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Students for Innocence Project Works to Exonerate Wrongly Convicted Prisoners
Posted 05 Dec 2007
W&M law student chapter of the Innocence Project is dedicated to educating public about wrongful convictions.
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Professor Malone Warns of Global Warming "Disaster"
Posted 04 Dec 2007
Community action is needed to turn the tide, asserts Malone, in the Nov. 29 St. George Tucker Lecture.
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Judge Eileen A. Olds, J.D. '82, Inaugurated as President of American Judges Association
Posted 03 Dec 2007
Equal Access and community outreach will be the keystone of alumna's service.
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Head of U.S. Copyright Office Urges a Reemphasis on “Exclusive Rights”
Posted 29 Nov 2007
Marybeth Peters shares insights on American copyright law during the second Annual Mervis Lecture in Intellectual Property on Nov. 13.
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Linda Malone to Give the 2007-2008 St. George Tucker Lecture
Posted 15 Nov 2007
Professor Linda Malone will lecture on the emerging role of civil society in the global warming debate.
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Head of U.S. Copyright Office to Present 2007 Mervis Lecture in Intellectual Property
Posted 08 Nov 2007
Marybeth Peters, the U.S. Register of Copyrights, will deliver the second annual Stanley H. Mervis Lecture in Intellectual Property on Nov. 13.
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Robbins Inspires Writers at Alma Mater
Posted 02 Nov 2007
David Robbins '76, J.D. '80, is the Donaldson writer-in-residence at the College of William & Mary.
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Law Students Launch W&M VOTEline
Posted 30 Oct 2007
The Law School's Election Law Society is prepared to assist troubled voters.
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Excellence in a Teacher: Professor Paul Marcus
Posted 29 Oct 2007
Students, alumni, colleagues, and others share their thoughts on Paul Marcus, recently appointed the inaugural Kelly Professor for Excellence in Teaching.
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Nov. 1 Panel on Children and Domestic Violence
Posted 29 Oct 2007
The Children's Advocacy Law Society will host a panel on Thursday, Nov. 1, from 6:30 to 7:30 in room 124 of the Law School on issues that affect children who come from families affected by domestic violence.
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New Wolf Law Library Impresses Students with Design, Improvements
Posted 24 Oct 2007
Construction on The Wolf Law Library was recently completed and the new facility is drawing great reviews from students.
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In Jefferson's Footsteps: Law School Reinvigorates Citizen-Lawyer Ideal
Posted 23 Oct 2007
A group of law students, faculty, and administrators at William & Mary are committed to breathing new life into the citizen-lawyer concept.
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Oct. 30 Lecture: De-Constructing the Constitution
Posted 23 Oct 2007
Jay Alan Sekulow, chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, will present a talk titled "De-Constructing the Constitution: Privacy, Security, and the State in the 21st Century" on Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the Law School.
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President Nichol to Lecture at Law School on Nov. 7
Posted 22 Oct 2007
W&M College President Gene Nichol will present a lecture titled "The Challenge of Equal Justice" at the Law School on Wednesday, Nov. 7.
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International Human Rights Lawyer to Lecture on the Role of Torture Evidence in Criminal Tribunals
Posted 19 Oct 2007
Michael Scharf, Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University, will give a talk as part of the Human Rights and National Security Law Program's Distinguished Lecture Series.
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William & Mary Law Students Win Virtual Moot Court Competition
Posted 05 Oct 2007
William & Mary students win international “virtual” moot court competition William & Mary law students competed against Australian law students via teleconferencing for second year in a row
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3L Junaid Ahmad Elected President of National Muslim Law Students Association
Posted 03 Oct 2007
Law School third year student Junaid Ahmad elected president of national organization of Muslim law students National Muslim Law Student Association seeks to bring Muslim law students together nation-wide
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Marcus Appointed first Kelly Professor for Teaching Excellence
Posted 02 Oct 2007
Haynes Professor of Law Paul Marcus was appointed as the first Kelly Professor for Excellence in Teaching on Sept. 28 by the WM Board of Visitors. The new professorship was made possible by a gift from the late Herbert V. Kelly, Sr., a graduate of the College and Law School.
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Center for Legal and Court Technology Teams Up to Launch Accessible Courts Initiative
Posted 02 Oct 2007
The Center for Legal and Court Technology and the American Foundation for the Blind Consulting Group announced the Accessible Courts Initiative today at the Tenth International Court Technology Conference. The initiative's goal is "to eliminate the barriers between people with disabilities and the nation's state and federal courts and administrative agencies."
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Law and Business Schools to Host 53rd William & Mary Tax Conference Nov 8-9
Posted 19 Sep 2007
The 53rd annual William & Mary Tax Conference will be held Thursday and Friday, November 8-9, 2007, at the Conference Center of the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va. The conference is sponsored by the Law School and the Mason School of Business at the College of William & Mary.
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New Students Tour CW, Learn about Law School and Town's Historic Roots
Posted 19 Sep 2007
The Law School's newest students spent an evening learning about the Law School and city's rich histories.
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The Wolf Law Library – Open and Ready to Welcome All
Posted 19 Sep 2007
With construction completed during the summer, our new state-of-the art library was on-line and ready for the start of the school year.
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Law School Welcomes Class of 2010
Posted 19 Sep 2007
The Class of 2010 joined us August 19. The Class had a median undergraduate GPA of 3.68, the highest in our history, and a median LSAT of 164 (91st percentile).
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Professor Vivian E. Hamilton joins the Law School faculty
Posted 19 Sep 2007
Associate Professor Hamilton will teach Family Law, Federal Civil Procedure, and Advanced Family Law Advocacy.
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National Security Expert to Lecture on Terrorism and the Convergence of Criminal and Military Detention Models
Posted 12 Sep 2007
Robert Chesney, Associate Professor of Law at Wake Forest University School of Law, will speak at the Law School on October 10 in a lecture sponsored by the Human Rights and National Security Law Program.
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International Law Expert to Lecture on Human Rights and the War on Terror
Posted 12 Sep 2007
In an event sponsored by the Human Rights and National Security Law Program, Jordan J. Paust, Professor of International Law at the University of Houston, will speak at the Law School on Thursday, September 27.
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Legal Scholar to Explore Pros and Cons of Apologies for Slavery Topic of Sept. 20 Lecture
Posted 10 Sep 2007
The lecture by legal scholar Alfred Brophy of the University of Alabama Law School is sponsored by the Student Division of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law, the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, and the Black Law Students Association. A question & answer period and a reception will follow.
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Law School to Host Fourth Annual Property Rights Conference, Oct. 5-6
Posted 31 Jul 2007
The William & Mary Property Rights Project and the Institute of Bill of Rights Law will present the 4th Annual Brigham Kanner Property Rights Conference in October. Professor Margaret Jane Radin of the University of Michigan Law School will receive the 2007 Property Rights Prize.
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In Memoriam: Chancellor Professor Richard A. Williamson
Posted 25 Jun 2007
The Law School community was greatly saddened by the death of Dick Williamson on June 22 in Williamsburg. He joined the Marshall-Wythe faculty in 1970, became a full professor in 1975, and Chancellor Professor in 1986. He also served as the College’s Coordinator of Legal Affairs for the past ten years. Upon his retirement in April of this year, the Board of Visitors recognized his extraordinary contributions during his 37 years of service to the Law School and the College, and conferred upon him the title of Chancellor Professor of Law, Emeritus.
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Judge Smith Urges Law Graduates to See Role as Lawyer as an Opportunity to Teach
Posted 08 Jun 2007
Judge D. Brooks Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals addressed about 200 graduates at the Law School's commencement on Sunday, May 20. His message: "The role of citizen lawyer ... should include being a teacher."
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Awards Ceremony Celebrates Achievements and Contributions of Class of 2007
Posted 08 Jun 2007
In a rite that began five years ago, the Law School community gathered the afternoon before graduation to celebrate the achievements and to acknowledge the numerous contributions of its soon-to-be graduates.
