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Faith Behind Bars” – A Powerful Discussion at Harvard University Faith Behind Bars At Harvard Law School, Speaker Shawn A. Barksdale formerly incarcerated individual who has turned his life experiences into a mission for change. Now a successful business owner, podcaster, active lobbyist, and advocate for returning citizens, he uses his platforms to fight for prison reform, human rights, and justice. As an active lobbyist for returning citizens, Shawn is at the forefront of legislative efforts to reform the criminal justice system. His advocacy has already led them to institutions like UVA Law, Georgetown Law, and the University of Richmond Law School—and now, Harvard University has joined the movement. This conversation will challenge perspectives, spark dialogue, and inspire action.

Faith Behind Bars” – A Powerful Discussion at Harvard University Faith Behind Bars At Harvard Law School, Speaker Lawrence Howerton, Jr. a formerly  incarcerated individual who has turned his life experiences into a mission for change. Now a successful business owner, podcaster, active lobbyist, and advocate for returning citizens, he uses his platforms to fight for prison reform, human rights, and justice. As an active lobbyist for returning citizens, Lawrence is at the forefront of legislative efforts to reform the criminal justice system. His advocacy has already led them to institutions like UVA Law, Georgetown Law, and the University of Richmond Law School—and now, Harvard University has joined the movement. This conversation will challenge perspectives, spark dialogue, and inspire action.

Professor Andrea Matwyshyn of Penn State Law School discusses her article “Exploit Machina,” which looks at organizational choices to knowingly leverage technology as part of legally problematic conduct, including through various forms of fraud. The event was sponsored by UVA Law's LawTech Center. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 21, 2025)

Stanford Law School professor Pamela S. Karlan, an expert on voting and the political process and a former UVA Law professor, delivers the McCorkle Lecture. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 24, 2025)

Vincent Warren, executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, delivers the keynote address at the ninth annual Shaping Justice conference at UVA Law, with an introduction by Professor Annie Kim '99. The event was sponsored by the Program in Law and Public Service. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 7, 2025)

Scholars discuss Professor Rachel Bayefsky's new book, “Dignity and Judicial Authority,” which offers a theory of dignity that emphasizes respect for status, nondomination and control over self-presentation to others. Panelists include Professor James Pfander '82 of Northwestern University; Professor Rebecca Wexler of the University of California, Berkeley; and Professor Diego Zambrano of Stanford University. UVA Law professor Deborah Hellman moderates the event. The event was sponsored by the UVA Law Center for Law & Philosophy. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 6, 2025)

University of California, Irvine School of Law professor Ari Waldman challenges what he calls the “over-prioritization of technology expertise in technology policymaking.” UVA Law professor Danielle Citron introduces Waldman and serves as moderator. The event was sponsored by the LawTech Center. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 20, 2024)

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit davidlat.substack.comVeterans Day was last week, so it was very fitting that I interviewed Beth Wilkinson, one of the nation's top trial lawyers and founding partner of Wilkinson Stekloff. After graduating from Princeton and UVA Law, she began her career as a lawyer in the Army JAG Corps. She then continued her public service by working as a federal prosecutor, where she successfully prosecuted the Oklahoma City bombers.Over the decades, Beth has handled—and won—many other consequential cases. Earlier this year, she led the trial team that secured judgment as a matter of law for the NFL in the multibillion-dollar Sunday Ticket litigation. Last year, she served as lead trial counsel for Microsoft in the FTC's challenge to Microsoft's acquisition of Activision—and her victory allowed that $68.7 billion deal to go through. And she shows no signs of slowing down: she was recently retained by Visa to defend the payments giant in a bet-the-company antitrust case.Thanks to Beth for joining me to discuss her fascinating career and cases—and, of course, for her many years of service to our nation.Show Notes:* Beth Wilkinson bio, Wilkinson Stekloff* Beth Wilkinson bio, Wikipedia* Beth Wilkinson profile, Chambers and PartnersPrefer reading to listening? For paid subscribers, a transcript of the entire episode appears below.Sponsored by:NexFirm helps Biglaw attorneys become founding partners. To learn more about how NexFirm can help you launch your firm, call 212-292-1000 or email careerdevelopment at nexfirm dot com.

