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UVA Innocence Project Client Shares His Story
December 23, 2019 18:38 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBDarnell Phillips, a client of the Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law, spoke at the Law School to show his gratitude to those at the clinic who helped free him, and continue to work on getting his record cleared. Innocence Project Directors Dierdre Enright and Jennifer Givens facilitated the discussion. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 26, 2019)
So You Want To Be a Law Professor?
December 09, 2019 15:41 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBUVA Law professors and members of the Academic Placement Committee Kimberly J. Robinson and Richard C. Schragger discuss careers in teaching law and answer questions about the path to becoming a law professor. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 5, 2019)
Examining Climate Change in the Business Context
November 20, 2019 17:21 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBAvi Garbow ’92, environmental advocate at Patagonia and former general counsel at the Environmental Protection Agency, and UVA Law professor Jon Cannon discuss the role that the private sector can play in advocating for progressive reforms to address the impacts of climate change. Garbow served as the keynote speaker during the Virginia Environmental Law Journal’s 2019 symposium, “The Green New Deal: Examining Climate Change in the Business Context.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov...
The Continuing Relevance of Admiralty Law
November 15, 2019 20:09 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBUVA Law professor George Rutherglen discusses the continuing relevance of admiralty law in current controversies in international law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 12, 2019)
Reflections on Academic Publishing
November 13, 2019 16:26 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBUVA Law professor G. Edward White, author of the three-part “Law in American History” series, discusses the changes he’s seen over his 50-year career publishing books in legal history. White served as the lunch speaker during a Board and Council luncheon. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 8, 2019)
Impeachment and National Security
November 11, 2019 15:41 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBProfessors Ashley Deeks and John Harrison discuss impeachment and national security. Their discussion centered around the implications for those powers for the presidency, especially with respect to matters of national security. Professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 introduces the discussion. This event is the third of a planned three-part series on impeachment hosted by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, November 7, 2019)
Impeachment, Bribery and Corruption
November 04, 2019 15:29 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBProfessors Deborah Hellman and Michael Gilbert discuss how agreed-upon meanings of terms like "corruption" and "bribery” will have an impact on how impeachment proceedings could play out. Professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 introduces the discussion. This event is the second of a planned three-part series on impeachment hosted by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 31, 2019)
2019 Lile Moot Court Finals
November 01, 2019 14:27 - 1 hour - 142 MBThird-year UVA Law students Henry Dickman and Megan Mers faced off against Abbey Thornhill and Katherine Whisenhunt in the final round of UVA Law’s 91th annual William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition. U.S. Appeals Court Judge Andrew S. Oldham of the Fifth Circuit and Chief Judge Jeffrey R. Howard of the First Circuit, and U.S. Judge Allison J. Nathan of the Southern District of New York decided the competition’s winners (Dickman and Mers). (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 29, 2019)
The War on Drugs: Then and Now
October 25, 2019 15:19 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBSanho Tree, the director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, and Teresa García Castro, an associate with the Drug Policy Program at WOLA, spoke about the history of the war on drugs and the impact it has today on counternarcotics efforts and incarceration of women, respectively. This event was sponsored by UVA Law’s Human Rights Program. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 24, 2019)
Experiences in Law and Business, With David Leitch ’85
October 22, 2019 17:32 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBDavid Leitch ’85, global general counsel at Bank of America, discusses his experiences working at the nexus of global commerce and law. He also talks about his past experiences as general counsel at the Ford Motor Co. and as a deputy counsel during the George W. Bush administration. UVA Law professor George Geis serves as moderator. (University of Virginia School of Law, October 21, 2019)
What Is Impeachment?
