Read Full Article (PDF) Modern firms acknowledge the advantages in acting ethically. For some time, the goal of shareholder profit maximization has shared the stage with objectives that benefit a broader group of stakeholders. Such benefits can be attractive to not...
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Oh Deer: The Elk Court’s Misunderstanding of the Citizenship Clause
Read Full Article (PDF) This Article examines the enduring legacy of Elk v. Wilkins, 112 U.S. 94 (1884), a Supreme Court decision that interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment’s Citizenship Clause to exclude Native Americans from birthright citizenship. By relegating...
Digitally Branded: The Developmental Catastrophe of Juvenile Sex Offender Registries
Read Full Article (PDF) Juvenile sex offender registration was never a natural fit for the youth justice system, but in the digital age, it has become deeply harmful. What began as a paper-based precaution has evolved into a sprawling digital regime that permanently...
Transformative Technology and Shortening the Statute of Limitations Applicable to Taxpayers
Read Full Article (PDF) When it comes to submitting tax returns and paying taxes, most taxpayers understand the nature of their civic duties and do so dutifully, if not willingly. However, many taxpayers fail to grasp why the IRS has such an elongated time...
Debiasing Juror Decisions Using Intersectionality
Read Full Article (PDF) A criminal defendant’s right to trial by an impartial jury is enshrined in the Constitution. However, this right cannot be realized if juror implicit bias remains unchecked. Indeed, jurors’ implicit bias has been shown to affect decisions as...
Contracting Liability for Generative AI
Read Full Article (PDF) Generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) is straining the boundaries of long-established secondary liability doctrines in copyright law—including contributory infringement, vicarious liability, inducement, and statutory safe harbors. Courts...
The Freedman’s Savings Bank and Financial Literacy Education
Read Full Article (PDF) Financial literacy programs typically provide instruction on money management, basic economics, investment strategies, and a savings-centric approach. However, states vary as to whether the classes are implemented at the middle school level,...
DEI in Virginia Employment: Sword or Shield in Discrimination Litigation?
Read Full Article (PDF)Faith A. Alejandro * * Chambers-recognized Labor and Employment Shareholder at Sands Anderson, where she chairs the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Faith graduated summa cum laude from the University of Richmond School of Law in...
“Creating an Institution”: Celebrating the Fortieth Anniversary of Virginia’s Intermediate Appellate Court That Nearly Wasn’t
Read Full Article (PDF)Trevor S. Cox * * Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Richmond, Virginia; A.B., 2002, Harvard College; M.Phil., University of Cambridge, 2003; J.D., 2009, Harvard Law School. Any views expressed are those of the Author and do not reflect the...
Criminal Law and Procedure
Read Full Article (PDF)Ken J. Baldassari *Alli M. Mentch **Tanner M. Russo *** * Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Section, Office of the Attorney General, Commonwealth of Virginia. J.D., 2010, Notre Dame Law School; B.A., 2007, College of William &...
Civil Practice and Procedure
Read Full Article (PDF)Christopher S. Dadak * * Principal, Guynn Waddell, P.C., Salem, Virginia. J.D., 2012, University of Rich-mond School of Law; B.A., 2008, Washington and Lee University. The author thanks thelaw review staff not just for their consistent attention...
The Virginia Lobbyist and Ethics: Disclosures, Conflicts of Interest, and Campaign Finance
Read Full Article (PDF)Whittington W. Clement * * Special Counsel, Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP. Any views expressed are those ofthe Author and do not reflect the views of the firm. The Author is a past president of theVirginia Bar Association and served fourteen years...
Election Law
Read Full Article (PDF)Maureen A. Edobor * John J. Martin ** * Assistant Professor of Law, Washington and Lee School of Law; Fellow, DeLaney Center. ** Assistant Professor of Law, Quinnipiac University School of Law. Martin was a Research Assistant Professor of Law at...
In Recognition of Dean Wendy Perdue
Read Full Article (PDF)Jessica M. Erickson * James Gibson ** Corinna B. Lain *** * George E. Allen Chair in Law, University of Richmond School of Law. ** Sesquicentennial Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law. *** George E. Allen Chair in Law,...
Foreword
Read Full Article (PDF)The Honorable Stephen R. McCullough * * Justice for the Supreme Court of Virginia; J.D., 1997, University of Richmond School of Law.
In Memoriam Jack Saunders
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Preface
Read Full Article (PDF) Catherine Claire A. Smith * * Annual Survey Editor, University of Richmond Law Review; J.D. 2026, University of Richmond Law.