The Multiracial Democracy Ahead

George Washington University Law School professor Spencer Overton delivers the keynote for “Voting Rights at the Crossroads of the 2026 Election,” sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law. UVA Law professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson introduces Overton. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 28, 2026)

Panelists discuss law and policy at the intersection of voting rights and race on the eve of the 2026 election. Panelists included Professors Henry L. Chambers Jr. ’91 of the University of Richmond School of Law, Guy-Uriel E. Charles of Harvard Law School, Tabatha Abu El-Haj of Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Rebecca Green of William & Mary Law School and Michael S. Kang of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. UVA Law professor Michael D. Gilbert serves as moderator. Professor Kimberly Jenkins Robinson introduces the event, which was sponsored by the Center for the Study of Race and Law. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 28, 2026)

Yale Law School professor John Fabian Witt, an expert on American legal history, delivers the McCorkle Lecture. Professor Risa Goluboff introduces Witt. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 20, 2026)

Mila Versteeg examines how and why new constitutions often fall short during a lecture honoring her appointment as the Walter L. Brown Professor of Law. Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 introduced Versteeg. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 9, 2026)

Panelists discuss the book “Contract Hazards: Lawyers and Their Landmines,” by Professors Mitu Gulati of UVA Law, Stephen J. Choi of New York University Law School, and former UVA Law Dean Robert E. Scott of Columbia Law School. Panelists included University of Minnesota Law School professor Brian Bix, Penn Carey Law professor David Hoffman, George Washington University Law School professor Barak D. Richman, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law adjunct faculty member Glenn D. West and Penn Carey Law deputy dean Tess Wilkinson-Ryan. UVA Law professor Paul B. Stephan ’77 serves as moderator, Vice Dean Ashley S. Deeks introduces the event and Scott also makes remarks. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 7, 2026)

Messiah Johnson, a longtime client of the Innocence Project at UVA Law who was exonerated, joins Professors Jennifer Givens and Juliet Hatchett ’15 to share his experience for Wrongful Conviction Day. (University of Virginia School of Law, Oct. 2, 2026)

Abigail Dillen, president of Earthjustice, speaks with moderator Professor Cale Jaffe ’01 as part of the Lillian K. Stone Distinguished Lecture in Environmental Policy. Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 gives introductory remarks. (University of Virginia School of Law, Sept. 1, 2026)

Shaping Justice Award recipients Joe Zogby ’96, Democratic staff director for the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Maggie Birkel ’18, deputy director of The Second Look Project, a nonprofit working to reduce lengthy prison sentences, spoke at UVA Law’s Public Service Kickoff event. Ryan Faulconer ’08, assistant dean for public service and director of the Public Service Center, and Professor Annie Kim ’99, director of the Program in Law and Public Service, also gave remarks. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 27, 2026)

Assistant Dean for Admissions Natalie Blazer ’08 tells new UVA Law students what makes them unique. She spoke as part of the Class of 2029 orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 14, 2026)

Dean Leslie Kendrick ’06 urges new UVA Law students to treat each other as neighbors. She spoke as part of the Class of 2029 orientation. (University of Virginia School of Law, Aug. 14, 2026)