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Ryan's Article Selected as Finalist for Publication in LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REVIEW
Posted 08 Jun 2007
An article by Assistant Law Professor Erin Ryan was among twenty selected as finalists for publication in the 2006 edition of the LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REVIEW, published annually by Thomson West to recognize the best land use and environmental law articles published each year.
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Guests Celebrate the 100th Birthday of Oliver W. Hill at Annual Scholarship Banquet
Posted 05 Jun 2007
Attendees of the Black Law Student Association’s (BLSA) annual Oliver White Hill Scholarship Banquet on April 14 were truly in the presence of a living legend: the famous Richmond civil rights attorney himself.
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Virginia's Response to Domestic Violence Focus of April Law Conference
Posted 05 Jun 2007
An April conference sponsored by the Law School's Therapeutic Jurisprudence Program on the legal system's response to domestic violence in Virginia drew nearly 90 attendees from across the state.
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WM Community Raises Thousands to Help Children of Staff Member Killed in February Fire
Posted 05 Jun 2007
Donations by individuals and fundraisers across the William & Mary campus raised money to help the children of Wolf Law Library assistant Shizuko "Kori" Carpenter, who died in a house fire in February.
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"Moliterno Shave Campaign" Reveals Prof's Visage for Good Cause
Posted 05 Jun 2007
The Oliver Hill Scholarship and summer public service fellowships were the beneficiaries of the spring 2007 "Moliterno Shave Campaign."
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Honenberger Honored with Citizen Lawyer Award
Posted 29 May 2007
The Law School recognized Christopher J. Honenberger with the Citizen Lawyer Award at graduation on May 20. The award recognizes a graduate or friend of the Law School who stands squarely in the Jeffersonian tradition of outstanding citizenship and leadership.
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Law School Awards Summer 2007 Public Service Fellowships
Posted 21 May 2007
Fellowships help support students' summer work at public interest organizations in 8 nations.
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McLeod '07 Awarded Equal Justice Works Fellowship
Posted 21 May 2007
Class of 2007 Law School graduate Alexis McLeod has been awarded one of fifty Equal Justice Works Fellowships. She also was awarded the Law School's Thurgood Marshall Award, given to a member of the graduating class who exhibits the ideals of distinguished public service.
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Levy and Scott to be Honored at June 1 Legal Aid Celebration
Posted 14 May 2007
Chancellor Professor of Law Emeritus John Levy and Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, co-founder and founding president, respectively, of the Peninsula Legal Aid Center, will be honored for their lifetime contributions to Legal Aid at a June 1 benefit reception at the Law School, hosted by the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia.
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Judge D. Brooks Smith to Speak at Law School's May 20 Graduation
Posted 14 May 2007
Judge D. Brooks Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit will be the commencement speaker at William & Mary Law School’s 2007 graduation.
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Reiss Gets Award for Foreign Service
Posted 14 May 2007
Mitchell B. Reiss, vice provost for international affairs, professor of law, and professor of government, is being awarded the Foreign Affairs Award for Public Service by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for his service as the President’s special envoy to the Northern Ireland peace process from 2000 to 2007.
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Reveley Named Co-Director of National War Powers Commission
Posted 11 May 2007
W. Taylor Reveley III, Dean and John Stewart Bryan Professor of Jurisprudence, has been named co-director of the National War Powers Commission, along with Dean John Jeffries of the University of Virginia Law School. The bipartisan panel was created under the auspices of the Miller Center at the University of Virginia. It is led by two former Secretaries of State, James A. Baker III and Warren Christopher.
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Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and Canadian Chief Justice Participate in Law School Panel
Posted 26 Apr 2007
Members of the U.S. and Canadian justice systems have much in common and can benefit from engaging in an exchange of ideas, said William & Mary Chancellor and former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor during a Law School panel April 19.
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Post-Conflict Justice Seminar Pairs Students with International Hot Spots
Posted 09 Apr 2007
Students taking Professor Christie Warren's seminar this semester are making a real impact in the development of legal systems around the world.
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Van Alstyne Joins with Others to Question the Legality of the Domestic Spying Program and Efforts to Suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus
Posted 02 Apr 2007
Lee Professor of Law William W. Van Alstyne has signed two collaborative briefs for cases pending in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Igbanol '07 Named 2007-08 Drapers Scholar
Posted 02 Apr 2007
Ryan Igbanol, who will graduate from the Law School in May, will study at Queen Mary College of the University of London in the fall thanks to a scholarship sponsored by the Drapers' Company. The scholarship is awarded to a member of the graduating class each year.
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Nolan '07 Receives Virginia State Bar Pro Bono Award
Posted 02 Apr 2007
Maryann Nolan, who will graduate from the Law School in May, will receive the Virginia State Bar's Oliver White Hill Pro Bono Award on May 17.
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March 20 Lecture Focuses on Wind Power in America's Future
Posted 13 Mar 2007
William & Mary Law Professor Ronald H. Rosenberg to present lecture titled “Renewable Energy in America's Future - Is One Answer Blowing in the Wind? The Case for Wind Power.”
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New Book Explores Use of Plea Bargaining to Obtain Justice Against Perpetrators of International Crime
Posted 06 Mar 2007
In a new book titled Guilty Pleas in International Criminal Law (Stanford University Press), Professor Nancy Combs explores the use of plea bargaining to bring to justice perpetrators of international crimes, such as genocide and other crimes against humanity.
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Loan Repayment Assistance Program Announces 2007 Awards
Posted 06 Mar 2007
The Loan Repayment Assistance Program selection committee announced in February that six members of the Class of 2006 will receive loan repayment assistance, and, in addition, three graduates (two from the Class of 2005 and one from the Class of 2004) have had their awards from 2006 renewed. Established in 2004, in honor of Professor John Levy, the program assists graduates with loan repayment who work for private non-profit organizations or government employers.
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Ralby JD '05 Named a 2007 Gates Cambridge Scholar
Posted 05 Mar 2007
Ian Ralby JD '05 will study international relations at St. John's College Cambridge thanks to a Gates Cambridge scholarship. He is the first William & Mary graduate to be chosen for the program.
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Former ABA President to Lecture on Importance of African-American Attorneys on Feb. 20
Posted 12 Feb 2007
The Black Law Students Association will host a lecture by former ABA President Robert J. Grey on Tuesday, Feb. 20.
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"Women and Prisons" Is Focus of Feb. 24 Symposium
Posted 12 Feb 2007
The William and Mary Journal of Women and the Law will focus its 2007 symposium on "Women and Prisons."
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March 2 Symposium Focuses on Impact of Money on the 2008 Elections
Posted 09 Feb 2007
Campaign finance experts will explore the topic "Checks and Balances: The Impact of Money on the 2008 Elections" during a March 2 symposium at the Law School.
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March 1 Cutler Lecture to Explore the Question "Do We Have a Written Constitution?"
Posted 08 Feb 2007
The Law School's 2006-06 Cutler Lecture will be presented by University of Chicago Law Professor David A. Strauss on Thursday, March 1.
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2007 Rush Scholars to Discuss Issues in Health Law and Bioethics
Posted 07 Feb 2007
The Law School's five Bejamin Rush Scholars will present papers on current issues in health law and bioethics on Feb. 12-16 at the Law School.
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Stein Plays Major Role in UN Human Rights Treaty
Posted 29 Jan 2007
Michael A. Stein played an integral part in the committee that drafted the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and is also active on several other international projects promoting the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities.
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Feb. 10 Symposium to Explore Relationship between Military and the Environment
Posted 25 Jan 2007
On Feb. 10, the Law School will host a symposium titled "Mission Impossible? The Compatibility of Military and Environmental Goals." The symposium is presented by the William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review. Admission is free and all are welcome.
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Feb. 12 Lecture to Highlight Paradoxes of Child Welfare System
Posted 24 Jan 2007
Dorothy Roberts, the Kirkland & Ellis Professor at Northwestern University School of Law, will present the Law School’s 2006-07 George Wythe Lecture at 3:30 pm on Monday, February 12, 2007. Her lecture is titled “Child Welfare’s Paradox.”