Third-year UVA Law students Jake Flansburg and Malia Takei, arguing for the appellant, face off against classmates Nathaniel Glass and Benjamin Baldwin, arguing for the appellee, in the final round of the 96th William Minor Lile Moot Court competition. Presiding over the competition were Judge Michael Scudder of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Judge Kevin Ohlson '85 of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and former acting Virginia Solicitor General Trevor Cox, a partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 14, 2024)

My guest today is Brian Bix, the Frederick W. Thomas Professor of Law And Philosophy at the University of Minnesota School of Law. He teaches and writes in the areas of family law, contract law, and jurisprudence. He joins us today to discuss his 2023 book, Families by Agreement: Navigating Choice, Tradition, and Law, published by Cambridge University Press. I really enjoyed this episode – it was both educational and entertaining. Brian is not only a productive scholar, but a generous one – note his discussion of other important scholars in the field during this episode, including Martha Fineman, June Carbone, Naomi Cahn, and Jody Madeira, among others. Also interesting is the discussion with my UVA Law student co-hosts, Alexa Rothborth and Tanner Stewart. Alexa is the second donor-conceived co-host to moderate a discussion about gamete donors on the podcast. That Season 3 episode, with Mary Anne Case and co-hosted by Reidar Composano and Bryan Blaylock, is linked in the show notes below. Reidar was also donor-conceived, as he discusses in that episode roundtable.Further ReadingBix Bio https://law.umn.edu/profiles/brian-bix Advanced Introduction to Contract Law and Theory (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023)Amazon UMN LibrariesFamilies by Agreement: Navigating Choice, Tradition, and Law (Cambridge University Press, 2023)Amazon UMN LibrariesJurisprudence: Theory and Context, (Sweet & Maxwell (UK), Carolina Academic Press (US), 1st ed., 1996; 2d ed., 1999; 3d ed., 2003; 4th ed., 2006; 5th ed., 2009; 6th ed., 2012; 7th ed., 2015; 8th ed., 2019; 9th ed., 2023; translated into Chinese (Law Press, 2007), Greek (Kritiki Publications, 2007), Spanish (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2010), Italian (G. Giappichelli Editore, 2016), Portuguese (Tirant lo Blanch 2020), and Georgian (Varlam Cherkezishvili Institute, 2023)Amazon UMN Libraries UMN LibrariesKrawiec Bio https://www.law.virginia.edu/faculty/profile/kdk4q/1181653 Donorsexuality with Mary Anne Case https://tabootrades.buzzsprout.com/1227113/episodes/11655810-donorsexuality-with-mary-anne-case

Lee C. Buchheit, an expert in sovereign-debt restructuring and a former UVA Law School lecturer, discusses the current state and future of Russian assets frozen during the war with Ukraine. UVA Law professors Mitu Gulati, Paul B. Stephan '77 and Pierre Hugues-Verdier also give remarks. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 1, 2024)

A panel of immigration experts moderated by UVA Law professor Kevin Cope discuss how immigration issues may influence the upcoming election, and how the outcome could shape U.S. immigration policy. Panelists include National Foundation for American Policy Executive Director Stuart Anderson, attorney Tanishka V. Cruz, UVA Law professor Amanda Frost and UVA professor Jennifer Lawless. The event was sponsored by UVA Law's Immigration, Migration and Human Rights Program, and co-sponsored by the Miller Center, the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society. (Sept. 23, 2024, University of Virginia School of Law)

A panel of experts explores the relationship between incarceration and race. The panelists are Jeffrey Abramowitz, CEO of the Petey Greene Program; Yusuf Dahl, CEO of The Century Promise; author Barbara Bradley Hagerty; and Marc Howard, a Georgetown University professor. UVA Law professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson, director of the Center for the Study of Race and Law, introduced the event, and Professor Gerard Robinson moderated the panel. The event was sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 18, 2024)

Assistant Dean for Admissions Natalie Blazer '08 talks about what UVA Law students can expect starting school during an “Olympics year.” She spoke as part of the Class of 2027 orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 15, 2024)

Professors Deirdre Enright '92 and Kelly Orians give admitted students an overview of criminal law and juvenile justice courses and programs at UVA Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 15, 2024)

Professor Charles Barzun '05 discusses UVA Law's courses, programs and opportunities in legal history during an admitted students open house. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 15, 2024)