October 22, 2019 13:46 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBProfessors Frederick Schauer and Saikrishna Prakash discuss impeachment, including what the impeachment clauses and powers delegated to Congress are, what the implications of these powers are for the presidency and what offenses fall within the scope of impeachment. Professor Micah Schwartzman ’05 introduces the discussion. This event is the first of a planned three-part series on impeachment hosted by the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 21, 2019)
Cutting-Edge Research From UVA Law Faculty
October 16, 2019 18:58 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBUVA Law professors Ashley S. Deeks, George S. Geis, Dayna Bowen Matthew ’87, Saikrishna Prakash and Micah J. Schwartzman ’05 provide an overview of their latest work. Dean Risa L. Goluboff introduces the panel and Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 moderates. This event was part of a “Back to School Night” for returning UVA Law alumni during UVA’s Honor the Future capital campaign kickoff. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 11, 2019)
Scholars Explore ‘Law in American History, Vol. III’
October 16, 2019 14:22 - 1 hour - 74.7 MBA panel of scholars discuss UVA Law professor G. Edward White’s final volume in his “Law in American History” series. The panel included professors Jack Landman Goldsmith, Harvard Law School; Laura Kalman, University of California, Santa Barbara; and Victoria Nourse, Georgetown University Law Center. UVA Law professor Charles Barzun served as moderator, and Dean Risa Goluboff introduced the panel. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 11, 2019)
Discrimination in the Workplace: Title VII, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
October 08, 2019 15:05 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBUVA Law professors Kim Forde-Mazrui and George Rutherglen discuss major developments in employment discrimination law, as the Supreme Court considers whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees from discrimination based on their sexual orientation. The event was sponsored by the Virginia Employment and Labor Law Association, and the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 7, 2019)
2019 Supreme Court Roundup
October 08, 2019 14:57 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBUVA Law professors A. E. Dick Howard, Richard Schragger and Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick, along with Brian Cannon, executive director at OneVirginia2021, discuss the last term’s most influential and important Supreme Court cases, and preview what’s ahead. The event was sponsored by the Student Legal Forum. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 2, 2019)
Antitrust in the Age of Technology
September 26, 2019 16:40 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBUVA Law lecturer Chris Hockett, a recently retired partner in Davis Polk’s Northern California office and global head of the firm’s antitrust practice, discusses antitrust investigations faced by big tech companies. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 25, 2018)
Protecting Human Rights Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
September 20, 2019 15:33 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBVictor Madrigal-Borloz discusses his work as U.N. independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The talk marked the Human Rights Program kickoff for the year. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 19, 2019)
Briefing a Case
August 23, 2019 20:22 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBUVA Law professor Sarah Stewart Ware gives advice on how to brief a legal case during orientation for the Class of 2022. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 16, 2019)
Overview of the 1L Curriculum (2019)
August 22, 2019 13:54 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBUVA Law professors John Harrison (Torts, Civil Procedure), George Geis (Contracts), Anne Coughlin (Criminal Law) and Sarah Stewart Ware (Legal Writing) introduce the Class of 2022 to the 1L curriculum during orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 16, 2019)
An Overview of the American Legal System
August 21, 2019 18:28 - 45 minutes - 42 MBUVA Law professor and Virginia Solicitor General Toby Heytens ’00 gives an overview of the American legal system and explores the life of a typical legal case during orientation for the Class of 2022. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 16, 2019)
Dean Risa Goluboff’s Advice for New Students
August 20, 2019 19:43 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBUVA Law Dean Risa Goluboff kicked off orientation for the Class of 2022 with words of advice for new students. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 19, 2019)
Appellate Litigator Cate Stetson ’94 Speaks at Orientation
August 20, 2019 15:57 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBCate Stetson ’94, co-director of Hogan Lovells’ Appellate Practice Group, welcomed members of the Class of 2022 to UVA Law during orientation. She recommended that law students challenge themselves every day and fully engage with everybody in their community, not just fellow students and professors. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 19, 2019)
Legal Challenges in Outer Space
June 12, 2019 18:51 - 1 hour - 80 MBGeorgetown Law professor David A. Koplow discusses the novel legal challenges posed as militaries around the world expand their operations into outer space. This lecture was part of the 2019 National Security Law Institute. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 6, 2019)
Promoting Digital Innovation and Opportunity Through Market Forces
April 25, 2019 14:26 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBAjit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, discusses current issues facing communications regulators, including developing 5G networks, fighting robocalls and addressing the rural-urban digital divide. UVA Law professor Tom Nachbar introduced Pai. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 22, 2019)
Defending the Judiciary: A Call for Justice, Truth and Diversity on the Bench
April 12, 2019 16:36 - 1 hour - 59 MBJudge Carlton W. Reeves '89, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, delivered a defense of the role federal courts play in ensuring justice and truth for marginalized groups throughout the United States. He also argued for the importance of ensuring diversity of backgrounds and perspectives on the federal bench. Reeves gave this lecture after receiving the 2019 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 11, 2019)
How We Win: The Path Forward in Congress on Climate Change
April 05, 2019 21:02 - 50 minutes - 46 MBU.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse '82 of Rhode Island came to the Law School to address the state of climate change politics in the U.S. Congress and the institutional forces obstructing progress being made on that front. This speech was the 2019 Lillian K. Stone Distinguished Lecture in Environmental Policy. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 5, 2019)
International Human Rights UVA Law
March 25, 2019 20:02 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBProfessor Camilo Sánchez, director of the International Human Rights Law Clinic and co-director of UVA Law’s Human Rights Program, describes the school’s curricular and clinical offerings in the international human rights field. This session was part of UVA Law’s 2019 Admitted Students Open House. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 22, 2019)
Reforming Redistricting: Commissions, Litigation & Gerrymandering
March 08, 2019 20:28 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBA panel of activists, academics and litigators discussed various approaches to redistricting reform, with a particular focus on the current efforts in Virginia to set up a less-partisan redistricting commission. The panel featured Brian Cannon, executive director at OneVirginia2021; Henry Chambers ’91, professor at the University of Richmond School of Law; Mark Gaber, director of trial litigation at the Campaign Legal Center; and Rebecca Green, professor at William & Mary Law School. The pane...
