Georgetown Law professor David A. Koplow discusses the novel legal challenges posed as militaries around the world expand their operations into outer space. This lecture was part of the 2019 National Security Law Institute. (University of Virginia School of Law, June 6, 2019)

Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, discusses current issues facing communications regulators, including developing 5G networks, fighting robocalls and addressing the rural-urban digital divide. UVA Law professor Tom Nachbar introduced Pai. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 22, 2019)

Judge Carlton W. Reeves '89, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, delivered a defense of the role federal courts play in ensuring justice and truth for marginalized groups throughout the United States. He also argued for the importance of ensuring diversity of backgrounds and perspectives on the federal bench. Reeves gave this lecture after receiving the 2019 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 11, 2019)

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse '82 of Rhode Island came to the Law School to address the state of climate change politics in the U.S. Congress and the institutional forces obstructing progress being made on that front. This speech was the 2019 Lillian K. Stone Distinguished Lecture in Environmental Policy. (University of Virginia School of Law, April 5, 2019)

Professor Camilo Sánchez, director of the International Human Rights Law Clinic and co-director of UVA Law’s Human Rights Program, describes the school’s curricular and clinical offerings in the international human rights field. This session was part of UVA Law’s 2019 Admitted Students Open House. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 22, 2019)

A panel of activists, academics and litigators discussed various approaches to redistricting reform, with a particular focus on the current efforts in Virginia to set up a less-partisan redistricting commission. The panel featured Brian Cannon, executive director at OneVirginia2021; Henry Chambers ’91, professor at the University of Richmond School of Law; Mark Gaber, director of trial litigation at the Campaign Legal Center; and Rebecca Green, professor at William & Mary Law School. The panel was moderated by UVA Law professor A. E. Dick Howard ’61. The event was part of the symposium “Elections: Where Law & Politics Intersect,” hosted by UVA Law’s Journal of Law & Politics. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 5, 2019)

Retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark came to the Law School for a nonpartisan discussion encouraging young adults to enter the modern political arena. He provided an overview of recent American political history and sketched out some of the challenges facing future American leaders. The speech was sponsored by the Student Legal Forum. (University of Virginia School of Law, March 1, 2019)

Judge Pamela Harris of the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and Slate Editor Dahlia Lithwick discussed sexual harassment in the judiciary. Professor Anne Coughlin moderated the discussion. Dean Risa Goluboff introduced the panel. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 25, 2019)

J. Richard Cohen ’79, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, discusses the work of his organization and the current status of civil rights in America. Cohen spoke at the 2019 American Constitution Society for Law and Policy Student Convention. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 22, 2019)

Leading jurists from across the country discussed the long-term effects of the current presidential administration on the judiciary. They also discuss why judges are so central to the future of American democracy. The panel featured Associate Justice Anita Earls, North Carolina Supreme Court; Judge Pamela Harris, Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; Judge Carlton Reeves ’89, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi; and Judge L. Felipe Restrepo, Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The panel was moderated by Caroline Fredrickson, president of the American Constitution Society, and was introduced by James Mayer, a student from New York University School of Law. This panel was part of the 2019 American Constitution Society for Law and Policy Student Convention. (University of Virginia School of Law, Feb. 23, 2019)