William & Mary Law School presented the Marshall-Wythe Medallion, its highest honor, to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor this spring.
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Lt. General Charles Pede (Ret.), former Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army, has been named recipient of this year’s Citizen Lawyers in Action Award, presented annually by William & Mary Law School’s Institute of Bill of Rights Law.
Attorney and former prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal ’99 will serve as the commencement speaker for William & Mary Law School's Class of 2026 in May.
Professor Myrisha S. Lewis celebrates the publication of her groundbreaking new book and a significant university award.
Professor Nathan B. Oman has a new book out from Oxford University Press, “Living Oracles: Law and the Latter-day Saint Tradition." Learn more in this Q&A.
On February 27, the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal (BORJ) hosted its annual symposium, “Defending Due Process: Why Fairness Matters in a Polarized World.”
Recentl research that draws on W&M Law School’s George Wythe Collection, reveals how Wythe may have relied on classical sources to craft the phrase that has endured for nearly two and a half centuries on Virginia’s Seal.
Five new graduate certificate programs designed to meet rising demand for applied legal knowledge across regulated, technology-driven, and professional sectors will be launched in January 2027.
The William & Mary Law Review recently partnered with the Duke Center for Firearms Law to host a Symposium titled, “Challenging Gun Industry Immunity.”
On February 3, the Law School celebrated the return of the pie-eating contest, which provides financial support to bone marrow transplant patients.
Professor James Y. Stern has been selected by the American Law Institute to serve as an Associate Reporter for the Fourth Restatement of Property.
The National Trial Team has been crowned National Champion, earning first place at the National Championships Labor and Employment Law Trial Advocacy Competition held in New Orleans.
William & Mary Law School recently hosted a webinar on Venezuela, the United States & International Law.
A recent episode of The International Risk Podcast featured Professor Lev Breydo, exploring how sovereign debt has evolved into a strategic instrument of power amid rising geopolitical risk.
William & Mary Law School's Professor Allison Orr Larsen has been named among the latest elected members of the American Law Institute.
Prominent legal theorist James Penner will be awarded the 2026 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize during the annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference in London, England, next October.
Nicole B. Porter, Rita Anne Rollins Professor of Law at William & Mary Law School, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Chai Feldblum Award.