Christopher Russell, Commonwealth's Attorney for the city of Buena Vista, Virginia and director of the public prosecutor's externship program at W&L Law, offers his thoughts on the recent feature story in the W&L Law alumni magazine addressing overcriminalization in the U.S.
On Monday, August 26, Washington and Lee University School of Law enrolled 112 students in the J.D. Class of 2016.
W&L Law Dean Nora V. Demleitner has announced the appointment of veteran law professor Samuel Calhoun to the position of Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
The cover story for the most recent issue of W&L Law magazine focuses over-criminalization in the U.S. Topics covered include financial costs, the growth of federal criminal law, and collateral sentencing consequences, among others.
A recent Freedom of Information act request from the "Federal Times" turned up an IRS planning document that predicts sequester-related budget cuts will result in billions of lost revenue.
Washington and Lee law professor Tim Jost appears on a recent list put together by congressional newspaper "The Hill" dubbed "10 to watch on ObamaCare rollout."
Washington and Lee law professor Russ Miller will spend this year-long fellowship researching and collaborating with leading scholars on issues of security and liberty at the University of Freiburg's Center for Civil Security as well as the program's partners at Bucerius Law School, the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, and the German Federal Police Academy.
In this recent op/ed from the National Law Journal, Washington and Lee law professor Jim Moliterno argues that for its own self-interest, the legal profession should welcome the input of non lawyers and even cede some measure of power to them.
Matthias Kaseorg's article on unauthorized network access was published in the May issue of Michigan IT Lawyer as a part of the 2012 Edward F. Langs Writing Competition.
A number of Washington and Lee Law students have received external awards aimed at helping support students working at law-related public service jobs during the summer.
The Tax Clinic at the Washington and Lee University School of Law has been awarded a multi-year matching grant from the Internal Revenue Service's Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic program (LITC).
The Washington and Lee University School of Law celebrated its 158th commencement on Saturday, May 11, awarding 141 juris doctor degrees.
Washington and Lee third-year law student Ernest Hammond helped a group of Burmese and Bhutanese refugees set up a corporation for their business selling traditional arts and crafts.
Attorney Robin Wood, principal at Edmunds & Williams in Lynchburg, was honored recently during the annual Order of the Coif ceremony at Washington and Lee School of Law.
Shareholders in the U.K. and other common-law jurisdictions are both more powerful and more central to the aims of the corporation than are shareholders in the U.S. The vexing question, explored in a new book by Prof. Christopher Bruner, is why.
On April 20 during Law Alumni Weekend 2013, Washington and Lee School of Law announced the recipients of the Outstanding Alum Award and the Volunteer of the Year Award.
W&L Law's moot court team advanced to the semifinals at the National Appellate Advocacy Competition held earlier this month.
While the stress of tax season will end for most people on April 15, students in the Tax Clinic at Washington and Lee School of Law will be gearing up to deal with taxpayer mistakes and other issues related to the filing deadline.
On Tuesday, April 16, Richard Goldstone, retired Justice of the Constitutional Court of South African and former chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, will give a public lecture at W&L Law.
Washington and Lee Law student Emily Walters's editorial submission on the impact of sequester cuts won the 2013 Robert R. Merhige, Jr. Environmental Op-Ed Competition.
The Hon. Randy J. Holland will give a public lecture titled "Why Delaware? Its Influence on Corporation Law In the United States and Abroad."
A new book from W&L Law Professor Jim Moliterno examines how the legal profession fought to maintain the status quo as it faced various crisis throughout the 20th century.
Washington and Lee University law student Monica Tulchinsky, a member of the Law Class of 2013, has been named a recipient of the Oliver White Hill Law Student Pro Bono Award by the Virginia State Bar.
On Friday, March 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit will hear oral arguments in three cases at Washington and Lee University School of Law.
A team from Washington and Lee University School of law has advanced to the finals of the National Appellate Advocacy Competition after going 5-0 in their regional competition this past weekend.
Washington and Lee law professor David Bruck comments extensively in an Associated Press story looking at Virginia's death row population.
Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator for Virginia and former Virginia Governor, will deliver this year’s commencement address during the 2013 graduation exercises at Washington and Lee University School of Law.
W&L teams took second and third at the regional BLSA moot court and mock trial competitions and will compete in March during the national BLSA convention in Atlanta.
An op/ed at the Huffington Post by Washington and Lee School of Law Dean Nora Demleitner explores the prison population cap controversy in California and its effect on the mentally ill.
Dr. Kamari Maxine Clarke of Yale University will give a public lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 11:00 am in the Millhiser Moot Court Room, Sydney Lewis Hall.
The team of W.G. Beecher and Christina Randall-James won the 2013 Mediation Competition at Washington and Lee University School of Law
On Thursday, Jan. 24, students at the Washington and Lee University School of Law raised over $28,000 during the 2013 Phi Alpha Delta (PAD) charity auction.
The Hon. Jeffrey S. Sutton, Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, will deliver the eleventh annual Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Distinguished Lecture.
This month, the W&L Law Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice, in partnership with the Francis Lewis Law Center, will host a symposium exploring the impact of 9/11 on the treatment of Muslims in America.
