On August 3, 1769, George Wythe ordered a copy of "Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland in the Years 1763 and 1764" from John Norton in London. The set chronicles Irish resentment to British rule, mirroring the American colonial experience. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday

On July 17, 1806, Thomas Jefferson wrote to George Wythe's executor, William DuVal, offering to purchase various items from Wythe's estate, including a watch and seal. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday

A lawyer, teacher and judge, George Wythe also spent over 30 years as a politician. He served in various offices in colonial Virginia including Clerk of the House of Burgesses, Interim Attorney General, and Mayor of Williamsburg. #WytheWednesday

Early July 1776 - where is George Wythe? Not in Philadelphia working on the Declaration of Independence, he's back in Williamsburg contributing to the debates regarding Virginia's new constitution and government. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday #USA250

#OTD in 1806, The Richmond Enquirer published a small notice stating that the General Court of Virginia had elected to wear black arm bands for three months, in memory of George Wythe, who died on June 8th. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday

In honor of #USA250, there's a new exhibit in The George Wythe Room featuring "revolutionary" books and historical revolutions. wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday

Five remarkable collections of documentary heritage from across the United Kingdom have been inscribed onto the UNESCO Memory of the World National Register, recognising their outstanding historical, cultural and social significance: unesco.org.uk/news/five-ou...

Five outstanding collections join the UNESCO Memory of the World National Register | UNESCO in the UK

Five remarkable collections of documentary heritage from across the United Kingdom have been inscribed onto the UNESCO Memory of the World National Register, recognising their outstanding historical…

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Happy 300th birthday, George Wythe! "The birthdate of the Chancellor, if he was 80 at the time of his death, would have had to fall between 21 April and 8 June, 1726.' — 'George Wythe: Lawyer, Revolutionary, Judge' (1985): catalog.libraries.wm.edu/permalink/01... #WytheWednesday ##USA250 #Wythe300

The New York Appellate Division, Second Department. #AppellatePlaces

8 JUNE 1776, PHILADELPHIA: The Continental Congress debates yesterday’s motion for a Declaration of Independence. “The Sensible part of the House opposed the Motion,” Edward Rutledge of South Carolina writes to John Jay. founders.archives.gov/documents/Ja...

Congratulations to Ken Burns (APS 2011), who was awarded the inaugural Commonwealth Prize by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond, established to commemorate America's 250th, in recognition of his career chronicling our nation's past through documentary films.

My library’s copy just arrived. I will turn first to the chapter on the history of equitable interpretation of statutes.

David Foster@david-foster.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Essays on the History of Equity – published today with Hart 🎉 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/essays-on...

We are hosting a walking tour of Windsor Castle, Smithfield, Va., at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Make plans to join us! #walkingtour

June is Pride Month! Explore incredible stories, outstanding scholarship, and beautiful books Take 30% off select titles using promo code <10PRIDE26> at checkout www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10093/ #booksky #readUP

Clinic students at #UVALaw collaborated with Virginia lawmakers during the recent legislative session to secure passage of several bills that were signed into law. www.law.virginia.edu/news/202606/...

Clinic Helps Pass Bills on Aid for Incarcerated Pregnant Women, Opioid Treatment

Students in the State and Local Government Policy Clinic at the University of Virginia School of Law worked with Virginia lawmakers to help shepherd bills on assistance for incarcerated pregnant women...

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Three years after renaming, School Board member seeks to honor George Wythe again

Three years after renaming, School Board member seeks to honor George Wythe again

The School Board meets on Monday night, but it’s unclear how much support Jafari has for his motion.

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June 4, 1776: “Our Affairs are hastening fast to a Crisis; and the approaching Campaign will in all Probability determine forever the Fate of America.” Congress’ John Hancock writes to Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland exhorting them to prepare defenses. 1/3

not sure if everyone can access this, but I just learned about some dramatic changes to SSRN from Steve Bainbridge's Substack. This is really bad; SSRN has been how I keep up with scholarship in my field from a variety of researchers www.stephenbainbridge.com/p/the-social...

The Social Science Research Network Has Jumped the Shark

Significant and unwelcome changes to what had been legal academia's major open source scholarly repository and notice system

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Three years ago today, Chief Justice Roberts refused the Senate’s request to testify about judicial ethics. See letter below. Roberts cited separation of powers and judicial independence. These notions are constructed over time, often through interbranch clashes. Interested in an early one? 1/3

May 29, 1776: Congress resolves "That an animated address be published to impress the minds of the people with the necessity of their now stepping forward to save their country, their freedom and property." In the handwriting of George Wythe: wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php?ti... #WytheWednesday #USA250

Somebody tell J.T. we finally added the latest champions' names to the Wolf Law Library Open golf trophy. For library golf. Golf, in the library: www.flickr.com/photos/wolfl...

Today, we celebrate the 207th anniversary of Walt Whitman's birth, a momentous occasion that invites us to reflect on his profound impact on American literature and culture. Here’s to Whitman’s enduring legacy, calling us to celebrate the beauty of life in all its forms: vist.ly/5648w

"Garments," "Glances," "Limbs," and "Rivulets" - Commonplace

Written to mark the bicentennial of Whitman’s birth, my poems operate within that lacuna, occupying the dissonant threshold between Whitman’s optimistic vision for America, “out of hopeful green stuff woven,” and my own personal history.

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May 31, 1776: "I am very glad to find that the Virginia Convention have passed so noble a vote, and with so much unanimity." George Washington rejoices that his home colony endorsed American independence, but is frustrated that some politicians still think it possible to reconcile with Britain. 1/3

May 29, 1776: Congress decides that “an animated address be published to impress the minds of the people with the necessity of their now stepping forward to save their country, their freedom and property.” Thomas Jefferson, George Wythe, Samuel Adams and Edward Rutledge form a committee for the job.

Leaving a legacy: Longtime journalist Wilford Kale dies at 81: https://mrf.lu/-y1m

Leaving a legacy: Longtime journalist Wilford Kale dies at 81

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W&M News: "Building Pathways to Legal Careers: Inside W&M’s Legal Scholars Program": news.wm.edu/2026/05/26/b...

Building pathways to legal careers: Inside W&M’s Legal Scholars program

Through mentorship, financial support and a lasting alumni network, the Legal Scholars program at William & Mary is reshaping access to the legal profession.

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May 28, 1776: Richard Hanson is hauled before the Committee of Dinwiddie County, Va., for having violated the national fast day proclaimed earlier in the month. He apologetically explains he had forgotten he had invited guests to dinner until it was too late to cancel without being impolite.

27 MAY 1776, WILLIAMSBURG: The committee for the Virginia Declaration of Rights produces its final draft, whose first article states “that all men are born equally free and independent, and have certain inherent natural rights, of which they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity;

Paleographers, amateur and professional! Care to take a look? Two mystery signatures in one of our vol. 2s of Bushrod Washington's Virginia Reports (2 Va.). Same surname, different people? Woodall? Goodson? A Jr., perhaps? Probably 18th- and 19th-century attorneys, maybe from Richmond, Virginia?

May 27, 1776: The Virginia Convention reviews and sends to a committee the draft of the colony’s Declaration of Rights, which is intended as a legal basis for its new constitution. The landmark document has been largely written over the previous six days by George Mason of Fairfax County. 1/3