UVA law professor George Yin recently was surprised to learn he is related to the late Chinese statesman W.W. Yen – UVA’s first international graduate and the namesake of a building set to be rededicated Friday.

The resource provides new comprehensive, county-level data about persons sentenced to death between 1991 and 2017.

A UVA Law School alumna offered pro bono help to a black man accused of assaulting an alleged white supremacist last summer in Charlottesville. She assembled a team of UVA law students who helped win a not-guilty verdict for DeAndre Harris.

Speaking Thursday, Justice Stephen G. Breyer drew from his book “The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities” to argue the world is changing and the U.S. judiciary can’t afford to look away.

The clinic has been preparing for this appearance since the high court agreed to hear the case in September. At issue is whether the Fifth Amendment is violated when statements are used at a probable cause hearing, but not at a criminal trial.

With members of Swanson’s family in attendance, the University unveiled a portrait of the late pioneer, announced an award to be given in his name and announced the establishment of a commission to examine the University in the era of segregation.

The Innocence Project Clinic at UVA’s School of Law has secured the conditional release of a man serving a 132-year sentence for a robbery the clinic says he didn’t commit.

A panel led by law professor Richard Bonnie, one of the state’s most respected health policy advisers, is calling on legislators to commit significant and lasting resources to community-based care.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is a 1973 graduate of UVA’s School of Law. Colleagues say his fair-mindedness and calm, thorough approach make him the perfect person to lead the independent inquiry into the 2016 presidential election.

Colleagues, clients, family and friends recalled Lowe’s determination to see justice served, no matter the obstacle. Many reflected on one of his most impactful cases, which saw full coeducation arrive at UVA in 1970.