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University of Virginia faculty members regularly publish a variety of books, and not just in their academic disciplines. Extending the group of UVA authors to alumni yields many titles for readers to choose from at any given time.The selected list he

Frederick Schauer (University of Virginia School of Law) has posted A Frame Without a Picture: On the Relevance of Law to the Decision of Hard Cases on SSRN. Here is the abstract: How are judges (and others) to decide hard...

Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land for 50 years. But the Supreme Court has said that honoring precedent is not an "inexorable command."

Free expression is a fundamental principle of human dignity. It doesn’t need to be hedged against other priorities.

Dominion's $1.3 billion lawsuit may have to reach a higher standard in defamation litigation. But court documents show it's ready for the fight.

First published Fri Nov 29, 2002; substantive revision Mon May 1, 2017 This entry explores the topic of free speech. It starts with a general discussion of freedom in relation to speech and then moves on to examine one of the first and best defenses of free speech, based on the harm principle. This provides a useful starting point for further digressions on the subject. The discussion moves on from the harm principle to assess the argument that speech can be limited because it causes offense ra...

Dominion is going after Trump allies and right-wing media over election conspiracy theories. Experts say the voting technology companys defamation lawsuits could be devastating if they win. jshamsian@insider.com (Jacob Shamsian) © Provided by Business Insider Sidney Powell and President Donald Trump. Getty Images Dominion Voting Systems — an election technology company implicated in false conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election — filed a $1.3 billion laws...