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Feb. 3 Conference to Explore Constitutionality of Presidential Signing Statements
Posted 24 Jan 2007
On Saturday, Feb. 3, the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal and the Institute of Bill of Rights Law will co-sponsor a symposium titled "The Last Word? The Constitutional Implications of Presidential Signing Statements." The conference will be held in Room 124 at the Law School. Admission is free and all are welcome.
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Stein Played Integral Role in UN Convention Protecting and Promoting Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Posted 12 Dec 2006
William & Mary Law School Professor Michael Stein played an integral role in the Human Rights Convention which will be adopted Dec. 13 by the U.N. General Assembly.
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First Mervis Lecture, "Copyright and the Dead Sea Scrolls," Breathes Life into Intellectual Property Law
Posted 27 Nov 2006
Inaugural Stanley H. Mervis Lecture on Nov. 6 brings leading intellectual property law expert to campus.
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Study of Media Coverage Shows States’ Indigent Defense Systems Need Reform
Posted 27 Nov 2006
Professor Paul Marcus of William & Mary Law School and Mary Sue Backus '01 of the University of Oklahoma Law School recently completed a comprehensive analysis of media coverage of indigent defense issues at the behest of the National Committee on the Right to Counsel. Their findings, gathered with the help of a team of William & Mary Law students, will be formally released in early 2007 and illustrate problems that are common across the nation and which undermine the fundamental right to counsel.
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Law School Dedicates The Class of 1975 Timothy J. Sullivan Classroom
Posted 27 Nov 2006
The Class of 1975's 30th Reunion Gift has transformed one of the Law School's largest classrooms into an elegant, state-of-the-art lecture hall named in honor of former Law School Dean and College President Tim Sullivan.
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Law School Celebrates Naming of Wolf Law Library
Posted 17 Nov 2006
Hundreds gathered on Nov. 10 to celebrate the naming of the library under construction at the Law School in honor of alumnus Henry C. Wolf.
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New Law Library Named for Alumnus Henry C. Wolf
Posted 13 Nov 2006
The library under construction at the Law School has been named the Wolf Law Library to honor alumnus and Vice Rector of the College Henry C. Wolf.
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Former Special Master of Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund to Speak at Law School on Nov. 13
Posted 10 Nov 2006
Kenneth Feinberg, who served as Special Master of the federal September 11th Victims Compensation Fund, will lecture at the Law School on Monday, Nov. 13.
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Election Law Program Seeks to Assist State Court Judges in Resolving Election-Related Disputes
Posted 07 Nov 2006
The Law School's Election Law Program is making an effort to assist state court judges in dealing with election-related issues.
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Supino '06 Awarded Second Prize in Judicial Awareness Writing Competition
Posted 06 Nov 2006
Christopher Supino JD '06, a recent Law School graduate, received second place honors in the Seventh Annual Program for Judicial Awareness Writing Competition.
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Religious Rights and Freedom Among Topics for Justice O'Connor
Posted 25 Oct 2006
William & Mary Chancellor and retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor visited campus in early October. During her time here, she shared her thoughts on religious rights and freedom at a panel sponsored by the Institute of Bill of Rights Law.
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Intellectual Property Law Expert David Nimmer to Present First Mervis Lecture on Nov. 6
Posted 25 Oct 2006
Leading intellectual property law expert to address fundamental questions of copyright in lecture, “Copyright and the Dead Sea Scrolls”
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Law School Honors Ely with 2006 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize
Posted 23 Oct 2006
The Law School’s Property Rights Project has honored Vanderbilt University Law and History Professor James W. Ely, Jr. with the 2006 Brigham-Kanner Prize.
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William & Mary Students Compete in International "Virtual" Moot Court Competition
Posted 17 Oct 2006
William & Mary law students vied against law students from Australia in 'virtual' competition which concluded on Oct. 8.
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52nd Annual Tax Conference to be held in November
Posted 17 Sep 2006
The 52nd annual William & Mary Tax Conference will be held Thursday and Friday, November 16-17, 2006, at the Kingsmill Resort & Spa in Williamsburg, Va.
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Sept. 15 Lecture on Hamdan Case
Posted 11 Sep 2006
On Friday, September 15, Neal Katyal will present a lecture on seeking justice in the military commissions at Phi Beta Kappa Auditorium.
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New Law Library Addition Opens its Doors
Posted 07 Sep 2006
The new Law Library addition has opened its doors and renovations have begun on the 1980 facility.
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Class of 09 Tours Colonial Williamsburg, Learns About Law School's Historic Roots
Posted 07 Sep 2006
Annual tour is designed to teach law students about the history and ideals of the Law School's founders.
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Law School Welcomes Class of 2009
Posted 07 Sep 2006
Class hails from 39 states, DC, China and Korea and possesses compelling credentials (median undergraduate GPA of 3.64, median LSAT score of 165/93rd percentile).
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Law School to Host Third Annual Property Rights Conference in October
Posted 29 Aug 2006
The Law School will host the Third Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Oct. 6-7 in Williamsburg, Va.
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Supreme Court Preview Marks 19th Year
Posted 21 Aug 2006
The Institute of Bill of Rights Law will host the nineteenth annual Supreme Court Preview at the Law School on Sept. 15-16.
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Law School Honors Howard J. Busbee with Citizen Lawyer Award
Posted 26 May 2006
Howard J. Busbee received the 2006 Citizen Lawyer Award during the Law School's commencement exercises on May 14.
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Coates '06 Receives National Writing Award; Law School Receives Record of Distinction Award
Posted 26 May 2006
Noelle J. Coates '06, a recent graduate of the Law School, has been selected to receive a 2006 Burton Award for Legal Achievement. The Law School has been recognized with the Burton Program's 2006 Record of Distinction Award, which is given to law schools that have had student award winners for three or more years.
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Law School Hosts Awards Ceremony
Posted 26 May 2006
Members of the Class of 2006 received honors and special recognitions at the Law School’s 4th annual awards ceremony on May 13. During the ceremony, held at Colonial Williamsburg's Kimball Theatre, Henry C. Wolf ’66, vice chairman and chief financial officer of Norfolk Southern, also was inducted as an honorary member of the Order of the Coif.
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Professor Paul Marcus Receives Sullivan Award
Posted 24 May 2006
The College of William & Mary recognized Professor Paul Marcus with a 2006 Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award which is given in consideration of "characteristics of heart, mind, and helpfulness to others."
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Joe Waldo '78 Funds Property Rights Conference and Prize
Posted 24 May 2006
Joe Waldo '78, a Norfolk, Va., attorney who specializes in eminent domain and property rights, has endowed an annual Law School conference to bring together members of the bench, bar and academia to explore recent developments in takings law and other areas of the law affecting property rights.
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Maintain Judicial Independence O'Connor Tells Law Graduates
Posted 15 May 2006
Lawyers and judges hold the keys of justice in their hands and judicial independence must be maintained for the country’s system of government to work, William & Mary Chancellor Sandra Day O’Connor told more than 200 graduates at the law school.
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Law Students Receive VLF Public Service Internship Awards
Posted 10 May 2006
Internship money from the Virginia Law Foundation will help support the work of five William & Mary law students this summer.
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Law School Announces 2006-2007 Drapers' Scholar
Posted 02 May 2006
Brian Soiset '06 will spend a year studying law at the University of London.
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Heslinga '06 receives National Best Advocate Award
Posted 25 Apr 2006
Joshua D. Heslinga ’06 received the National Best Advocate award earlier this month at the National Appellate Advocacy Competition sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Law Student Division.
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Chief Judge of the State of New York Receives Marshall-Wythe Medallion
Posted 24 Apr 2006
Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the State of New York, received the 2005-06 Marshall-Wythe Medallion at a dinner and special ceremony in the College’s historic Wren Building on April 10.
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2006 Bone Marrow Drive Raises More than $11.5K; Law Student Makes Good on His Pledge to Donate
Posted 24 Apr 2006
Fundraising efforts by law students and Law Library staff netted more than $11.5K to support William & Mary’s Alan Buzkin Bone Marrow Drive this spring. Bob Fay ’07, who joined the bone marrow registry last year during the annual drive, became a donor earlier this month.