Professor Guido Alfani of Bocconi University discusses economic inequality in preindustrial times, centralized in Europe and beyond. Alfani was recently published in the Journal of Economic Literature. Professor Ted Seto of Loyola Law School provides commentary, and UVA Law professor Ruth Mason and Oxford University professor Tsilly Dagan also discuss the work. This event was held as part of the “Tax Meets Non-Tax” Oxford-Virginia Legal Dialogs workshop series that builds bridges from tax to other kinds of scholarship. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 24, 2024)

The I Love CVille Show headlines: UVA Law School Prof Sees Little Upzoning Impact Nursing Student's Future In Jeopardy B/C Protest Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Sees Uptick In Guests Richmond's Convention Center Often Empty ACAC Founder Wendel's Sprawling Estate 4Sale Cou Cou Rachou A Must Try In Preston Plaza Tandem Friends School Expanding (250 to 400) UVA Baseball – Hosted 11 Regionals In 21 Years Read Viewer & Listener Comments Live On-Air The I Love CVille Show airs live Monday – Friday from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm on The I Love CVille Network. Watch and listen to The I Love CVille Show on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, iTunes, Apple Podcast, YouTube, Spotify, Fountain, Amazon Music, Audible, Rumble and iLoveCVille.com.

NFL executive Dasha Smith '98 delivers the commencement address to the Class of 2024, as Dean Risa Goluboff presides over her final UVA Law ceremony as dean and Student Bar Association President Tommy Cerja IV '24 makes remarks. (University of Virginia School of Law, May 19, 2024)

Segment 3, April 20th, 2024 Marvin Cash grew up fishing with his grand dad Lynchburg, VA. The location east of the Blue Ridge mountains, alongside the James River, was a fantastic place to begin an introduction to the outdoors.  From there he went to Duke University & UVA Law & was introduced properly to the sport by former Carolina Outdoors-host, Don Yager.  The sport help maintains Cash's sanity but it wasn't until a automobile crash occurred that he invested in doing the things in life that he wanted to do.Cash sat down with the current host of the Carolina Outdoors, Bill Bartee, & spoke about his entry into podcasting with The Articulate Fly, his view of the importance of fly shops in the industry, & his relationship with Blane Chocklett, the famed fly tyer, author, & designer, that's coming to Charlotte on Saturday, May 4th, 2024, to teach private fly tying courses. Show Highlights: Education & "Digging Deeper" has been one of the missions of The Articulate Fly to improve the quality of an enthusiasts Consulting angling professionals to lengthen their career & allow them business successes. Fly Shops are irreplaceable because of the relationships that they develop in the community. The Articulate Fly is a digital gardener in fly fishing while the fly shops are the retail gardeners of fly fishing. One of his friends is Blane Chocklett.  This famed fly tier & designer was a recent guest & is appearing on May 4th in Charlotte. Chocklett is teaching private lessons at Jesse Brown's, along with signing his books. Jesse Brown's & Blane Chocklett are both working with the rod company, TFO. The Chocklett Factory is were Blane's flies are produced Things You'll Learn by Listening: The Articulate Fly is celebrating the release of its 800th episode. The Carolina Outdoors is powered by the Charlotte fly shop, Jesse Brown's.

UVA Law lecturer Tiffany Graves '06 of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Theodore Howard of Wiley Rein, Paul S. Lee of Steptoe & Johnson and Kathleen Wach of Miller & Chevalier Chartered share their experiences of advancing racial justice in their pro bono practice. Professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson moderates the event, which was sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 17, 2024)

At the Virginia Law Review's annual symposium, Rachel Lopez of Drexel University Kline School of Law, Gerald Torres of Yale University and Kempis “Ghani” Songster, co-founder of the Redemption Project, discuss collaborations between legal scholars and people with lived experiences. Law student Dennis Ting '24 introduces the speakers and UVA Law professor Bertrall Ross serves as moderator. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 29, 2024)

Columbia University professor Robert Scott, a former UVA Law dean, discusses the growth of scholarship in contract production at the 34th Sokol Colloquium. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 29, 2024)

The Virginia Law Review hosts UVA Law professors A. E. Dick Howard '61 and Charles Barzun '05 for a fireside chat detailing Howard's career. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 21, 2024)

UVA Law alumna Tahesha L. Way '96 speaks about her career path to the roles of New Jersey lieutenant governor and secretary of state, offers advice to current law students, and stresses the importance of voting in every election. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 26, 2024)

Former Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Leo E. Strine Jr. speaks with UVA Law professor Michal Barzuza, arguing that businesses shouldn't be political echo chambers. The event was sponsored by the John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 19, 2024)

