Virginia Law Weekly
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Virginia Law Weekly is a weekly newspaper
published by students at the University of Virginia School of Law
each Friday of the school year, excluding breaks and exam periods. In 2006, 2007, and 2008 the Law Weekly was recognized as Best Law School Newspaper by the Law Student Division of the American Bar Association
. http://www.abanet.org/lsd/awards/history/2006winners.html http://www.abanet.org/lsd/awards/2007/winners.pdf
Virginia Law Weekly was first printed in 1948 and has been cited by several courts in published judicial opinions, including the U.S. Supreme Court
(Patterson v. New York (1977)), the Fifth Circuit (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.
Newspaper
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published by students at the University of Virginia School of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law was founded in Charlottesville in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as one of the original subjects taught at his "academical village," the University of Virginia. The law school maintains an enrollment of approximately 1,100 students in its initial degree program...
each Friday of the school year, excluding breaks and exam periods. In 2006, 2007, and 2008 the Law Weekly was recognized as Best Law School Newspaper by the Law Student Division of the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
. http://www.abanet.org/lsd/awards/history/2006winners.html http://www.abanet.org/lsd/awards/2007/winners.pdf
Virginia Law Weekly was first printed in 1948 and has been cited by several courts in published judicial opinions, including the U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
(Patterson v. New York (1977)), the Fifth Circuit (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.