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Sandra Day O'Connor to Speak at Law School Graduation
Posted 24 Apr 2006
Sandra Day O’Connor, College of William & Mary Chancellor and retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice, will serve as commencement speaker at the Law School's graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 14.
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Former Attorney General Edwin Meese to Lecture on April 17
Posted 31 Mar 2006
Edwin Meese, former U.S. attorney general, will present a lecture titled "The Constituion, the Courts, and the Congress" on Monday, April 17, at 7 p.m. at the Law School.
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Professor Moliterno Takes Legal Skills to Japan
Posted 30 Mar 2006
The Law School's Legal Skills Program, directed by Law Professor Jim Moliterno, is becoming an influential force in international legal education with schools in Japan and Serbia using the Program as a model for new curricula.
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Human Rights Tested by Terrorism Says Combs
Posted 23 Mar 2006
In a recent lecture Assistant Law Professor Nancy Combs acknowledges that there are no easy answers when it comes to fighting terrorism - or protecting human rights while fighting terrorism.
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March 22 Lecture: First Amendment Rights, the Internet and Libraries
Posted 14 Mar 2006
A lecture titled "First Amendment Rights in the Information Age: Libraries, Public Institutions, and the Internet" will be presented on March 22.
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Courtroom 21 to Use Technology to Provide Equal Access to the Courts for People with Disabillities
Posted 14 Mar 2006
The Courtroom 21 Project at the Law School will test its state-of-the-art technologies on April 1 during a lab trial designed to provide equal courtroom access to persons with disabilities.
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IBRL to Host Conference on Law and Morality
Posted 14 Mar 2006
Legal scholars will participate and address fundamental questions during the March 16-18 conference regarding law and morality. Is law measured by morality, or is morality determined by law? Is the relationship between law and morality static or dynamic?
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Author Courtney Lynch JD '03 to Lecture on Leadership on March 27
Posted 13 Mar 2006
Courtney Lynch JD '03, an author, consultant, and Marine Corps captain, will present a lecture at the Law School on March 27.
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Law Students Host Multi-Cultural Celebration of Life of Coretta Scott King
Posted 06 Mar 2006
Event sponsored by William & Mary's Black Law Students Association celebrated the life and work of the late Coretta Scott King.
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Law Professor Jayne Barnard Appointed to Securities Industry's National Adjudication Council
Posted 03 Mar 2006
Jayne W. Barnard, William & Mary Cutler Professor of Law, has been appointed to the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) National Adjudication Council. The 14-member Council, which serves as the “court of appeals” in the brokerage industry’s private regulatory system, meets five times per year to review cases involving discipline and reinstatement of financial professionals.
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1st Lt. Laura L. Richmond '08 Awarded Meritorius Service Medal
Posted 01 Mar 2006
1st Lt. Laura L. Richmond ’08, who is attending law school at William & Mary under the Air Force Funded Legal Education Program, recently received the Meritorious Service Medal in recognition of her exemplary performance as tour director of the Air Force’s Tops In Blue entertainment unit.
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"Law Studies Abroad" Offers Semester-Long Look at Foreign Legal Study
Posted 24 Feb 2006
The Law School's Law Studies Abroad program, established in 2005, offers law students opportunity for advanced foreign legal study in Austria, Japan, New Zealand, and Spain.
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Ethnic Question in Law and Development Focus of March 2 Lecture
Posted 16 Feb 2006
Law School Professor Lan Cao to deliver the 2006 Blackstone Lecture on Thursday, March 2.
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Law School Hosts Feb. 25 Symposium on Gender and the Workplace
Posted 16 Feb 2006
Symposium presented by the William and Mary Journal of Women and the Law to focus on current developments in gender and the workplace.
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Feb. 28 Lecture to Address News Media's Effect on Criminal Justice Policy
Posted 14 Feb 2006
Professor Sara Sun Beale of Duke Law School to present the Law School's 2005-06 George Wythe Lecture.
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Law School to Explore Constitutionality of Solomon Amendment on Feb. 20
Posted 10 Feb 2006
The Student Division of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law hosts its annual symposium on Monday, Feb. 20.
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Rush Scholars to Discuss Issues in Health Law and Bioethics
Posted 07 Feb 2006
The Law School's five Benjamin Rush Scholars will present papers on current issues in health law and bioethics during the Benjamin Rush Symposium on Feb. 13-17.
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7th Annual Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium, Feb. 11
Posted 03 Feb 2006
The WM Sports and Entertainment Law Society presents its annual symposium at the Law School on Saturday, Feb. 11.
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Feb. 4 Symposium to Explore Relationship Between Corporate Governance and Sustainable Environmental Policies
Posted 19 Jan 2006
On Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, the William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review will present a symposium titled “Corporate Governance & Environmental Best Practices.”
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Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi to Speak at William and Mary
Posted 19 Jan 2006
Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi will speak at the College of William and Mary Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. in Phi Beta Kappa Hall on “Islam, Human Rights, and Democracy.” The program will also feature Linda Malone of the William & Mary School of Law and Shireen Hunter of Georgetown University.
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Van Alstyne Joins Scholars in Letter About Domestic Spying Program
Posted 19 Jan 2006
William & Mary Law Professor William W. Van Alstyne is among 14 legal scholars and former government officials who recently signed a letter to Congress expressing concern about the National Security Agency’s domestic spying program.
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“Politically Motivated Bar Discipline” Topic of Feb. 1 Law School Lecture
Posted 10 Jan 2006
James E. Moliterno, the Tazewell Taylor Professor of Law at William & Mary Law School, will speak on Feb. 1, 2006, on “Politically Motivated Bar Discipline” as part of the St. George Tucker Lecture Series at the William & Mary Law School.
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"Jim Crow Moves North": Douglas' New Book Examines Northern School Segregation
Posted 16 Dec 2005
The William & Mary News recently interviewed Hanson Professor of Law Davison Douglas about his new book on northern school segregation.
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BLSA Food Drive Benefits Area Families in Need
Posted 22 Nov 2005
The annual Thanksgiving Basket Contest sponsored by the Black Law Students Association came to a close on Nov. 21 and benefited area families in need.
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Members of Law Faculty to Serve on Judicial Futures Commission
Posted 11 Nov 2005
Cutler Professor Jayne W. Barnard, Professor Emeritus John E. Donaldson, Judge Walter S. Felton, and Chancellor Professor Fredric I. Lederer will contribute to "The Commission on Courts in the 21st Century - To Benefit All, to Exclude None."
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Law School Honors Epstein with 2005 Property Rights Prize
Posted 11 Nov 2005
The Law School’s Property Rights Project has honored University of Chicago Law Professor Richard A. Epstein with the 2005 Brigham-Kanner Prize.
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Military Commission Chief to Speak on Detainee Operations in War on Terror
Posted 02 Nov 2005
John D. Altenburg, Jr., the retired Army major general in charge of the trials of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will present a lecture titled "Detainee Operations in the War on Terror" at the Law School on Nov. 9.
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W&M Professors on Hurricane Katrina: Environmental and Regulatory Lessons
Posted 01 Nov 2005
Law School Professors Ron Rosenberg and Erin Ryan joined Sociology Professor Timmons Roberts at a Law School forum on lessons from Hurricane Katrina on Oct. 19.
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Human Rights Advocate to Lecture on U.S. Foreign Policy and the Struggle Against Terrorism
Posted 31 Oct 2005
Stephen Rickard, acting director of the Washington, DC, office of the Open Society Institute, will lecture at the Law School on Monday, Nov. 14.
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Election Law Program Launched by William & Mary and National Center for State Courts
Posted 26 Oct 2005
The Election Law Program at William & Mary Law School, established in 2005 in collaboration with the National Center for State Courts, will help state judges, at every level, deal more effectively with election-related disputes.
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DePalma '06 Takes Top Honors at Michigan State Trial Tournament
Posted 25 Oct 2005
Third-year law student Nick DePalma was awarded Best Overall Advocate award and the William & Mary Trial Team finished as a semi-finalist in the highly competitive Michigan State Trial Tournament earlier this month.