“Renewing American Politics,” With Gen. Wesley K. Clark
March 04, 2019 20:23 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBRetired Gen. Wesley K. Clark came to the Law School for a nonpartisan discussion encouraging young adults to enter the modern political arena. He provided an overview of recent American political history and sketched out some of the challenges facing future American leaders. The speech was sponsored by the Student Legal Forum. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 1, 2019)
#MeToo and the Federal Judiciary
March 01, 2019 16:34 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBJudge Pamela Harris of the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Slate Editor Dahlia Lithwick discussed sexual harassment in the judiciary. Professor Anne Coughlin moderated the discussion. Dean Risa Goluboff introduced the panel. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 25, 2019)
The Status of American Civil Rights
February 27, 2019 20:09 - 37 minutes - 69.7 MBJ. Richard Cohen ’79, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, discusses the work of his organization and the current status of civil rights in America. Cohen spoke at the 2019 American Constitution Society for Law and Policy Student Convention. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 22, 2019)
Thinking Ahead About the Judiciary
February 27, 2019 20:04 - 1 hour - 149 MBLeading jurists from across the country discussed the long-term effects of the current presidential administration on the judiciary. They also discuss why judges are so central to the future of American democracy. The panel featured Associate Justice Anita Earls, North Carolina Supreme Court; Judge Pamela Harris, Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; Judge Carlton Reeves ’89, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; and Judge L. Felipe Restrepo, Third U.S. Circuit Court o...
Following the Judiciary
February 27, 2019 20:02 - 44 minutes - 82.6 MBDahlia Lithwick, senior editor and legal correspondent at Slate, discussed the importance of who serves on the courts and why progressives may be interested in following the judiciary closely. This was the keynote speech at the 2019 American Constitution Society for Law and Policy Student Convention. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 23, 2019)
Wellness at Virginia’s Law Schools
February 12, 2019 17:16 - 1 hour - 77 MBThe deans of Virginia’s law schools describe their efforts to address law student wellness and mental health across the state for the first Law Student Wellness Summit. The panel featured Dean Sandra McGlothlin of the Appalachian School of Law; Dean Davison M. Douglas of William and Mary Law School; Associate Dean Victoria Huber of George Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School; Dean Keith Faulkner of Liberty University School of Law; interim Dean Douglas Cook of Regent University School of Law; De...
Joining the Movement to End Mass Incarceration
February 11, 2019 20:43 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MBLarry Krasner, Philadelphia’s district attorney, discusses his efforts to address issues of mass incarceration. He encouraged law students to get involved in the progressive prosecutor movement. His speech was the keynote address of the 2019 Shaping Justice conference at UVA Law. Dean Risa Goluboff introduced Krasner. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 8, 2019)
A View From the Boardroom, With J. Travis Laster ‘95
February 06, 2019 16:19 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MBJ. Travis Laster ’95, vice chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, discusses his experiences overseeing legal disputes in an age of increasing shareholder activism from mutual funds, hedge funds and corporate activists. The Delaware Court of chancery is widely recognized as the pre-eminent forum for corporate legal disputes, because the majority of U.S. businesses are incorporated in the state. (University of Virginia School of Law, February 1, 2019)
The 2019 Unified Journal Tryout Process
February 04, 2019 21:58 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBThe editors of UVA Law’s student-run journals introduced first-year students to their publications and described the journal tryout process. The panel included Victoria Granda and Campbell Haynes of the Virginia Law Review, Nick Styles of the Virginia Journal of International Law, MacLane Taggart of the Virginia Tax Review, Bonnie Cantwell of the Virginia Environmental Law Journal, Lindsay Fisher of the Journal of Law & Politics, Siarra Rogers of the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the La...
How Should the Law Approach Social Media Abuses?
January 29, 2019 17:50 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBYale law professor Jack Balkin gives an overview of the impacts that social media technologies have had on democratic institutions. He explores some possible legal and societal responses to the challenges posed by social media, such as disinformation and widespread data collection. This speech was the keynote address at UVA Law’s conference: “Digital Democracy: The Threat and Promise of Technology for Democratic Institutions." (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 25, 2018)
International Law and the Judiciary, 31st Sokol Colloquium
January 23, 2019 19:19 - 1 hour - 176 MBAt UVA Law’s 31st Sokol Colloquium, Notre Dame Law professor A.J. Bellia and UVA Law professors Paul Stephan and John Harrison discussed international law and the judiciary in a panel moderated by UVA Law professor Saikrishna Prakash. During the colloquium, scholars, jurists and practitioners discussed the American Law Institute’s “The Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 11, 2019)
The Fourth Restatement’s Ambitions
January 23, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBAt UVA Law’s 31st Sokol Colloquium, University of Pennsylvania law professor Jean Galbraith, Northwestern law professor Jide Nzelibe and UVA Law professor George Rutherglen discussed the ambitions of the fourth restatement with moderator and UVA law professor Mila Versteeg. During the colloquium, scholars, jurists and practitioners discussed the American Law Institute’s “The Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 11...
