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Students at the University of Virginia School of Law are learning how to represent some furry friends. A new class this fall is exploring issues surrounding animal law.

University of Virginia School of Law Alumni in the News:
Christopher Frankenfield ’09 received the 2009 Sidney M. Perlstadt Memorial Award for his paper, The Relationship Between ERISA, State and Local Health Care Experimentation, and the Need for National Health Care Reform. The award was granted by the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel in its fifth annual employee benefits writing competition.

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"The Internet and the Duty to Moderate": Anthony Ciolli, former chief education director for the controversial Internet forum AutoAdmit, debated Professor Ted White last week on whether there is a duty to moderate open forums on the Internet. http://ne.edgecastcdn.net/000184/podcast /0910/autoadmit113.mp3

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Bid on a Virginia "LawHoo" license plate to benefit the PILA auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie wItem&item=260500652406
Money raised from the auction helps students working in public interest jobs over the summer.

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Though online distribution of manipulated copyrighted material such as movies and music has generated much legal analysis in recent years, a similar emerging area of intellectual property law is largely overlooked, William Fisher said at the Law School on Thursday.

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President Obama had nominated N.C. Court of Appeals judge, James Wynn LL.M. '95, to the Fourth Circuit.

University of Virginia School of Law Students recently raised money for the Public Interest Law Association through a Rock Band video game contest judged by faculty and staff. Rock-a-PILA raised more than $1,200 to fund grants for students working in public service this summer.

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"Strategies for Establishing and Building Client Relationships," with adjunct professor Jim Donovan, managing director at Goldman Sachs. http://ne.edgecastcdn.net/000184/podcast /0910/jdonovan103009.mp3

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Alumni in the News: J. Travis Laster '95: Both Sides of the Bench in Delaware's Court of Chancery: Former corporate lawyer J. Travis Laster '95 on his first weeks on Delaware's Court of Chancery. http://bit.ly/2RWUXY

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Virginia First Lady Anne Holton spoke to the Child Advocacy Clinic on Monday about the state's foster care system.

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Alumni in the News: DeMaurice Smith '89 Represents Players in Discussions About Long-Term Effects of Head Injuries in Football: In a Congressional hearing, DeMaurice Smith '89, executive director of the N.F.L.. http://bit.ly/LoffP

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Virginia Law Alumni Discuss Their Careers in Human Rights Law
http://ne.edgecastcdn.net/000184/podcast /0910/hrcareerpanel1009.mp3
Human rights attorneys Elizabeth Amory '01 (U.S. State Department), Mark Bromley '95 founder and council chair, Council for Global Equality) and Susan Sajadi '05 (Burke O'Neil) discuss their careers.




