Kashmir Hill discusses her 2023 book, “Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup's Quest to End Privacy as We Know It," with UVA Law professor Danielle Citron during a LawTech Center talk, following an introduction by Professor Elizabeth Rowe. The book explores how facial recognition technology threatens privacy. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 20, 2024)

University of Washington law professor Xuan-Thao Nguyen discussed her new book, “Silicon Valley Bank: The Rise and Fall of a Community Bank for Tech,” with UVA Law professor Elizabeth A. Rowe. Nguyen's book provides a first-hand account of the founding, ascent and dissolution of Silicon Valley Bank, a tech community bank founded in 1982 with $5 million that became the nation's 13th-largest bank and the tech industry's lender and bank. (University of Virginia School of Law, March, 12 2024)

Blake D. Morant '78 (Col '75), former dean at the George Washington University and Wake Forest University law schools, speaks on “The Contextuality of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy” as part of UVA's Community MLK Celebration. At the event, Dean Risa Goluboff presented the Gregory H. Swanson Award to UVA Law student Keegan Hudson '24. Professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson introduced Morant and Goluboff. (University of Virginia School of Law, Jan. 25, 2024)

It's the saddest time of year again, when I have to say goodbye to yet another fabulous group of UVA Law students who have put their trust in me (and in you, the audience) for a semester of the Taboo Trades podcast. I know I say this every year, but I mean it every year – it's been a pleasure and an honor to work with this group. Thanks to all of you and to all of our guests this season. Never fear listeners, although Season 4 is officially ending, I'll be back in January with some great bonus episodes featuring exciting new scholars discussing their work. So tune in for more in 2024. Signing off, are:Darius Adel (3L)Mary Beth Bloomer (2L)Liam Bourque (3L)Joseph Camano (3L)Julia D'Rozario (3L)Anu Goel (3L)Kate Granruth (3L)Gabriele Josephs (3L)Aamina Mariam (2L)Jenna Smith (3L)Dennis Ting (3L)  

In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Mike interviews UVA Law Admissions Dean Natalie Blazer on differences between this year and past years in admissions, special factors influencing this cycle, AI in admissions, and an insider look into UVA Law's application review process (including why some applicants hear back sooner than others). For more law school admissions advice from Dean Blazer, check out the UVA Law podcast she hosts, Admissible. You can listen and subscribe to Status Check with Spivey on ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Stitcher⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠. You can read a full transcript of this episode on our blog.

Show Summary Brigitte Suhr, an Accepted law school admissions consultant and a former application reader for UVA Law, shares insights and advice on the law school admissions process in a podcast interview with Linda Abraham. They discuss topics such as changes in law school admissions, the importance of work experience before law school, the personal statement and diversity statement, common mistakes to avoid, and the character and fitness section of the application. Brigitte emphasizes the importance of starting early in the application process and being genuine in one's essays. She also provides guidance on addressing academic weaknesses and navigating the interview process. Show Notes If you're applying to law school now or in the near future, you're going to love today's show. Brigitte Suhr, Accepted Law School admissions consultant and former application reader for UVA Law, is going to help you get accepted to your dream law school. Welcome to the 550th episode of Admissions Straight Talk. Thanks for joining me. Are you ready to apply to your dream law school? Are you competitive at your targeted programs? Accepted's law school admissions quiz  can give you a quick reality check.Take the quiz and you'll not only get an assessment, but tips on how to improve your qualifications. Plus, it's all free.  Our guest today, Brigitte Suhr, earned her bachelor's from UT Austin and her JD from UVA. She then went on to travel the world as an international lawyer, working for Human Rights Watch, The International Criminal Court and other foundations and NGOs. For approximately two years, prior to joining accepted in 2019, Brigitte worked as an application reader for her alma mater, UVA School of Law, and in that capacity reviewed over 2,500 applications. She was the one recommending admit, or deny. Let's find out when she made those recommendations and how she helps accept its clients. Brigitte, welcome to Admissions Straight talk. [1:52] Thanks, Linda. I'm happy to be here. Pleasure to have you. Now let's just start with something fairly basic, actually not so basic. What's new in law school admissions this year? [1:56] There's a lot new, Linda, maybe too much new. So from year-to-year it seems like essays don't change that much. Applications don't change that much, but with the Supreme Court decision this past summer, law schools took that opportunity to review what they were doing. They want to be compliant with the decision, but in so doing, they added quite a few changes and in my opinion, maybe overloaded a bit on essays and supplementals and things like that. So it's been a big transition for those of us working in admissions and certainly for students who have even more work to do than ever. And frankly from, I wonder if some admissions committees aren't going to be regretting some of their extra essays at some point, because it's going to be longer and longer to read and I think maybe- Could be maybe more work for them. [2:47] Exactly. We might see some cutting back. I don't have inside information on that, but if I were them I'd be doing some cutting back by next summer. I know business schools used to have many more essays and over the years they've cut back quite a bit. [2:56] Yeah. This is not a change that occurred this year. I think it's a change that's occurred over the last 10, 20 years, and that is that more and more law school applicants or more and more law school students do not go directly from college to law school. They take a year off, I think it's frequently to work for a year. Do you advise applicants to, “take a year off,”  – take a gap year or work before going to law school? [3:03] I mean, I think that law schools have always cared about employability, and they care about it all the more now because the US News and World Report is factoring that into the rankings, and so it becomes an important issue. But frankly,