Prof. A. Benjamin Spencer, Assoc. Dean for Research and Director for the Frances Lewis Law Center at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has been elected to the American Law Institute, the most prestigious law reform body in the U.S.
A new analysis by a prominent law professor and blogger concludes that W&L Law is delivering a superior education with its innovative third-year curriculum.
On Feb. 1, the Journal of Energy, Climate and the Environment at Washington and Lee University School of Law will explore policy developments during the second term of the Obama administration.
Washington and Lee Law Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson has published an op/ed in the Tulsa World examining Hobby Lobby Store, Inc. and the company's decision to challenge the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirement that employers provide access to birth control.
UPenn Deputy Dean and Professor William Burke-White will present a public lecture on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 11:00 am in the Millhiser Moot Court Room.
N.C. District Court Judge Louis A. Trosch ’88 will discuss implicit bias as part of the MLK Day activities at W&L Law.
The Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse at Washington and Lee University School of Law will host a capital defense seminar Jan. 10 -12 at the law school featuring some of the nation's top practitioners in the capital defense field.
Washington and Lee University third-year law student Sam Petsonk has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Skadden Foundation. These highly-coveted, post-graduate fellowships provide funds to law students who want to devote their professional life to providing legal services to the poor.
A recent report from the National Law Journal brought some attention to the growing online collection of material from the archives of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell '29, '31L,
The faculty of Washington and Lee University School of Law has been named to the National Jurist's list of the 25 most influential ‘people’ in legal education for their visionary leadership in adopting the School’s third-year curriculum reform.
Kristin Slawter '14L won the 2012 Mock Trial Competition at Washington and Lee University School of Law.
Yousri H. Omar '07L has been selected as the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) Young Lawyers Section 2012 Young Lawyer of the Year.
Several law students at Washington and Lee School of Law recently completed training to serve as advocates for abused and neglected children appearing in local juvenile and domestic courts.
U.S. Congressman Bob Goodlatte '77L has been elected chairman of the House Judiciary Committee when Congress convenes in January.
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit to hear a challenge to the Affordable Care Act from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.
On Nov. 26, Brigadier General Dirk Backen will deliver the keynote for Washington and Lee’s 2012 German Law in Context Program, discussing the role of the military in contemporary Germany.
Jessica Piltch and Shahnam Yazdani emerged as the winning team in the 2012 Client Counseling Competition.
Washington and Lee law professor Michelle Drumbl contributed her insight on tax law to a recent edition of Slate’s Explainer column, which examined the tax consequences of comedian and actress Janeane Garofalo’s recently revealed marriage.
Washington and Lee University law school alumnus Parker Denaco ‘68L received the American Bar Association’s Arvid Anderson Public Sector Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year award for 2012.
Several W&L law alumni were running for congressional office or up for reelection this year.
An upcoming symposium at Washington and Lee School of Law will explore the legacy of this Gideon v. Wainwright , its impact on the criminal justice system, and the future of the right to counsel.
Rockwell Bower and the brief writing team of Claire Hagan and Scott Weingart won top honors at the 2012 Davis Moot Court Competition.
Lyman Johnson, Robert O. Bentley Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has been tapped to give the 28th Annual Francis G. Pileggi Distinguished Lecture in Law, one of the most prestigious corporate law lectures in the country.
A. Benjamin Spencer, Professor of Law and Director of the Frances Lewis Law Center at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has been appointed Associate Dean for Research by Dean Nora V. Demleitner.
Christopher Wolf, of the Law Class of 1980, has been elected to the American Law Institute, the most prestigious law reform body in the U.S.
The Center for Law and History at Washington and Lee University, in partnership with Virginia Sea Grant, will host a symposium exploring the impact that the colonial legal experience continues to have on eastern states.
James Moliterno, Vincent Bradford Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has received the 2012 Rebuilding Justice Award from the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS).
The team of Dominik Taylor and O’Dane Williamson took first place in the 2012 Robert J. Grey, Jr. Negotiations Competition.
On Sept. 28, Washington and Lee law professor Joan Shaughnessy will deliver the inaugural Groot lecture, titled “Two Hunters: Reflections on Mentoring and the Formation of Professional Identity.”
Lauren Benton, professor of law and history and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at New York University, will deliver the 2012 Hendricks Lecture in Law and History on Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater.
Two new law professors, Brant Hellwig and Chris Seaman, have joined the permanent faculty at Washington and Lee University School of year this fall.
Washington and Lee law professors John Craddock, Michele Burke and Lyman Johnson were part of a historic legal decision involving the dissolution of a mine holding company.
A question-and-answer session with Nora V. Demleitner, the new dean of Washington and Lee University's School of Law.
tudents in the International Human Rights Practicum at Washington and Lee School of Law have been released a 60-page report on employment and labor rights in Tanzania.
Henry M. Coxe III, a 1972 graduate of Washington and Lee's School of Law, will be honored with the Florida Bar Foundation’s 2012 Medal of Honor Award, the legal profession’s highest award in the state. Coxe is receiving the award for his lifelong commitment to duty and service to the public and for improving the administration […]
