Law

This course explores the intersection among medicine, technology and the law. Topics may include human reproduction and birth, human genetics and the privacy and ownership of genetic information, death and dying, research involving human subjects, organ transplantation, and public health and bioterrorism.Prerequiste: Equivalent to LAW 7008

This course will look at the evolution of "Biglaw" institutions from the early days of law practice partnerships, why they developed, how they operate and what they look like today.

This is the first semester of a yearlong study project. Part of the class will be focused on identifying research topics in advance of a fieldwork trip to a site country to be determined. The second goal of the class is to practically prepare for human rights fieldwork.

This seminar will consider the theory and practice of such lawsuits before, and now after, the Supreme Court's landmark decisions in Wyeth v. Levine (2009), Plia v. Mensing (2011), and Barnett v. Mutual Pharm. (2013).

This seminar will explore the legal authorities underlying the executive branch's use of economic tools of national security, the role that Congress plays in authorizing and overseeing executive branch actions, and the role of courts in reviewing challenges from regulated parties.

This seminar is designed to teach the skills required of appellate advocates. We will begin with the necessary steps lawyers must take at the trial level to preserve issues for appeal and present an adequate record for appellate review.

This course will allow students to delve deeper into the theory and practice of representing nonprofit organizations. Throughout the term, students will have the opportunity to supplement their reading with hands-on simulated case studies.

The course will examine current developments and controversial issues in private securities litigation and SEC enforcement, as well as the special considerations raised by securities class actions.

This course explores domestic humanitarian immigration law as it affects refugees and those seeking asylum within the United States.

This seminar will cover federal and Virginia housing law with a focus on issues affecting low income tenants and homeowners.

In each meeting, a leading scholar will present a current research paper using the methodology of law and social science.

Recent political and administrative changes have led to rapid and dramatic shifts in the types of humanitarian protection available to migrants seeking safety outside of their countries of origin. This course will investigate how these changes affect asylum-seekers, refugees, and individuals petitioning for other forms of protection, and how attorneys operating in this quickly changing legal landscape can understand clients' interests and risks.

This experiential class is devoted to helping students with the nuts and bolts of contract provisions typically encountered at law firms and corporate jobs. Beyond the basics, the main  portions  of  the  class will consist of review and  markup of specific  transactional documents accumulated from real life transactions, and then practice negotiations of small groups within the class, with feedback on substance and style.

This seminar will explore the development of separation of powers through litigation in the federal courts. How are checks and balances effectuated through the federal courts? What role, if any, should courts should have in public powers disputes? What is the effect of litigating powers disputes, rather than negotiating them?

This research seminar will explore the historical intersections of slavery, race, and law on UVA's North Grounds. Class readings, discussions, and field trips will investigate the history of this landscape within a broader historical context of enslavement in Virginia and at the University, land use in Virginia, and the Jim Crow South.

This seminar explores consumer financial regulation in the U.S., focusing on federal laws and regulations. Key statutes, including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, will be examined along with their implementing regulations.

This seminar traces the legal treatment of domestic violence. The course will examine local, state, federal, and international law and policy concerning domestic violence, and contemporary debates about how to approach domestic violence. The focus will be on the multiple different contexts in which domestic violence appears and how it is addressed.

This seminar will look at the constitutional theory of the "unitary executive," and then focus on the litigation surrounding it.

This seminar will address the uses of social science research in litigation. Topics will include trademarks, obscenity, damages, racial and gender discrimination, juries, and eyewitness identification.

From net neutrality to spectrum policy to digital equity, telecommunications policy debates play a prominent role in American society. This seminar will examine how federal regulations have both responded to and shaped industry developments over the past several decades, as technological innovations have transformed how Americans communicate.

This seminar examines the fundamental structural issues that states confront as they attempt to impose income taxes on cross-border transactions involving the movement of goods, services, capital, and individuals.

For doctoral research taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.