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The Law Library will be closed Wednesday-Friday for Thanksgiving Break. We will reopen Saturday at 8 A.M.! Enjoy the holiday!🍁

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #Thanksgiving
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Rejoicify! The November book display is here! We hope you’re holding space for one of these ✨popular✨ reading books on your TBR
A book display featuring eight titles. Signage reads, “Wicked Good Books,” in the style of Wicked the movie. Featured books from left to right: The Magician of Tiger Castle by Louis Sachar, The Cottage Around the Corner by D. L. Soria, A Fate Forged in Fire by Hazel McBride, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix, Elphie: A Wicked Childhood by Gregory Maguire, The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott, When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker, and Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon.
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Tomorrow is Election Day! Make sure you get out and vote!! The library will be open regular hours from 8 A.M. to midnight, but the Reference Desk will be closed.
November 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Happy Halloween from your magical friends at the library! We hope you have a fantastic weekend!

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #Halloween #FairyGarden
A group of people dressed as fairies, mushrooms, and gnomes posing in front of a flower backdrop and a mushroom house. A stuffed golden retriever wearing fairy wings sitting in the doorway of a large mushroom house. Paper flowers, grass, and butterflies on a wall. A bust of Arthur J. Morris wearing a bird nest on his head and wrapped in ivy. Paper flowers, grass, and a mushroom are on the pillar. A small well made out of books sits to the right.
October 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Arthur hopes you all have a thrillifying Halloween!!

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #Halloween
A bust of Arthur J. Morris wearing a witch hat and cape. The base of the bust is decorated with black gauze and spider string lights.
October 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Thank you all for joining us for another wonderful art show reception!

Shoutout to everyone who made this such an amazing evening!

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #ArtShow
Eze Amos standing on a stairwell platform, gesturing off of frame, while speaking to a small crowd. The Charles Owens Trio playing in a reading room. There are 3 men playing a saxophone, a bass, and drums. Eze Amos speaking on a stairwell platform, cropped so Eze is the focus of the photo. People lined on both sides of a buffet table making plates of fresh produce, cheese, and crackers.
October 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Is anyone else suddenly feeling the urge to join a book club…?

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #BookClub #BookDisplay
A book display featuring seven titles. Signage reads, “books about… book club.” Three books: The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore, The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall Kelly, and The Book Club Hotel by Sarah Morgan. Four books: The Best Life Book Club by Sheila Roberts, The Banned Books Club by Brenda Novak, A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston, and The Titanic Survivors Book Club by Timothy Schaffert.
October 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Students, faculty, and staff—join us for the Law Library Fall Reception on Tuesday, September 30 from 5-7. This reception will celebrate the installation of the new art show. See you there!
September 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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You may have noticed some things changing up on the second floor…
We are thrilled to announce that this year’s art show, “Conversations With Strangers,” is up! Stop by and check out some of Eze’s amazing photography!

#UVALaw #LawLibrariesOfInstagram #Charlottesville
A black and white photo of a man sitting holding a guitar and looking stoically to the left. Text reads, “Eze Amos. Photography Exhibition. Conversations With Strangers.”
September 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Want to learn more about everything the library has to offer? Stop by this week for a tour!

Tours are available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 9:30 A.M., 11:30 A.M., and 1:30 P.M. and will take approximately 20 minutes. Meet us at the circulation desk, and you might get a little sweet treat👀
September 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Team Law Library was in their element at United Way’s Day of Caring yesterday! New Beginnings Christian Community Church needed some help reorganizing their library, and we were happy to lend our experience!
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#UVALaw #LawLibraries #UnitedWayDayOfCaring
September 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Don’t get the catastrophic blues, move on with stories that hit different

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #HitsDifferent #BookDisplay
A book display featuring nine books. Signage reads, “stories that hit different.” Three books. Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, One of Our Kind by Nicola Yoon, and Yellowface by R. F. Kuang. Three books. The Harder I Fight the More I Love You by Neko Case, Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard by John Birdsall. Three books. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix, This Land is Their Land by David J. Silverman, and Loved One by Aisha Muharrar.
September 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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WATCH: Scholars discuss Vice Dean Ashley Deeks’ new book, “The Double Black Box: National Security, Artificial Intelligence, and the Struggle for Democratic Accountability.”
Inside ‘The Double Black Box’
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September 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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We are open on Monday (but we hope you will be enjoying the holiday)!