Third-year UVA Law students Hunter Heck and Audrey Payne, arguing for the appellant, face off against classmates Aquila Maliyekkal and Sean Gray, arguing for the appellee, in the final round of the 95th William Minor Lile Moot Court competition. (University of Virginia School of Law, Nov. 9, 2023)

In this episode, my great friend and colleague, Danielle Citron, joins me and UVA Law students Gabriele Josephs and Aamina Mariam to discuss her latest book, The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age (W.W. Norton, Penguin Vintage UK, 2022). Danielle Citron is the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Schenck Distinguished Professor in Law and Caddell and Chapman Professor of Law at UVA, where she writes and teaches about privacy, free expression and civil rights. Her scholarship and advocacy have been recognized nationally and internationally. She is a 2019 MacArthur Fellow and the Vice President of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, which has been advocating for civil rights and liberties on equal terms in the digital age since 2013. Her latest book, The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age (W.W. Norton, Penguin Vintage UK, 2022) was published in October 2022 and has been featured and excerpted in Wired, Fortune, and Washington Monthly, among others, and named by Amazon as a Top 100 book of 2022. Her first book, Hate Crimes in Cyberspace (Harvard University Press, 2014), was named one of the 20 Best Moments for Women in 2014 by the editors of Cosmopolitan magazine. She has also published more than 50 articles and essays. Show Notes: Citron, Danielle Keats, The Surveilled Student (August 25, 2023). Stanford Law Review, v. 76 (Forthcoming) , Virginia Public Law and Legal Theory Research Paper 2023-61, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4552267 The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age (W.W. Norton, Penguin Vintage UK, 2022) Hate Crimes in Cyberspace (Harvard University Press, 2014)

In this episode, UVA Law students Mary Beth Bloomer and Anu Goel join me to talk to Kara W. Swanson, a Professor of Law and Affiliate Professor of History at Northeastern University and a visiting scholar at Princeton University's Institute For Advanced Studies. Professor Swanson is an accomplished scholar, legal practitioner and scientist whose chief interests are in intellectual property law, gender and sexuality, the history of science, medicine, and technology and legal history. In 2021, she was selected for the Law & Society Association's John Hope Franklin Prize, which recognizes exceptional scholarship in the field of race, racism and the law.  Professor Swanson's research has been supported by the Mellon Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, among other funding organizations. We're discussing her 2014 book, Banking on the Body: The Market in Blood, Milk and Sperm in Modern America, published by Harvard University Press. Further Reading Kara Swanson, Banking on the Body: The Market in Blood, Milk and Sperm in Modern America (Harvard University Press, 2014). Kara Swanson, “Rethinking Body Property,” 44 Florida State University Law Review 193 (2016). Almeling, Rene. Sex cells: The medical market for eggs and sperm. Univ of California Press, 2011. Krawiec, Kimberly D. "Sunny samaritans and egomaniacs: price-fixing in the gamete market." Law & Contemp. Probs. 72 (2009): 59. Krawiec, Kimberly D. "Egg-donor price fixing and Kamakahi v. American society for reproductive medicine." AMA Journal of Ethics 16.1 (2014): 57-62. Krawiec, Kimberly D. “Gametes: Commodification and The Fertility Industry” forthcoming in The Routledge Handbook of Commodification, Vida Panitch and Elodie Bertrand eds.