The Fourth Restatement and International Law
January 23, 2019 18:55 - 1 hour - 136 MBAt UVA Law’s 31st Sokol Colloquium, George Washington law professor Ed Swaine, UC Davis law professor Bill Dodge and Russian Association of International Law professor Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov discussed international law with moderator and UVA Law professor Pierre-Hugues Verdier. During the colloquium, scholars, jurists and practitioners discussed the American Law Institute’s “The Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.” (University of Virginia School of Law, Ja...
Limits on Jurisdiction, 31st Sokol Colloquium
January 23, 2019 18:53 - 1 hour - 176 MBAt UVA Law’s 31st Sokol Colloquium, Duke law professor Ralf Michaels, Indiana University law professor Austen Parrish, Fordham law professor Thomas Lee and UC Hastings law professor Chimène Keitner discussed limits on jurisdiction in international law with moderator and UVA law professor Anne Woolhandler. During the colloquium, scholars, jurists and practitioners discussed the American Law Institute’s “The Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.” (University of...
Sovereign Immunity, 31st Sokol Colloquium
January 23, 2019 18:53 - 1 hour - 152 MBAt UVA Law’s 31st Sokol Colloquium, Rutgers law professor Beth Stephens, Georgetown law professor David Stewart and University of Michigan law professor Kristina Daugirdas discussed sovereign immunity with moderator and United Kingdom Court of Appeals Lord Justice (ret.) Sir Jack Beatson. During the colloquium, scholars, jurists and practitioners discussed the American Law Institute’s “The Restatement (Fourth) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.” (University of Virginia School ...
Justice Anthony Kennedy Interview With David Rubenstein
January 08, 2019 19:18 - 56 minutes - 52.8 MBFinancier-philanthropist David Rubenstein interviews recently retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy at the kickoff for the Karsh Center for Law and Democracy. The show "A Justice For All" originally aired on PBS. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 16, 2018)
Professor Kim Ferzan Discusses Her Book on Puzzles in Criminal Law
December 03, 2018 20:13 - 2 minutes - 2.61 MBUVA Law professor Kimberly Kessler Ferzan discusses some of the philosophical problems she explores in her new book "Reflections on Crime and Culpability: Problems and Puzzles." (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 28, 2018)
Autonomous Vehicles and the Law
November 15, 2018 16:42 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBNick Zabriskie, public policy manager at Uber, and Tim Tobin, partner at Hogan Lovells, discussed some of the major legal implications facing the deployment of autonomous vehicles, such as regulatory issues, implications for tort liability and potential effects on urban planning. This talk was hosted by the Law, Innovation, Security and Technology Society at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, November 13, 2018)
The Supreme Court’s Salience in American Politics
November 14, 2018 20:47 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBUVA Law professors Frederick Schauer and Saikrishna Prakash discuss the roles the U.S. Supreme Court and constitutional law play in American political discourse. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 9, 2018)
UVA Law Grads Report on Their Career and Life Satisfaction
November 12, 2018 20:16 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBBody/Description for YouTube and SoundCloud (remove parens info for Drupal): John Monahan, the John S. Shannon Distinguished Professor of Law, presents the results of his recent study exploring the career and life experiences of UVA Law’s Class of 1987. Monahan delivered the talk during the fall 2018 UVA Law Board and Council luncheon. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 2, 2018)
2018 Lile Moot Court Finals
November 09, 2018 15:10 - 1 hour - 144 MBThird-year UVA Law students Katharine Collins and Christopher Macomber faced off against Kendall Burchard and Scott Harman-Heath in the final round of UVA Law’s 90th annual William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition. U.S. Appeals Court Judges Albert Diaz of the Fourth Circuit and Karen Nelson Moore of the Sixth Circuit, along with Vice Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06, decided the competition’s winners (Collins and Macomber). (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 6, 2018)
Past and Future Prospects of Historic Preservation With J. Peter Byrne ‘79
November 08, 2018 18:05 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBJ. Peter Byrne ’79, faculty director of the Climate Resource Center at Georgetown University Law Center, provides an overview of the past and future prospects of the historic preservation movement. This speech was the keynote address at a Virginia Environmental Law Journal symposium focusing on historic preservation. (University of Virginia School of Law, November 2, 2018)