always efficient: Research from Prof. Edwin Hu finds late orders via floor brokers can skew New York Stock Exchange prices.
Professor Finds Floor Brokers Skew Stock Market Prices
Research from Professor Edwin Hu of the University of Virginia School of Law examines the use of floor brokers on the New York Stock Exchange, finding that their ability to submit late orders leads to...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Flexibility isn’t always efficient: Research from Prof. Edwin Hu finds late orders via floor brokers can skew New York Stock Exchange prices.
What sets the #UVALaw experience apart? Recent graduates discuss their experiences. at.virginia.edu/2zasEVV
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What sets the #UVALaw experience apart? Recent graduates discuss their experiences. at.virginia.edu/2zasEVV
#SCOTUS should rein in the Trump administration’s broad reading of tariffs law, argues Prof. Saikrishna Prakash.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#SCOTUS should rein in the Trump administration’s broad reading of tariffs law, argues Prof. Saikrishna Prakash.
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Andrew Kent and I have a blog post on Quorum Call, the blog of the Harvard Law School Journal of Legislation, about the tariffs case being argued tomorrow. You can find it here: journals.law.harvard.edu/jol/2025/11/...
Does the President Have Power to Impose Tariffs Using Peacetime Economic Sanctions Legislation? – Harvard Journal on Legislation
journals.law.harvard.edu
November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Andrew Kent and I have a blog post on Quorum Call, the blog of the Harvard Law School Journal of Legislation, about the tariffs case being argued tomorrow. You can find it here: journals.law.harvard.edu/jol/2025/11/...
Warren McCarty ’13 has been named managing partner of Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing’s new Dallas office. @law360.bsky.social
Houston Boutique AZA To Expand To Dallas In New Year - Law360
Houston trial boutique Ahmad Zavitsanos & Mensing PLLC is launching a satellite shop in Dallas at the first of the year, breaking with a 33-year, single-office tradition for what one of the firm's...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Warren McCarty ’13 has been named managing partner of Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing’s new Dallas office. @law360.bsky.social
Read about how #UVALaw prepares graduates for success. at.virginia.edu/2zasEVV
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Read about how #UVALaw prepares graduates for success. at.virginia.edu/2zasEVV
LISTEN: On the latest “Admissible,” Admissions Dean Natalie Blazer ’08 talks to “older, wiser law students” Neil Noronha ’26 and Kathleen Samuelson ’26 about their nontraditional paths to #UVALaw.
S7 E5: Happy OWL-oween!
Older, wiser law students (“owls”) Neil Noronha ’26 and Kathleen Samuelson ’26 join Admissions Dean Natalie Blazer ’08 to discuss how they forged their paths as nontraditional applicants and found com
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November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
LISTEN: On the latest “Admissible,” Admissions Dean Natalie Blazer ’08 talks to “older, wiser law students” Neil Noronha ’26 and Kathleen Samuelson ’26 about their nontraditional paths to #UVALaw.
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Is bringing an animal into existence for the purpose of killing it ever “good for the animal”? This week’s Taboo Trades episode with Jeff Skopek examines one of the most unsettling arguments in animal ethics: the “created to be killed” justification.
🎧 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1227113/epis...
🎧 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1227113/epis...
Created To Be Killed with Jeff Skopek - Taboo Trades
My guest today is Jeff Skopek, a Professor of Law and the Deputy Director of the Centre for Law, Medicine, and Life Sciences at the University of Cambridge. He holds a J.D.&nb...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Is bringing an animal into existence for the purpose of killing it ever “good for the animal”? This week’s Taboo Trades episode with Jeff Skopek examines one of the most unsettling arguments in animal ethics: the “created to be killed” justification.
🎧 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1227113/epis...
🎧 Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1227113/epis...
Prof. Darryl Brown ’90 examines why a civil case is being held before a criminal case in the Abby Zwerner school shooting lawsuit.. @cnn.com
Here’s what we learned from Abby Zwerner’s emotional testimony | CNN
Abby Zwerner instinctively raised her hand toward her heart when she saw the 6-year-old holding the gun.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Prof. Darryl Brown ’90 examines why a civil case is being held before a criminal case in the Abby Zwerner school shooting lawsuit.. @cnn.com
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What would a Halloween #legalwriting class be without a law-related costume?
October 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What would a Halloween #legalwriting class be without a law-related costume?
Recent graduates share what they learned from their studies at #UVALaw. at.virginia.edu/2zasEVV
October 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Recent graduates share what they learned from their studies at #UVALaw. at.virginia.edu/2zasEVV
Prof. @pbs3.bsky.social ’77 argues that Congress and the courts, not the president, determine how tariffs are regulated under federal law. @courthousenews.bsky.social
Major questions dog Trump tariff war as SCOTUS wades in
The Supreme Court’s decision regarding President Donald Trump’s ability to impose global tariffs will have massive implications for the international economy and the U.S. system of checks and balances...
www.courthousenews.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Prof. @pbs3.bsky.social ’77 argues that Congress and the courts, not the president, determine how tariffs are regulated under federal law. @courthousenews.bsky.social
2L Jadie Christenson says helping patients as an intensive care nurse inspired her to pursue a career in health law.
Former Nurse Jadie Christenson ’27 Trades Scrubs for Career in Health Law
Second-year University of Virginia School of Law student Jadie Christenson discusses how being an intensive care nurse inspired her to study health law.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
2L Jadie Christenson says helping patients as an intensive care nurse inspired her to pursue a career in health law.
Prof. Darryl Brown ’90 says a teacher’s civil suit against a school official after being shot by a student could set a precedent. @cnn.com
The teacher shot by 6-year-old student testified in her $40 million lawsuit against former assistant principal | CNN
Abby Zwerner has filed a $40 million lawsuit against former school administrator Ebony Parker, saying Parker failed to act when several people approached her with concerns the boy had brought a gun to...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Prof. Darryl Brown ’90 says a teacher’s civil suit against a school official after being shot by a student could set a precedent. @cnn.com
Are blood and guts too scary for the open marketplace? Not for Prof. @kimkrawiec.bsky.social. The “Repugnant Transactions” professor discusses why society recoils at paying donors.
Professor Talks Blood, Guts and Her Interest in ‘Repugnant Transactions’
Professor Kim Krawiec of the University of Virginia School of Law discusses blood and organ donations, her support for the End Kidney Deaths Act and the complexities of “taboo” markets.
www.law.virginia.edu
October 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Are blood and guts too scary for the open marketplace? Not for Prof. @kimkrawiec.bsky.social. The “Repugnant Transactions” professor discusses why society recoils at paying donors.