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Q&A with Professor Malone: The Trial of Saddam Hussein Begins
Posted 20 Oct 2005
Q& A with Law Professor Linda Malone, the director of the Law School's Human Rights and National Security Law Program, who has worked with students and the U.S. Department of Justice on research for the Iraqi Special Tribunal, which is in the process of beginning proceedings in its case concerning Saddam Hussein.
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W&M Law Students Helped to Determine First Charges Against Hussein
Posted 20 Oct 2005
The decision by the Iraqi Special Tribunal to begin the trial of Saddam Hussein with the Dujail massacre could be credited partly to research last semester by a group of law students at the College of William & Mary.
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From the Daily Press: "Tough Questions in Store for Miers"
Posted 10 Oct 2005
Monique Angle interviews Lee Professor of Law William W. Van Alstyne about Miers nomination in the Oct. 7 edition of the Daily Press.
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Q&A with Professor Devins: Considering Miers for the Supreme Court
Posted 06 Oct 2005
In an ongoing discussion regarding issues before the Supreme Court, Law School Professor Neal Devins recently spoke with the W&M News on President George W. Bush’s recent nomination of White House Counsel Harriet Miers to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.
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Kaign Christy '83 Defends Children from Sex Slavery in Cambodia
Posted 06 Oct 2005
Christy, a 1983 graduate of William & Mary Law School, works in Phnom Penh for the Arlington, Va.-based International Justice Mission.
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Justice O'Connor Named Twenty-Third Chancellor of the College of William & Mary
Posted 04 Oct 2005
Sandra Day O’Connor, who in July announced her intention to retire as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, has been named twenty-third Chancellor of the College by the College of William & Mary Board of Visitors.
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Law School to Host Property Rights Conference on October 28-29, 2005
Posted 03 Oct 2005
On Oct. 28-29, William & Mary Law School will host the Second Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, presented by the William & Mary Property Rights Project and the Institute of Bill of Rights Law.
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Law School Recognizes Warren with 2005-06 St. George Tucker Award
Posted 30 Sep 2005
Christie S. Warren receives the Law School's 2005-06 St. George Tucker Adjunct Professorship Award.
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Reforming Parentage Law
Posted 29 Sep 2005
Two-day conference at Law School on Sept. 30-Oct. 1 will tackle the issue of reforming parentage laws.
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Oct. 5 Lecture: Lessons from Post-Genocide Rwanda
Posted 28 Sep 2005
Lars Waldorf, a project leader with the World Policy Institute, to lecture at the Law School on Wednesday, Oct. 5.
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Professor Silfen Uses Fulbright Grant to Bring Entertainment Law to Argentina
Posted 23 Sep 2005
Adjunct Professor of Law Martin Silfen shares expertise in entertainment law with students and practitioners in Argentina.
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Fleeing Katrina: Tulane Law Student Recalls Flight from Hurricane's Path
Posted 23 Sep 2005
Mason Wann of Tulane University Law School is one of five law students spending fall semester here.
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C-SPAN to Cover Supreme Court Preview on Sept. 23
Posted 22 Sep 2005
Live coverage of the annual Supreme Court Preview scheduled on C-SPAN on Friday, Sept. 23.
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Van Alstyne Celebrates Living Constitution
Posted 22 Sep 2005
Lee Professor of Law William W. Van Alstyne delivers College's Sept. 16 Constitution Day Lecture.
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Law Professors Remember Rehnquist
Posted 22 Sep 2005
William & Mary law professors' thoughts on the late chief justice.
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Gen. Anthony Zinni to Discuss “America’s Role in a Changed World” at the Law School on Sept. 26, 2005
Posted 15 Sep 2005
Gen. Anthony Zinni, USMC (ret.), will speak at the Law School on Monday, Sept. 26 at 2 p.m.
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Editor of John Marshall Papers Tells of ‘Keeping Company’ with the Great Chief Justice at William & Mary Law School
Posted 13 Sep 2005
Charles F. Hobson, editor of The Papers of John Marshall and resident scholar at the William & Mary Law School, will present a lecture, “Keeping Company with Chief Justice Marshall,” at the Law School.
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William W. Van Alstyne to Give Constitution Day Lecture on Sept. 16, 2005
Posted 01 Sep 2005
Law School Professor William W. Van Alstyne to discuss irony of new law that requires institutions to commemorate the Constitution.
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51st Annual William & Mary Tax Conference to be Held Nov. 10-11
Posted 30 Aug 2005
The 51st annual conference is titled "Taxing the Real (Property) World: A Program for Advisors to Privately Held Business."
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18th Annual Supreme Court Preview, Sept. 23-24
Posted 24 Aug 2005
The Institute of Bill of Rights Law at the Law School will host its annual Preview in September.
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September 8 Lecture to Explore Prohibition during the Taft Court Era
Posted 19 Aug 2005
Professor Robert C. Post of Yale will present the Law School's 2005-06 Cutler Lecture titled "Law and Culture: Prohibition during the Taft Court Era" on September 8.
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Law School Hosts Annual Awards Ceremony
Posted 20 May 2005
School honors members of graduating class on Saturday, May 14. In addition, Dennis C. Hensley '70, was inducted as an honorary member of Order of the Coif.
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Law School Honors Owens '71 with Citizen Lawyer Award
Posted 19 May 2005
Donald G. Owens, a 1971 alumnus of the Law School, received the Citizen Lawyer Award at the Law School's May 15 commencement exercises.
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Edwards Urges Law Graduates to Help Others in Need
Posted 17 May 2005
Former senator and vice presidential candidate John Edwards urged the audience at the Law School's May 15 commencement exercises to focus on eradicating poverty in America.
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Sommers '06 Sets Power-Lifting Records
Posted 06 May 2005
As a child and young adult, Anne Sommers lived with a painful, deteriorating hip condition. Today, this 24-year-old law student is setting powerlifting records.
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Two W&M Law Students Selected for Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Program
Posted 06 May 2005
Funding from Equal Justice Works will help fund summer public interest law internships for Lisa Purdy '07 and Megan B. Riley '06.
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Michael Stein Promoted to Professor and Awarded Tenure
Posted 29 Apr 2005
Michael Stein, a member of the Law School faculty since 2000, was recently promoted to professor and awarded tenure.
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Law School Announces 2005-06 Drapers' Scholar
Posted 20 Apr 2005
Yuval Rubinstein ’05 will spend a year studying law at the University of London.
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Former Vice Presidential Candidate John Edwards to Speak at Law School Graduation
Posted 13 Apr 2005
John Edwards, former senator and Democratic Party vice presidential candidate, will serve as commencement speaker at the William & Mary Law School graduation ceremony Sunday May 15, 2005.
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Law School's Courtroom 21 Breaks New Ground in Resolving International Child Abduction Cases
Posted 12 Apr 2005
With the assistance of cutting-edge courtroom technology tested at the Courtroom 21 Project at the William & Mary Law School, international abduction cases are finally being resolved.
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John Yoo Defends Views on Treatment of Terrorists
Posted 12 Apr 2005
The Geneva Conventions on torture and prisoner treatment make little sense when applied to members of terrorist organizations, former Justice Department attorney John Yoo said during a recent lecture at the Law School.
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"Courts and Military Detainees" Subject of April 18 Lecture
Posted 07 Apr 2005
David A. Martin, a professor at the University of Virginia Law School and former General Counsel of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, will present a lecture titled "Courts and Military Detainees: The Overlooked Virtues of Deferential Review" on Monday, April 18.
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Senator Marsh to be Keynote Speaker at April 17 Banquet
Posted 07 Apr 2005
Senator Henry L. Marsh III, who represents the 16th Senate District in the Virginia State Senate, will be the keynote speaker at the annual Oliver W. Hill Scholarship Banquet on Sunday, April 17.
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“Ali’s Run” at Law School Raises $3,900 for Campus Bone Marrow Drive; Law Library’s April 11 Free Throw Competition Also Will Net Support
Posted 06 Apr 2005
Over two hundred William & Mary students, faculty, administrators and staff participated in a 5K race on March 19 to support the campus’s Bone Marrow Drive.
