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Elisa Massimino, president and chief executive officer of Human Rights First, leads a class session on the relationship between human rights and national security. This class was part of the 2017 National Security Law Institute at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 8, 2017)

Director of Law Firm Recruiting Patrice Hayden ’02 moderates a panel of alumni who discuss their paths to career changes. Panelists include Katherine Ballenger ’02, Jennifer Nelsen Colao ’92, Charles “Ridge” Schuyler ’87 and Salmon Shomade ’97. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 13, 2017)

Commonfund President and CEO Catherine Keating '87 delivers the commencement address and Dean Risa Goluboff reflects on the accomplishments of the Class of 2017. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 21, 2017)

Retiring professors Rich Balnave, Bob Sayler and Tom White reflect on their careers and time at UVA Law. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces the professors. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 13, 2017)

Professor Kim Ferzan examines the complications that can arise in criminal cases involving defendants who suffer from "multiple personality disorder," now called dissociative identity disorder. This speech was part of UVA Law's spring 2017 alumni reunion weekend. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 12, 2017)

Professor Lee Epstein, Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, discusses her research into the ideologies of U.S. Supreme Court justices. She uses statistical analysis to determine to what extent we can predict justices’ future rulings based on their past records and the ideologies of the presidents that appoint them. Epstein's talk was the 2017...

UVA Law professor Richard M. Hynes analyzes the circumstances under which individuals file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In Chapter 11, the debtor maintains control of his or her business operations under the supervision of the court. Hynes gave the lecture to mark his appointment as the John Allan Love Professor of Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 21, 2017)

Professor Anne Coughlin delivers a parting message to the Class of 2017. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 20, 2017)

A panel of UVA Law professors analyzes past and current trends of federal regulation of corporate governance, including the shifting power structure between the state and federal government, shareholder activism and changes under the Trump administration. The panel includes Professors Julia Mahoney, Michal Barzuza and George Geis, with Professor Quinn Curtis moderating. (University of Virginia Sch...

Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch discusses the role of the legal profession in an era of significant polarization. Lynch spoke at UVA Law after receiving the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 13, 2017)

Tim Heaphy ’91, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia and partner at Hunton & Williams, discusses the sometimes-complex relationship between victims of crimes and the criminal justice system. This speech was the keynote address at the National Crime Victims' Rights Week Intersectionality Lunch. UVA Law Dean Risa Goluboff introduces Heaphy. (University of Virginia School of Law,...

Transcript available at https://www.law.virginia.edu/sites/default/files/transcripts/17_03_29_talevi.pdf

UVA Law professor Michael Livermore tells admitted students about the Law School’s environmental law offerings. This talk was part of the 2017 Admitted Students Open House. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 17, 2017)

Professor Dan Ortiz, director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, talks to admitted students about the clinic. This session was part of UVA Law’s 2017 admitted students open house. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 17, 2017)

Peter S. Vincent ’95, assistant director general of international policy at Borderpol, discusses how the United States can accommodate the mass migration of refugees while guarding against nefarious actors and combating terrorism at home and abroad. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 23, 2017)

Third-year University of Virginia School of Law students Tuba Ahmed and Kyle Cole found their differences offered the right combination of strengths to win the 88th William Minor Lile Moot Court Competition. Ahmed and Cole defeated fellow third-year students Danielle Desaulniers and Adam Stempel. The four finalists received the James M. Shoemaker Jr. Moot Court Award. (University of Virginia Schoo...

Associate Justice David Stras of the Minnesota Supreme Court analyzes U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch’s past rulings and writing to make some predictions about how he may rule if his nomination is approved. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 24, 2017)

Key players in the U.S. Supreme Court case Fisher v. University of Texas (2016) discuss its implications for the future of affirmative action policies in the United States. The panel features Scott Ballenger '96, a key player working on behalf of the University of Texas for Latham & Watkins, and UVA Law professors Douglas Laycock, George Rutherglen and Kim Forde-Mazrui. (University of Virginia Sch...

A panel of national security law experts discusses the challenges of translating traditional rules of war to the unconventional conflicts taking place in the Middle East. The panel consists of Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Ken Watkin (former Judge Advocate General, Canadian Armed Forces); Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Rich Gross (former legal counsel, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and Michael Meier (office of th...

A panel of international and security law experts discusses legal issues associated with United States security operations in the Middle East. The panel consists of Eric Jensen (Brigham Young University School of Law), Deborah Pearlstein (Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University), Ryan Goodman (New York University Law School) and moderator Sean Watts (Creighton University School of Law). This panel...

Ryan Crocker, former long-term U.S. ambassador to various countries in the Middle East, provides an overview of U.S. policy considerations going forward in the region. UVA Law professor John Norton Moore introduces Crocker. Crocker’s speech was the keynote address at the UVA Law conference "Region in Turmoil: Conflicts in the Middle East." (University of Virginia School of Law, March 2, 2017)

Col. Pat Huston, staff judge advocate, U.S. Central Command, provides and overview of current U.S. and coalition military operations in the Middle East. This presentation was part of the UVA Law conference "A Region in Turmoil: Conflicts in the Middle East." (University of Virginia School of Law, March 2, 2017)

Jessica McFate, Director of Tradecraft and Innovation at the Institute for the Study of War, provides a strategic overview of the situation in the Middle East. UVA Law professor John Norton Moore and UVA Law dean Risa Goluboff provide introductory remarks. This talk took place at the UVA Law conference "A Region in Turmoil: Conflicts in the Middle East." (University of Virginia School of Law, Marc...

A panel of evidence law experts discusses UVA Law Professor Barbara Spellman’s book, “The Psychology of Evidence Law,” which explores the connections between psychology and the rules of evidence law. The panel consists of Ann Murphy of Gonzaga University School of Law, Edward Cheng of Vanderbilt University Law School, and Kimberly Kessler Ferzan and Greg Mitchell, both of UVA Law. UVA Law Dean Ris...

Jeff Wahl, a long-time litigator and expert on medical malpractice issues, addresses the legal, ethical, and medical implications of the publication of junk science. He discusses examples of scientifically dishonest research published in prominent scientific and medical journals, how the illegitimate research was uncovered, how the publishers deal with retractions and how these types of medical fr...