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On March 24, 2026, Professor John O. McGinnis joined William & Mary Law School's Federalist Society to present a lecture on “Why Democracy Needs the Rich: The Hidden Benefits of Wealth in a Free Society.” The event was co-sponsored by the Institute of Bill of Rights Law and the Center for the Study of Law and Markets. Professor McGinnis is the George C. Dix Professor in Constitutional Law at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.

On March 17, 2026, Professor John F. Duffy joined William & Mary Law School's Center for the Study of Law and Mark to present a lecture on “Property Theory and the Emergence of NIL Rights.” Professor Duffy is the Samuel H. McCoy II Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law.

On October 15, 2025, The Institute of Bill of Rights Law and the Center for the Study of Law and Markets hosted the Professor Charles Koch Administrative Law Forum. Panelists included Paul Verkuil, Former Chair of the Administrative Conference of the United States and President Emeritus of William & Mary, and John Duffy, Professor of Law at the University of Virginia, former clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, and one of the nation’s leading scholars in administrative and patent law. They were joined by Professor Allison Orr Larsen, director of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law and an expert in administrative law. The subject of the forum this year was Presidential Control Over Administrative Agency Personnel: The Future of Independent Agencies, Civil Service, and More. The program explored fundamental questions at the intersection of constitutional law, separation of powers, and administrative governance.

On February 28, 2025, Professor Barak D. Richman returned to William & May Law School to present a lecture as a guest of William & Mary Law School's Center for the Study of Law and Markets titled "Market Failures in US Health Care Markets: The Curious Case of Private Equity." Professor Richman is the Alexander Hamilton Professor of Business Law at the George Washington University Law School.

On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, The Center for the Study of Law and Markets, The Federalist Society, and The Business Law Society co-sponsored a lecture by Professor Julia D. Mahoney, "ESG Disclosure and Securities Regulation." Professor Mahoney is the John S. Battle Professor of Law and the Joseph C. Carter, Jr., Research Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law.

In this episode, William & Mary Law School Professor of the Practice of Law and CLCT Deputy Director, Dr. Iria Giuffrida, hosts William & Mary School of Education Class of 1963 Associate Professor of Higher Education, Dr. Stephanie Blackmon, to discuss the importance of experiential learning in cybersecurity education, and the significance of interdisciplinary collaboration. Dr. Blackmon is Program Facilitator for CyberExL, a program of the Coastal Node of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (COVA CCI), and she illustrates the value experiential learning can have for growing professionals, including gaining vital experience and mentorship in various areas of cybersecurity by working with companies, faculty, researchers, and university administrators. For additional information about COVA CCI CyberExL Program discussed in this episode, click here for a PDF. https://law.wm.edu/academics/intellectuallife/researchcenters/clct/exhibit-ai/additional-resources/exhibit-ai---exhibit-15---additional-resources.pdf?q=academics+intellectuallife+researchcenters+clct+exhibit-ai+additional-resources+exhibit-ai---exhibit-15---additional-resources.pdf The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the personal views of the speakers, and do not represent the official position of William & Mary Law School or any other affiliated institutions.

On Monday, February 4, 2019, Professor Gary Brown sat down with CLCT to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) and the law of war. Joined by William & Mary Law Professors Fred Lederer (CLCT Director) and Iria Giuffrida (CLCT Associate Director for Research), this 45-minute interview surveys key legal issues involving AI, Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems, cyber warfare, and international law. Guest Speaker Bio: Gary Brown currently serves as Professor of Practice at the College of Information and Cyberspace, at National Defense University. Professor Brown served for 25 years as a Judge Advocate with the United States Air Force, culminating in his role as first senior legal counsel for the U.S. Cyber Command. From there, he served as Head of Communications and Congressional Affairs for the Washington Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and then he became a Professor of Cyber Security at Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia. He also worked as a Cyber Policy and Strategy Analysis for the U.S. Department of Justice. Professor Brown is active in education, consulting, and advocacy regarding cyber law and policy, and regularly speaks on cyber operations law and policy. The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the personal views of the speakers, and do not represent the official position of the U.S. Department of Defense, The National Defense University, William & Mary Law School, or any other affiliated institutions.

Blockchain seems to be everywhere: from cryptocurrency to smart contract and more. Increasingly, many industries are asking whether blockchain is a solution for their business objectives and concerns. With the increased use of this often misunderstood technology, legal issues are bound to arise. To brace for change, CLCT is asking the questions lawyers will want to know — starting with “what is blockchain anyway?” In this episode, Exhibit AI explores this question, and the inevitable ramifications for blockchain in litigation. Host Taylor Treece (CLCT Buswell Post-Graduate Fellow) discusses major issues for blockchain and evidence with CLCT’s Graduate Research Fellows Alex Ashrafi and Scott Meyer. Together, they cover the basics of blockchain, popular blockchain use cases for lawyers to look out for, the application of Federal Rules of Evidence to blockchain, recent blockchain specific state evidentiary rules, the results of a “blockchain mock trial,” and the potential for blockchain to be used as an evidence record keeping system. The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the personal views of the speakers, and do not represent the official position of William & Mary Law School or any other affiliated institutions.