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #LaborDay
Graphic text: "Monday, September 1. Labor Day. The Law Library will be open 8 A.M. to 12 A.M.. *The Reference Desk and Special Collections will be closed."
August 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Welcome back everyone! Check out the link in our bio for a quick refresher on all the ways the library can help you!

#UVALaw #LawLibraries
A student studying at a desk. Text below reads, “updates and reminders for all students.”
August 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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We are so back🤩 Regular hours begin Monday, August 18th!

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #Orientation #FallSemester
Graphic text: "August 18. Regular hours. 8 AM to 12 AM."
August 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Welcome to all of our new students! Arthur and the rest of the library are ready to greet you all with friendly faces!

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #Orientation
A bust of Arthur J. Morris wearing a UVA ball cap, Virginia Law t-shirt, and UVA Law lanyard.
August 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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You checked out a book from the law library?

What like it’s hard?

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #LegallyBlonde #BookDisplay
A display of nine books on a table. Signage reads, “you better lawyer up!” Four books. Innocence by David Hosp, The Partner Track by Helen Wan, While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams, and Overruled by Lana Ferguson. Five books. How Freaking Romantic by Emily Harding, Courtroom Drama by Neely Tubati Alexander, Secret Justice by Paul Goldstein, Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown, and The Art of the Law by Scott Douglas Gerber.
August 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Excited to see my contribution to the Virginia Lawyer mag's law libraries column- "Navigating the Legal Globe" -in print & online! @uvalawlibrary.bsky.social @uvalaw.bsky.social #VirginiaLawyer #LawLibrary #LawSchool #FCIL #LegalResearch #VirginiaStateBar
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August 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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We may not have exam candy right now, but we can still wish you good luck on the (candy) bar! …get it??

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #BarExam
Graphic with “good luck!” written on top of a white chocolate bar. Pieces of orange and blue candies are scattered around the border.
July 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Happy Shark Appreciation Day! It’s not up for de-bait; we plead gill-ty to having a fin-tastic dvd and leisure reading collection!🦈🌊🏄‍♀️
A display featuring iconic DVDs and books about sharks
July 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Life can be stressful- check out these sci-fi/fantasy recommendations and take a break!

#UVALaw #LawLibraries #FantasyBooks #Romantasy #SciFi
A display of 9 books on a large table. Signage features fantasy elements and says, “have a little escapism… as a treat.” 3 books. The Will of the Many by James Islington, When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi, and A Fate Forged in Fire by Hazel McBride. 3 books. The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty, A Dance of Lies by Brittney Arena, and Realm of Thieves by Karina Halle. 3 books. The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas, and Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon.
July 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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WATCH: Testifying at a Senate hearing, Prof. John Harrison says presidents may sign documents by autopen, but Congress can regulate that process. @thehill.com
Happening Now: Senate Judiciary Committee Probes Biden's Mental Acuity
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June 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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In U.S. v. Skrmetti, #SCOTUS “didn’t just deny trans people equality — it stripped them out of legal existence,” argues Prof. Craig Konnoth. @bloomberglaw.com
In Blessing Youth Health-Care Ban, High Court Erases Transness
Opinion: UVA Law's Craig Konnoth says the Supreme Court's reliance on diagnoses to decide when transgender minors can receive medical treatment creates an unclear standard, and the approach denies the...
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June 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Prof. Alice Abrokwa says #SCOTUS’ ruling in Stanley v. City of Sanford reflects sharp and complicated disagreements on disability law among the justices on both substantive and procedural grounds.
Faculty Available for Comment on 2024 Supreme Court Term
University of Virginia School of Law faculty are available to speak to the media about the 2024 Supreme Court term.
www.law.virginia.edu
June 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM