<p>Tradition is most well known today for starring in blockbuster Supreme Court cases about controversial social issues, notably abortion and firearms.  Bu

Embedded in a recently decided Supreme Court case about Cuba and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act—Exxon Mobil v. Cimex—was a debate about the basic purpose of suing foreign government entities.  T...

The back end of the Supreme Court’s October Term 2025 brought us three decisions in statutory cases dealing with foreign relations law. Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. explored the...

Podcast Episode · Business Scholarship Podcast · June 30 · 30m

[This post is by Rachel Bayefsky, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Virginia.]

In recent years, “tradition” has been influentially invoked in constitutional rights adjudication and legal scholarship. The Supreme Court, in contexts ranging from abortion to the Second Amendment to...

Rachel Bayefsky, Tradition and Feminism in Constitutional Rights Adjudication, __ Va. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming), available at SSRN (May 27, 2025).Chao-Ju ChenIn the post-Dobbs world, concerns over the ...

Michael Francus (University of Virginia; University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame Law School) has posted The Truth About Consequences: Purdue Pharma's Lessons for Statutory Interpretation on SSRN. Here is the abstract: The Supreme Court's opinion in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma LP made waves in the world of bankruptcy. Scholars and practitioners alike have discussed the opinion's impact on bankruptcy practice and on mass-tort resolution.

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Professor Rachel Bayefsky of the University of Virginia School of Law has won the Association of American Law Schools’ Junior Scholarship Award for her scholarship in civil procedure. Professor Payvan...

In recent years, "tradition" has been influentially invoked in constitutional rights adjudication and legal scholarship. The Supreme Court, in context

The workshop will begin on the morning of Friday, April 25, 2025. Each panel will consist of three to four junior scholars, with a senior scholar commenting on the papers and leading a group discussion.