''Virginia Law Weekly'' is a weekly
newspaper published by students at the
University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law or UVA Law) is the law school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as part of his "academical v ...
each Wednesday
of the school year, excluding breaks and exam periods. In 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2018, and 2019, the ''Law Weekly'' was recognized as Best Law School Newspaper by the Law Student Division of the
American Bar Association
''Virginia Law Weekly'' was first printed in 1948 and has been cited by several courts in published judicial opinions, including the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Supreme Court
Patterson v. New York (1977)
, the Fifth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (in case citations, 5th Cir.) is a United States federal court, federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the United States district court, district courts in the following United Stat ...
(Thermo King v. White's Trucking Service, 292 F.2d 668 (5th Cir. 1961)), and numerous state courts.
''Virginia Law Weekly'' was first published online in the late 1990s, providing a downloadable PDF version of each week's edition. Features Editor Joey Katzen '07 relaunched the website as a full-featured interactive newspaper site in the spring of 2005. Technology Editor David Markoff '17 redesigned the website in 2016.
References
External links
''Virginia Law Weekly'' website
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Legal education in the United States
University of Virginia
Student newspapers published in Virginia
1948 establishments in Virginia
Publications established in 1948
Weekly newspapers published in the United States