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Q&A with College’s Vice Provost: Assessing the World with Mitchell Reiss
Posted 04 Apr 2005
Mitchell Reiss, former dean of international affairs and director of the Reves Center for International Studies, has returned to the College as vice provost for international affairs after serving for a year and a half as director of policy and planning for the U.S. Department of State under Secretary of State Colin Powell.
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Q&A with Professor Linda Malone: Participating in the Trial of Saddam
Posted 04 Apr 2005
Linda Malone, an expert in human rights law and professor at the William & Mary Law School, recently spoke with the William & Mary News about the Special Iraqi Tribunal and the role her students will play in the trial of Saddam Hussein.
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Islamic Law Class Prepares Students for a Globalized World
Posted 04 Apr 2005
Professor Christie Warren’s Islamic Law Seminar has gained a tremendous amount of popularity in it's first semester offered at the Law School.
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Law School and School of Education Move Up in U.S. News Rankings
Posted 04 Apr 2005
Two professional schools at the College of William & Mary improved their ranking among the nation’s best, according to the U.S. News & World Report survey of graduate programs and professional schools.
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Former FDA Commissioner to be Honored at Law School
Posted 30 Mar 2005
David A. Kessler, M.D., former Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, will receive the 2005 Benjamin Rush Medal for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of American health in a ceremony in the McGlothlin Courtroom at the William & Mary Law School at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 31.
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Law School Students to Discuss Working on Saddam Hussein Trial
Posted 30 Mar 2005
Professor Linda Malone, and the students in the Iraqi Special Tribunal Clinic will present “An Introduction to the Iraqi Special Tribunal: Trying Saddam Hussein” at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 7, 2005 in room 119 at the William & Mary Law School.
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Law School Lecture to Address War on Terror
Posted 30 Mar 2005
John Yoo, Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley School of Law and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel, will present a lecture titled “Reflections on the War on Terror” on Monday, April 4, at the William & Mary Law School.
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Courtroom 21 to Test New Technology-Based Solution to International Child Abduction Cases
Posted 28 Mar 2005
The Courtroom 21 Project has developed and will test this Saturday a cutting-edge technological solution to help courts in different nations to jointly resolve many of the difficult international child abduction cases that take place every year.
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Four Events to Conclude Spring 2005 Distinguished Lecture Series
Posted 25 Mar 2005
Three distinguished lectures by visiting experts and a panel discussion by students working for the Iraqi Special Tribunal will be the final installments for spring 2005 in the Distinguished Lecture Series sponsored by the new Human Rights and National Security Law Program.
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Law School to Host Lecture on “Justice, Judgment, Jurisdiction: The Enforcement of Human Rights”
Posted 23 Mar 2005
Professor Madeline Morris of Duke University Law School will present a lecture titled “Justice, Judgment, and Jurisdiction: The Enforcement of Human Rights” at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, in Room 119 at the William & Mary Law School.
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Wilson Supports Athletes and Law Students
Posted 21 Mar 2005
As part of the Campaign for William & Mary, Mrs. Anne Steuart “Stu” Gantt Wilson is building on her husband's legacy by establishing a charitable remainder trust in support of two endowments supporting student athletes and students at the Law School.
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Reiss Named Vice Provost of International Affairs
Posted 16 Mar 2005
Mitchell B. Reiss, who recently completed an 18-month stint as director of policy planning at the U. S. Department of State, has been named vice provost for international affairs at the College of William & Mary.
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William Van Alstyne to Give 2005 St. George Tucker Lecture
Posted 14 Mar 2005
William Van Alstyne, William & Mary's Lee Professor of Law and one of the nation's foremost constitutional law scholars, to present lecture titled "Competing Visions of the Constitution" on Thursday, March 24.
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Law School Lecture to Address Patenting Nanotechnology
Posted 14 Mar 2005
Mark A. Lemley, the Neukom Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, will speak March 23, 2005 on “Patenting Nanotechnology” as part of the George Wythe Lecture Series at the William & Mary School of Law.
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Law School Conference Looks at White Collar Sentencing
Posted 14 Mar 2005
The William & Mary Law School’s Institute of Bill of Rights Law will sponsor a half-day conference March 25, 2005 on white-collar sentencing following the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Booker.
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Law School Provides Debt Forgiveness to Four 'Citizen Lawyers'
Posted 14 Mar 2005
The Law School has established a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP), honoring Professor Emeritus John Levy, making the choice of public service for its law graduates more viable.
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Former Columbian Judge, Luz Nagle '95, to Address Landmine Use
Posted 09 Mar 2005
Luz Nagle, a 1995 William & Mary Law School graduate and former Columbian judge, to speak on March 21.
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Law Students Advance to Trial Team National Championship
Posted 01 Mar 2005
A trial team from the Law School has advanced to the National Trial Competition next month in San Antonio, Texas.
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Legal Leader: Professor Eric A. Kades
Posted 27 Feb 2005
Eric A. Kades, Professor of Law, is one of five College faculty profiled in an article titled “The Professors: Leading Students Down the Academic Road,” William and Mary Alumni Magazine, Winter 2004/2005.
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Law School Lecture to Address Guantanamo Bay Detainees
Posted 27 Feb 2005
Erwin Chemerinsky of Duke Law School will speak at the Law School on March 14, 2005 about the legal issues surrounding the detention of individuals at Guatanamo Bay.
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Law School Lecture Looks at Human Rights Versus National Security
Posted 27 Feb 2005
Julie Mertus gave a recent lecture exploring human rights in post-9/11 America.
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Sonn Traces Rights in Islamic law
Posted 27 Feb 2005
Tamara Sonn, the College’s Kenan Professor of Humanities in the department of religious studies, gave a recent lecture at the Law School on Islamic Law.
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"The New Mercenaries" is Topic of March 1 Talk in Distinguished Lecture Series
Posted 22 Feb 2005
Jeffrey K. Walker, a Senior Fellow at Georgetown University's Institute for Law and Politics, and Senior Partner, BlueForce LLC, will present a talk titled "The New Mercenaries? Law and Policy of the Civilianization of Military Operations" on Tuesday, March 1, at the William & Mary Law School.
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Law Professor Alan Meese Appointed Senior Advisor to Antitrust Modernization Commission
Posted 21 Feb 2005
Alan J. Meese, William and Mary Ball Professor of Law, has been appointed Senior Advisor to the Antitrust Modernization Commission.
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Law School's Rush Scholars to Explore Health Law & Bioethics
Posted 10 Feb 2005
2005 Benjamin Rush Scholars to speak on health law and bioethics on Feb. 14-18.
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Law School Symposium to Address Public Display of Ten Commandments
Posted 10 Feb 2005
The William and Mary School of Law Institute of Bill of Rights Law: Student Division presents its annual symposium, “Orden v. Perry and McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky: An Analysis of the Ten Commandments Cases,” on February 21, 2005.
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Professor Jim Moliterno Shares Legal Skills with Serbian Law Schools
Posted 09 Feb 2005
Professor Jim Moliterno shares Legal Skills with Serbian law schools.
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Distinguished Lecture Series at William and Mary Law School Continues Feb. 10, 2005 with Public Talk on “Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy”
Posted 01 Feb 2005
Julie A. Mertus, associate professor of international relations at American University will speak on “Bait & Switch: Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy” at the William and Mary Law School Feb. 10, 2005.
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Law School Lecture to Explore “Sex, Politics and the Constitution”
Posted 01 Feb 2005
Professor Edward L. Rubin of the University of Pennsylvania Law School will present the 2004-05 Cutler Lecture titled “Sex, Politics and the Constitution” on Thursday, Feb. 17.
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CITIZEN LAWYERS, FROM GEORGE WYTHE TO THE 21ST CENTURY
Posted 01 Feb 2005
On Thursday, January 20, 2005, students, faulty and staff gathered to hear Professor Dave Douglas talk about George Wythe's concept of legal education for the then, young Nation. Dean Reveley then spoke about how William & Mary is creating citizen lawyers for the 21st Century.
