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Student in New Consumer Law Clinic Helps Retirees Avert Foreclosure

In its inaugural year, the Consumer Law Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law served 22 clients, recovered $8,045 and rescued two homes from foreclosure. One of the homes saved belongs to...

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UVA Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Gains Unanimous Win With Henderson

The Supreme Court today delivered a unanimous decision in favor of a Florida man represented by the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law.

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Innocence Project Clinic Helps Change State Law on Exculpatory Evidence

Thanks to the efforts of the Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law and a group of alumni, state courts must consider illegally suppressed, exculpatory evidence, no matter when...

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Alumni Q&A: Law Firm Associate Matthew M. Madden '07 Argues and Wins Case at...

Matthew M. Madden, a 2007 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, recently argued and won a unanimous ruling in his first case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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UVA Law Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Wins Facebook Threat Case

The Supreme Court handed another victory to the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law on Monday. In a 7-2 decision, justices sided with the clinic's client,...

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First Amendment Clinic Obtains 18 More of DOJ's Secret Deals with Corporate...

The First Amendment Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law has prevailed in its latest Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Department of Justice. The clinic recently obtained...

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Immigration, Appellate Clinics Win Key Component of 4th Circuit Asylum Appeal

University of Virginia School of Law clinic students earned a victory at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit last week for a man fearing persecution by his former gang.

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Year in Review: UVA Law Reflects on 2015 With Favorite Stories

The University of Virginia School of Law’s year was marked with Supreme Court and clerkship successes, inspirational students and student projects, a mystery revealed, faculty who led national...

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Judge Agrees to Test DNA Evidence UVA Law Innocence Project Discovered

New evidence uncovered by the Innocence Project Clinic at the UVA School of Law will be tested in hopes of freeing Darnell Phillips, who has been imprisoned for 25 year for a crime he says he didn't...

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UVA Law Appellate Clinic Goes Undefeated in Fourth Circuit

The Appellate Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law went undefeated in the Fourth Circuit this year, winning all five of its cases there, including one of note that corrected...

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Law Alums Find a Historical Template for Success With J.D.-M.A.

University of Virginia School of Law alumni who earned the dual-degree J.D.-M.A. in history said it paid off with a deeper understanding of the law.

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Supreme Court Litigation Clinic Celebrates a Decade of Wins and Influence

The Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law is celebrating 10 years of involvement in some of the nation’s most important cases.

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UVA Law's Innocence Project Finds DNA That May Exonerate Man

New DNA evidence discovered by the University of Virginia School of Law Innocence Project may lead to a man's release after five decades in prison.

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In a Shifting Legal Landscape, Health Law Clinic Continues to Adapt to...

The University of Virginia School of Law's Health Law Clinic — a collaboration with the Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville — provides low-income clients with the help they need on...

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A Fake Constitutional Showdown: 'Docs v. Glocks' Among Cases UVA Law Students...

The state of Florida's recent attempt to keep doctors from asking patients about their guns is one of a number of controversial cases students in the clinic have been weighing in on through amicus...

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New Evidence Bolsters 2 Habeas Petitions Filed by Innocence Project at UVA Law

The Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law is investigating new evidence in two high-profile criminal cases they say bolsters their clients’ innocence claims.

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An Overview of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic

Professor Dan Ortiz, director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, talks to admitted students about the clinic. This session was part of UVA Law’s 2017 Admitted Students Open House.

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Helping at the Halfway House

University of Virginia School of Law students and local attorneys are launching an effort to teach men at a local halfway house about their rights.

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Stephen Braga Named New Director of Clinical Programs at UVA Law

Stephen L. Braga, director of the Appellate Litigation Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law, has been promoted to director of clinical programs.

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Environmental Clinic Students Tackle Timely Topics

The University of Virginia School of Law's Environmental and Regulatory Law Clinic worked on cases involving clean energy, global warming, water pollution and the Atlantic Coast pipeline this year.

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