UVA Law professors Scott Ballenger '96 and Aditya Bamzai discuss cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term. Dean Risa Goluboff introduces Ballenger and Bamzai. The event was sponsored by the Law School Foundation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 27, 2023)

On this episode, George Mason Law's Ilya Somin joins me and UVA Law students Joseph Camano ('24) and Dennis Ting ('24) to discuss the full implications of "My Body, My Choice." Somin argues that the principle has implications that go far beyond abortion (including paying kidney donors, and abolishing the draft and mandatory jury service) and that both liberals and conservatives are inconsistent in their application. ILYA SOMIN is Professor of Law at George Mason University and the B. Kenneth Simon Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Cato Institute. His research focuses on constitutional law, property law, democratic theory, federalism, and migration rights.  He is the author of  Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom (Oxford University Press, 2020, revised and expanded edition, 2021), Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Smarter (Stanford University Press, revised and expanded second edition, 2016), and The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain (University of Chicago Press, 2015, rev. paperback ed., 2016), co-author of A Conspiracy Against Obamacare: The Volokh Conspiracy and the Health Care Case (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), and co-editor of Eminent Domain: A Comparative Perspective (Cambridge University Press, 2017).  Democracy and Political Ignorance has been translated into Italian and Japanese. Further Reading:Ilya Somin bio, George Mason Law SchoolIlya Somin, Democracy and Political Ignorance: Why Smaller Government is Smarter (Stanford University Press, revised and expanded second edition, 2016)Ilya Somin,  Free to Move: Foot Voting, Migration, and Political Freedom (Oxford University Press, 2020, revised and expanded edition, 2021)

Welcome to season 4 with UVA Law students:Aamina MariamAnu GoelDarius AdelDennis TingGabriele JosephsJenna SmithJulia D'RozarioKate GranruthLiam BourqueMary Beth Bloomer

Admissions chief Natalie Blazer '08 discusses what makes UVA Law special and the importance of leaning into difficult conversations. She spoke as part of the Class of 2026 orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 17, 2023)

My guests this week are my UVA Law colleagues, Naomi Cahn and Julia Mahoney. We're discussing their recent article in The Conversation, “Who Keeps The Wedding Ring After A Breakup?” We also discuss work by Margaret Brinig, Rebecca Tushnet, and Viviana Zelizer. Finally, we demonstrate that I utterly fail to understand engagement ring pricing.  Naomi Cahn is the Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia and is an expert in family law, trusts and estates, feminist jurisprudence, reproductive technology, and aging and the law. She is the co-director of UVA Law's Family Law Center. Julia Mahoney is the John S. Battle Professor of Law at the University of Virginia, where she teaches courses in property and constitutional law, as well as a seminar, “Feminism and the Free Market.” Her scholarship includes works on altruism and the provision of biomedical technologies. Naomi Cahn and Julia D. Mahoney, Who keeps the engagement ring after a breakup? 2 law professors explain why you might want a prenup for your diamond, The Conversation, March 22, 2023Julia Mahoney Bio, University of VirginiaNaomi Cahn Bio, University of VirginiaCourse description, Feminism and the Free MarketMargaret F. Brinig, Rings and Promises, 6 J.L. Econ & Org. 203 (1990). Tushnet, Rebecca. "Rules of engagement." Yale LJ 107 (1997): 2583.Viviana A. Zelizer, The Purchase of Intimacy, Princeton University Press (2007)

My guests today are my UVA Law colleague, Mike Gilbert, and University of Alabama Professor, Yonathan Arbel. We're discussing their paper, Truth Bounties: A Market Solution to Fake News, forthcoming in the University of North Carolina Law Review.  Mike Gilbert is the vice dean and a Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. He teaches courses on election law, legislation, and law and economics, and his current research focuses on misinformation, corruption, and the role of “prosocial” preferences such as empathy in law.  Yonathan Arbel is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law. His work focuses on commercial, consumer, and private law; and his methodology combines doctrinal, economic, and socio-legal analysis.  Further Reading:Truth Bounties: A Market Solution to Fake NewsSlicing Defamation by Contract by Yonathan ArbelHow Do You Stop Fake News? Guarantee the TruthCarlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball CoMichael Gilbert Bio, UVA LawYonathan Arbel Bio, University of Alabama Law