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Law School to Host Symposium on "Women and War"
Posted 28 Jan 2005
Feb. 12 panelists to discuss issues related to the role of women in times of war.
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Law School Symposium to Explore Relationship between Global Terrorism and Sustainable Development
Posted 21 Jan 2005
On Feb. 4-5, the Law School will sponsor a symposium titled “Global Terrorism and Its Impact on Sustainable Development.”
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International Visitors Impressed With Law School's Courtroom 21
Posted 21 Jan 2005
International guests given an overview of the Law School’s curriculum, the American legal system, and Courtroom 21 technology.
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Professor Tamara Sonn to speak at Law School on “Human Rights in Classical Islamic Law”
Posted 20 Jan 2005
Tamara Sonn, the Kenan Professor of Humanities in the Department of Religious Studies at the College of William and Mary, will speak on “Human Rights in Classical Islamic Law” at the William and Mary Law School Jan. 25, 2005.
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Law School Rolls Out Red Carpet for 225th Anniversary Gala
Posted 01 Dec 2004
Nov. 12 celebration celebrates founding of first law school in America at William & Mary.
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Property Rights Project Honors Professor Frank I. Michelman of Harvard
Posted 23 Nov 2004
William & Mary Law School’s Property Rights Project honored Frank I. Michelman of Harvard Law School with its inaugural Brigham-Kanner Prize on Nov. 5.
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Black Law Students Association Thanksgiving Food Drive Paddles to Success
Posted 23 Nov 2004
The Black Law Students Association Thangiving Food Drive, which ended Nov. 22, was once again a huge success.
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Third Year Student Wins Writing Competition
Posted 17 Nov 2004
John R. Mills, a third-year student in the William & Mary School of Law, recently won the 2004 George Hutchinson Writing Competition.
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Law School Formalizes Partnership with University in Australia
Posted 16 Nov 2004
The Courtroom 21 Project has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement between the William & Mary School of Law and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia.
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Law School Celebrates 225th Anniversary; Receives $1 Million Grant from the Clark Foundation
Posted 10 Nov 2004
As William & Mary Law School prepares to commemorate the 225th anniversary of its founding this Friday, America’s first law school will also celebrate a $1 million grant from the Clark Foundation.
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Leading Figure in Critical Race Theory to Speak on Nov. 12
Posted 08 Nov 2004
Gerald Torres, leading figure in critical race theory, to speak at the Law School on Friday, Nov. 12.
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Law Students Could Work on Trial Against Saddam Hussein
Posted 06 Nov 2004
As the world awaits the trial of Saddam Hussein sometime next year, a group of students at the William and Mary Law School could find themselves working directly with the military tribunal that will hear the case of the ousted Iraqi leader.
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Presidential Election Takes Center Stage at Supreme Court Preview
Posted 06 Nov 2004
The Supreme Court Preview, sponsored by the William and Mary Law School's Institute of Bill of Rights Law, was held Oct. 22-23.
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US Supreme Court Preview- Saturday Session
Posted 04 Nov 2004
The Saturday (October 23rd) session of the Supreme Court Preview involved a series of panel discussions that dealt with specific areas of the law relevant to this year’s Supreme Court term. The panels involved discussions on topics as diverse as business, civil rights, and criminal procedure. The discussion on federalism, below, is an example of the type of important cases to be argued in front of the court this year and also the lasting impression this court has had in an area of the law.
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Special Briefing Prelude to the Supreme Court Preview
Posted 04 Nov 2004
As a special briefing prelude to the Supreme Court Preview, Brigadier General Charles Dunlap presented a lecture in the law school at 3:00 PM on Friday, October 22. His lecture covered the concept of "lawfare" and how it is used both by and against the United States.
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Gay Marriage Debate
Posted 31 Oct 2004
On Wednesday, October 27, Professor Melanie Jacobs squared off against Professor Theresa Collett of the University of Minnesota School of Law to debate issues surrounding gay marriage and the proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit it at the federal level. The debate was sponsored by the Federalist Society, the Americon Constitution Society, and the Lesbian and Gay Legal Association.
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Solicitor General Visits William and Mary
Posted 26 Oct 2004
William E. Thro, the Solicitor General of Virginia, presented a lecture at the Law School on October 13, outlining exactly what his position entails as well as giving examples of some current issues he is working on. Mr. Thro presented fascinating insight into constitutional review and how his office defends the democratic process within the Commonwealth.
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Law Professor James Dwyer to Present 2004 Blackstone Lecture Oct. 28
Posted 19 Oct 2004
James G. Dwyer, professor of law at the William and Mary Law School, will present the 2004 Blackstone Lecture, which is titled "On the Superiority of Youth: Moral Status and Legal Treatment of Children,” on Oct. 28, 2004.
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50th Annual William & Mary Tax Conference to be Held Nov. 18-19
Posted 19 Oct 2004
The 50th Annual William and Mary Tax Conference will be held Nov. 18-19, 2004 at the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, VA.
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Courtroom 21 Project to be Featured on BBC
Posted 07 Oct 2004
The Courtroom 21 Project at the William & Mary School of Law will be featured across the United Kingdom and beyond in an upcoming BBC television show.
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William & Mary Law School’s Supreme Court Preview Marks 17th Year
Posted 06 Oct 2004
The Institute of Bill of Rights Law at the College of William & Mary Law School will present its 17th annual Supreme Court Preview, Oct. 22 and 23 at the Law School.
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Law School to Host Property Rights Conference on Nov. 5 - 6, 2004
Posted 06 Oct 2004
On Nov. 5 - 6, 2004, the William & Mary Law School will sponsor the inaugural Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, presented by the William & Mary Property Rights Conference and the Institute of Bill of Rights Law.
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Professor of Law Eric Kades Honored by Alumni Association
Posted 06 Oct 2004
Professor of Law Eric A. Kades was honored with the Alumni Fellowship Award, bestowed upon outstanding younger faculty members at the College, by the William and Mary Alumni Association on Sept. 23.
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Racism in Education -- 'Brown v. Board of Education' 50 Years Later
Posted 06 Oct 2004
Professor Derrick Bell, recipient of this year's Marshall-Wythe Medallion, speaks about Brown v. Board of Education.
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Derrick Bell To Receive Marshall-Wythe Medallion
Posted 26 Sep 2004
Noted law professor and activist receives highest honor by W&M Law School faculty.
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Scotts Establish a Research Professorship in Law
Posted 03 Jun 2004
Grateful for the role William & Mary has played in their careers as nationally recognized scholars and teachers of law at the University of Virginia and Columbia University, Robert E. Scott J.D. '68 and his wife, Elizabeth Shumaker Scott '67 have made a Campaign commitment to support their alma mater. The Robert and Elizabeth Scott Research Professorship in Law will provide an annual research professorship for a member of the law faculty.
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University of Arizona Names Law Professor Citizen of the Year
Posted 29 Apr 2004
Paul Marcus, the Haynes Professor of Law at the College of William & Mary School of Law, recently received the 2004 Distinguished Citizen Award from the University of Arizona Alumni Association.
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Law School Announces 2004/05 Drapers' Scholar
Posted 29 Apr 2004
Sada Andrews '04 will spend year studying law at the University of London.
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Law School Raises $1,800 for College's Annual Alan Buzkin Bone Marrow Drive
Posted 19 Apr 2004
Fifth Annual "March Madness at the Law Library" nets record amount.
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Robb Visits College as Lowance Fellow
Posted 13 Apr 2004
Former U.S. Senator and Virginia Governor Charles S. Robb visited the Law School and College on April 5-6 as the 2004 Carter O. Lowance Fellow in Law and Public Service.
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Nelson A. Blish JD '79 to Sign Books at Alumni Weekend
Posted 08 Apr 2004
Blish, author of the novel titled "Ishmael's Son," a terrorism thriller, will sign copies of his book at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 17, at the Law School.
