Professor Jim Moliterno has been invited to chair a conference on criminal defense lawyer ethics in Hangzhou, China in late July 2013. The conference will…
Fifty years ago the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright established the right to counsel for criminal defendants. An upcoming symposium at Washington and Lee School of Law…
Professor A. Benjamin Spencer is featured in the October 2012 issue of the Virginia Lawyer, the official publication of the Virginia State Bar. Professor Spencer…
For most, our self-concept is a complex creation, mingling together different aspects of our life experiences and personal traits. Too often, however, in academia and…
We are pleased to announce the publication of the third edition of Professor Russell Miller‘s book The Constitutional Jurisprudence of the Federal Republic of Germany (Duke…
What is the proper role of religion in public discourse? Can explicitly religious values inform public discussion on questions such as health care, abortion, and…
The law cannot function properly without an intense grounding in empirical reality. Through dozens of books, scholarly articles, speeches, opinion pieces, and legislative testimonies, Professor…
The rift between legal theory and the practice of law can be wide and deep. As the director of the Washington and Lee Criminal Justice…
In an era of prolific globalization comparative law should be flying high. Instead, it has undergone a crisis of confidence, with prominent scholars calling into…
Puzzle: a question, problem, or contrivance designed for testing ingenuity. (Merriam-Webster) While most people associate puzzles with jigsaws or crosswords, for Margaret Howard nothing beats…