On this episode of Free Range, host Mike Livermore is joined by UVA Law professors Quinn Curtis and Mitu Gulati, as well as UNC-Chapel Hill Law professor Mark Weidemaier, all experts in the regulation of financial markets, to discuss new paper, Green Bonds and Empty Promises. A wide range of institutions borrow within the bond market, including municipalities, corporations, and sovereign nations. The essence of a bond is a set of promises, which include repayment terms and limits on opportunistic behavior by debtors. One new feature of the bond market is the rise of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing. ESG is widespread within the mutual fund industry, but has found a place in the bond market as well. But there is a difference between investing in the environment through stocks and through bonds. Stocks allow the investor to earn more as companies gain wealth by adapting to climate change, but bonds are paid back at a fixed rate of return, so the risk and return equation is different. Green bonds are a type of bond that is associated with environmental projects, but the actual language in bonds dealing with sustainability or environmental performance is often vague. This was one of the major research findings in Green Bons and Empty Promises – purportedly environmentally friendly bonds don't actually limit how the borrower can spend the borrowed money (0:50-27:58). To understand the market for green bonds, Gulati, Curtis, and Weidemaier began by defining the category “green.” For this, they relied on third party databases that are used throughout the industry when investors are building ESG portfolios. Issuers likely determined their own categorization, essentially deciding whether their own bonds would be listed as “green.” The green label matters because these bonds might have a lower interest rate, referred to as a green premium, although research indicates that any green premium that does exist is very small. But, green bonds do appear to enjoy a some benefit in terms of liquidity because many investor want to show their clients environmental responsibility. After collecting a sample of green bonds, the team then investigated the actual promises found in them. Interestingly, their research found that green bonds generally do not possess legally enforceable commitments to use proceeds for environmental projects. Interview research found that many know the “green” label is PR and don't expect the status quo to improve. (27:59-57:56). The conversation wraps up with the methods in which the situation can be addressed, and all four provide their opinions. Weidemaier explains that legal enforceability would remove the market's liquidity, transforming it to an affinity bond market that is no longer fungible. Another option is to simply kill the market, since green branding can still happen but then no one is misled on such a scale. Curtis believes that there is some room for improvement, as certifiers can begin considering legal enforceability and the market would inevitably become smaller, but more credible. This theory depends on the sincerity of the investors' demand. Gulati considers the green bond market to have the potential to evolve into something better, since it is currently booming and the way it operates is unique. Livermore describes significant environmental improvements as being made mostly through policy, so the value in private markets is mainly that they raise awareness for climate change and may aid in a cultural shift to support pro-environmental policy (57:57-1:09:20).

Professors Danielle Citron of UVA Law and Mary Anne Franks of the University of Miami School of Law — board members of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative — discuss Citron's book, “The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity and Love in the Digital Age.” (University of Virginia School of Law, May 26, 2023)

In 1920, the first three women were admitted to the University of Virginia School of Law: Rose May Davis, Catherine Lipop, and Elizabeth Tompkins. Professor Anne Coughlin explores the lived realities of these women, from the small, familiar anxieties about grades and tuition costs, to the bold steps they took to combat gendered notions of inferiority during the early 20th century.

Facial recognition technology is used for everything from unlocking your phone to locking up criminals. UVA Law professor Elizabeth Rowe makes the case that biometric data like your face and fingerprints should have trade secret-level protections.

The federal process for reviewing proposed interstate natural gas pipelines was highly contentious several decades ago and is now more of a rubber stamp. UVA Law professor Alison Gocke looks at what changed.