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The Honorable William T. Coleman Jr. Addresses Challenges for the Future
Posted 07 Apr 2004
On March 18, 2004, as part of its celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William and Mary hosted the Honorable William T. Coleman Jr. Mr. Coleman attended breakfast and lunch discussion sessions with small groups of students. The visit concluded with a speech given in Courtroom 21 at 3:00pm. The lecture focused on challenges facing the United States over the next twenty years and concluded with a call for the current generation of law students to rise to meet those challenges.
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Cheyenne Leader and Activist Suzan Harjo at ELPR Symposium
Posted 30 Mar 2004
The afternoon session of the ELPR annual symposium discussed legal and cultural issues facing Native American populations in the United States. Ms. Suzan Harjo has not only a long history of successes in the protection of Native American interests and sacred places, she has a personal and traditional interest as well. The perspective she provides as a Native American woman is one that few have the opportunity to hear. William & Mary students were honored that she shared what traditional and cultural knowledge she was able to, recognizing that the common and exclusive knowledge of those values and beliefs are a very treasured aspect of Indian existence. Reprinted from The Advocate, March 31 Issue
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Professor Ved Nanda Speaks on International Tribunals’ Recognition of the Right to a Healthy Environment
Posted 30 Mar 2004
Probably no other presentation of the day better captured the objectives of the Environmental Law and Policy Review annual symposium in summarizing and demonstrating the convergence of human rights and the environment both in practice and theory. Reprinted from The Advocate, March 31 Issue
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The Environmental Law and Policy Review Symposium
Posted 30 Mar 2004
The annual Environmental Law and Policy Review Symposium hosted on March 26 and 27 at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law brought together diverse participants from throughout the country to discuss “the role of international law and legal institutions in furthering the goals of conservation of the environment and protection of human rights,” as the symposium description reads. Reprinted from The Advocate, March 31
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Courtroom 21 Holds Experimental High Technology ADR in Law School's McGlothlin Courtroom on Saturday, April 3
Posted 29 Mar 2004
Alternative dispute resolution to feature participants appearing remotely from Australia, Norway, Japan and the UK.
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Kassebaum Baker Accepts Rush Medal
Posted 29 Mar 2004
Former U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker received the Benjamin Rush medal for her outstanding work in health care law. The award is presented by a group of William and Mary students who have conducted outstanding research on health care law.
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Samuel Issacharoff Offers a New Thesis on California Governor's Race
Posted 29 Mar 2004
Is there a context that makes Arnold Schwarzenagger's win in the recent California recall election a logical extension of current voting trends? Some Democrats in California saw the recall election as a far right campaign to frustrate the will of the people; some Republicans perceived it as a manifestation of their improving ability to bring their message to the people. In the James Gould Cutler lecture, on February 19, 2004, at William & Mary Law, Professor Samuel Issacharoff offered a third perspective. He contended that Schwarzenagger's election was the product of rebellion of center voters against the perceived closing off of the political process through the increasing polarization of the positions of the two majority parties.
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April 5 Conference Explores the Death Penalty and International Law
Posted 26 Mar 2004
The Law School's Institute of Bill of Rights Law and the Cornell Law School Death Penalty Project are co-sponsoring a day-long conference here on Monday, April 5, examining the influence of principles of international law on the administration of the death penalty in the U.S.
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President Bush Intends to Nominate Reiss as Ambassador
Posted 24 Mar 2004
White House Announcement of March 16, 2004
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Law School Presents Marshall-Wythe Medallion to William T. Coleman, Jr.
Posted 24 Mar 2004
March 17 ceremony honors distinquished corporate and civil rights attorney and public servant.
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April 16 Symposium to Explore Attrition of Women from the Legal Profession
Posted 22 Mar 2004
The William and Mary Journal of Women and the Law celebrates its 10th anniversary with a day-long exploration of the experiences of women as attorneys and law professors on Friday, April 16.
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Law School to Honor Nancy Kassebaum Baker
Posted 19 Mar 2004
Former U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker will receive the 2004 Benjamin Rush Medal on March 25 for her significant contributions to American health.
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March 28 Celebration of 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Posted 17 Mar 2004
The W.C. Jefferson Chapter of the Black Law Students Association at William & Mary Law School will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education at the chapter's annual Oliver W. Hill Scholarship Banquet on March 28.
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March 18 Lecture on Challenges Facing Nation
Posted 17 Mar 2004
William T. Coleman, Jr., one of the most distinguished American lawyers of the past half century, to lecture on March 18 at the William & Mary Law School.
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Issacharoff
Posted 17 Mar 2004
Samuel Issacharoff, a law professor at Columbia, delivered a breakfast talk on establishing constitutional government in Iraq.
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March 26-27 Symposium Addresses Link Between Environment and Human Rights
Posted 16 Mar 2004
Press Release by Natasha Robinson, William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
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Enforcing Hate Crime Laws
Posted 15 Feb 2004
Professor Jeannine Bell of the University of Indiana Law School spoke to several groups of students about her recent study concerning investigation and prosecution of hate crimes.
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The 2003/04 St. George Tucker Lecture: The Constitution Outside the Court
Posted 03 Feb 2004
Professor Michael Gerhard's lecture was an edifying glimpse of his insight into constitutional activities inside and outside the Court and the pedagogical implications of this relationship. Reprinted from The Advocate, newspaper of the William & Mary Law School.
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Nixon Archivist Visits William and Mary
Posted 23 Jan 2004
Nixon Archivist John Powers played the infamous “Smoking Gun Conversation” tape that led to President Nixon’s impeachment for William and Mary law students, faculty and staff.
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Islamic Law
Posted 21 Jan 2004
November 8, 2003. Mohammed Bekhechi, lead legal counsel for the World Bank, discussed the relationship between traditional Islamic law and modern law.
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Chief Justice Rehnquist Provides 'Palette Cleanser'
Posted 15 Dec 2003
The scene was reminiscent of a long awaited rock concert as students and community members filled the lobby and hallways of the DeWitt Wallace Museum. They were waiting to see the star attraction, the Honorable William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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Chief Justice Rehnquist Speaks in Williamsburg
Posted 24 Nov 2003
Chief Justice of the United States William H. Rehnquist was the keynote speaker at a one-day conference on November 14, 2003, held in Williamsburg that explored how state and federal constitutional law work together to enforce constitutional norms. The event was sponsored by The Institute of Bill of Rights Law (IBRL) at the William & Mary School of Law and co-sponsored by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and the Conference of Chief Justices.
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Law Student Leads Effort to Send School Supplies to Iraq
Posted 20 Nov 2003
During the past two months, Elizabeth Bircher (’82), a second-year law student at the College, spearheaded an effort to collect school supplies from students, staff, administrators and faculty at the law school for shipment to Iraq. For her, it was an opportunity to be an ambassador of goodwill. [Story originally reported on the William & Mary News web site.]
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Supreme Court Preview: First Amendment and Election Law
Posted 12 Nov 2003
Distinguished panel analyzes the explosive area of election law, from campaign financing to gerrymandering.
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Debating Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Posted 10 Nov 2003
The recent Supreme Court decisions about affirmative action in undergraduate and law school admissions at the University of Michigan have reinvigorated a heated debate over the merits of racial preference.
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Supreme Court Preview Conference: Federalism
Posted 10 Nov 2003
Professor Neal Devins led a distinguished panel in a vigorous discussion of federalism, part of the two-day Supreme Court Preview Conference.
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David Baugh on Judicial Independence
Posted 07 Nov 2003
Civil Rights Attorney David Baugh asserts that legislators' examination of judicial nominees' political views violates the Constitution's Separation of Powers doctrine.
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Donald Langevoort Explains Corporate Financial Scandals (Wythe lecture)
Posted 03 Nov 2003
Corporate financial scandals spring from technological advances.
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Supreme Court Preview: Business Law
Posted 28 Oct 2003
Professors Rosenberg and Meese spoke at the law school's annual Supreme Court preview on Saturday, October 25, about upcoming Supreme Court cases on environmental and antitrust law.
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Combat Lawyers Symposium
Posted 24 Oct 2003
October 8, 2003. Military lawyers work under trying circumstances while on duty in Iraq.
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