Two mice fell into a bucket of cream. One gave up quickly and drowned. The other refused to quit and struggled for so long that it churned the cream to butter and crawled out. On today's episode, Ben and Nathan answer an anonymous listener's question: Which mouse should you be? If you're drowning in the LSAT, how long should you struggle before calling it quits? The guys discuss why people who are meant to be lawyers will always tough it out—and why it's okay if you're not one of those people. Later on the show, they critique UVA's statement about the U.S. News rankings, explain practice-test score ranges, and evaluate a tip for finding the main point in Reading Comprehension. LSAT Demon LSAT Demon iOS App LSAT Demon Daily Watch Episode 381 on YouTube Thinking LSAT YouTube LSAT Demon YouTube 3:20 - Which Mouse Should You Be? - An anonymous listener calls upon a parable about drowning mice to ask how relentlessly they should pursue law school. LSAT study requires grit and determination. The struggle may be worth it—but only if law school is right for you. Ben and Nathan discuss when to double down on your efforts and when to walk away. 25:02 - UVA and U.S. News - Listener Kris shares an open letter from UVA Law dean, Risa Goluboff, on the school's decision not to provide data for the U.S. News rankings. Dean G claims that the rankings fail to capture what UVA values most. Nathan and Ben point out that UVA displays their LSAT and GPA medians front and center for prospective students. The guys assure listeners that law school rankings and the LSAT aren't going away anytime soon. 49:25 - Master of Legal Studies - An anonymous listener feels that they've reached their limit on the LSAT. Would padding their résumé with a Master of Legal Studies degree help their law school applications? Ben and Nathan recommend cutting negative self-talk and focusing on the LSAT. 54:15 - How to Determine Your Score Range - Nathan and Ben explain how to determine your score range by averaging practice test scores. They also discuss why it doesn't matter whether you take a full-length test or break it up into individual sections. 1:00:40 - Pearls vs. Turds - TLP producer Erik shares a lecture on writing and explains how its lessons help him find the main point in LSAT Reading Comprehension passages.

Congressional conflicts with the executive branch often set off legal battles in the courts, and cases can drag on until the point is moot. UVA Law professor Payvand Ahdout digs into why this is happening and what impact it has on the balance of power.

This week on Rational Security, Alan Rozenshtein, Quinta Jurecic, and Scott R. Anderson were joined by beloved Lawfare contributor and UVA Law professor Ashley Deeks, fresh from her latest stint at the White House. They hashed through some of the week's big national security news, including:“The Bridge and Pummel Crowd.” Ukraine's destruction of a symbolic bridge linking Russia to Crimea has observers worried about a new round of escalation, as Russia responded with missile strikes on a range of civilian targets across the country, including a German consulate in Kyiv, with promises of more to come. Are we entering a new, brutal phase of the conflict? What can be done to stop its civilian toll—or to keep the escalatory spiral from spinning out of control?“Finally, Some Decency and Moderation on the Supreme Court.” Last week, the Supreme Court took up not one but two—albeit, two closely related—cases that center on how to apply Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law that provides internet companies with immunity for liability arising from user-generated content they host and protects their ability to moderate content. What might this judicial scrutiny mean for the future of content moderation on the internet?“1,001 Arabian Slights.” Saudi Arabia's decision to cut oil production—a move expected to drive up oil prices and slow the global economy, to the benefit of Russia and other producers—has some members of Congress up in arms. This is especially true as it came on the end of a summer visit by President Biden that controversially seemed to signal a willingness to thaw relations with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which have grown icy since his involvement in the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. What do these steps mean for the future of the U.S.-Saudi relationship?Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by beloved Lawfare contributor and UVA Law professor Ashley Deeks, fresh from her latest stint at the White House. They hashed through some of the week's big national security news, including:“The Bridge and Pummel Crowd.” Ukraine's destruction of a symbolic bridge linking Russia to Crimea has observers worried about a new round of escalation, as Russia responded with missile strikes on a range of civilian targets across the country, including a German consulate in Kyiv, with promises of more to come. Are we entering a new, brutal phase of the conflict? What can be done to stop its civilian toll—or to keep the escalatory spiral from spinning out of control?“Finally, Some Decency and Moderation on the Supreme Court.” Last week, the Supreme Court took up not one but two—albeit, two closely related—cases that center on how to apply Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a law that provides internet companies with immunity for liability arising from user-generated content they host and protects their ability to moderate content. What might this judicial scrutiny mean for the future of content moderation on the internet?“1,001 Arabian Slights.” Saudi Arabia's decision to cut oil production—a move expected to drive up oil prices and slow the global economy, to the benefit of Russia and other producers—has some members of Congress up in arms. This is especially true as it came on the end of a summer visit by President Biden that controversially seemed to signal a willingness to thaw relations with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which have grown icy since his involvement in the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. What do these steps mean for the future of the U.S.-Saudi relationship?For object lessons, Alan shared his wife's love for ch-ch-ch-chia pets. Quinta shared a story of voter fraud and corruption in one of America's greatest institutions: NPS's Fat Bear Week competition. Scott shared his joyfully music-filled week and urged listeners to check out his favorite album of all time, celebrating its 20th anniversary. And Ashley passed along a revealing story about the fake Vermeer discovered at the National Gallery of Art. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.