Once hailed as the cars of the future, self-driving or autonomous vehicles (AV) are quickly becoming a contemporary reality — but one with significant legal and policy implications. Regulators have been eager to pass legislation and issue orders governing this new technology, leading to a patchwork of state laws. Federal regulators have also had their eyes on AVs, but comprehensive federal legislation has not yet come to fruition. The question becomes — should we look to federal law for AV technology? In this episode, Taylor Treece, David Lim, and Daniel Shin. Together, they work through major legal hurdles AV regulation should address, consider international approaches to AVs, and weigh the pros and cons of state versus federal regulation. The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the personal views of the speakers, and do not represent the official position of William & Mary Law School or any other affiliated institutions.

Over the past decade, virtual reality has gone from an experimental pipedream to a multi-billion dollar market reality. While much has been made of the entertainment and educational possibilities of the technology, VR also has use cases in the legal system. In this episode, Brennan McGovern, Ott Lindstrom, and Alex Ashrafi work through the practical and evidentiary considerations that may arise if VR is implemented in the courtroom. The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the personal views of the speakers, and do not represent the official position of William & Mary Law School or any other affiliated institutions.

This episode kicks off a new podcast series looking at the developing legal landscape surrounding smart city technology. Innovations such as smart homes, smart transportation, autonomous vehicles, and the like have the capacity to take city planning by storm, and upend the way citizens and businesses interact with the communities within which they live and work. This innovation comes with great promises, but also its share of problems. The most often discussed issues are concerns surrounding data and personal privacy, cybersecurity, and liability. Recognizing that there are likely other legal challenges associated with this technology, our research teams plan to introduce discussion that goes beyond these immediate legal questions. In this episode, Buswell Post-Grad Fellow Lindsey Whitlow hosts the Smart Cities Research Team—CLCT Research Fellows Alex Pratt, Ott Lindstrom, and Katherine Sorrell—in giving a broad overview of what smart cities are and how they implicate the law. For resources and additional information found in this episode, click here for a PDF: https://law.wm.edu/academics/intellectuallife/researchcenters/clct/exhibit-ai/additional-resources/exhibit-ai---exhibit-6---additional-resources.pdf The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the personal views of the speakers, and do not represent the official position of William & Mary Law School or any other affiliated institutions.

In this first in-depth discussion of the interaction between the law and smart cities, we examine how the First Amendment may be implicated. Of the enumerated rights granted under the U.S. Constitution, those of the First Amendment are often hailed the most important and fundamental rights afforded to U.S. citizens. The big question, then, is whether smart cities will “chill” the ability for citizens to take advantage of these rights. CLCT Research Fellows Taylor Lain (host) and Alex Pratt explore the implications of public-private partnerships in smart cities on the freedom of speech, freedom to petition, and freedom of assembly. For resources and additional information found in this episode, click here for a PDF: https://law.wm.edu/academics/intellectuallife/researchcenters/clct/exhibit-ai/additional-resources/exhibit-ai---exhibit-7---additional-resources.pdf Special thanks go to Professor Timothy Zick, John Marshall Professor of Government and Citizenship and Cabell Research Professor, for his assistance with First Amendment doctrine. The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the personal views of the speakers, and do not represent the official position of William & Mary Law School or any other affiliated institutions.

In this episode, CLCT Research Fellows Taylor Lain (host), Katherine Sorrell, and Alex Pratt explore the implications of smart city technology for members of the intellectual and developmentally disabled (“I/DD”) community. As the world’s largest minority group, the I/DD community has the unique characteristic of being intersectional—many members of the community are also members of other minority groups. Tracing the history of legal protection for this community, real visibility in the law is only as recent as 30 years ago, with the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990). Our Fellows note that smart city technologists and engineers have the opportunity to account for the difficulties faced by this group before and during the design process, rather than as an afterthought. For resources and additional information found in this episode, click here for a PDF: https://law.wm.edu/academics/intellectuallife/researchcenters/clct/exhibit-ai/additional-resources/exhibit-ai---exhibit-9---additional-resources.pdf The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the personal views of the speakers, and do not represent the official position of William & Mary Law School or any other affiliated institutions.

Continuing our discussion of smart city technology and civil rights, CLCT Research Fellows Taylor Lain (host), Katherine Sorrell, and Alex Pratt explore the implications of specific smart city technology, such as facial recognition, predictive policing, and risk-assessment tools, and how these tools may affect minority or disadvantaged populations. While it is clear that there are major benefits in law enforcement using this technology, the team also discusses common concerns about the use and misuse of data gathered for such purposes. They then examine how one group in particular, immigrant communities, may be impacted by facial recognition technology. For resources and additional information on topics covered in this episode, click here for a PDF: https://law.wm.edu/academics/intellectuallife/researchcenters/clct/exhibit-ai/additional-resources/smart-cities---exhibit-10-additional-resources.pdf The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the personal views of the speakers, and do not represent the official position of William & Mary Law School or any other affiliated institutions.

In this episode, 2019-2020 postgraduate Buswell Research Fellow Lindsey Whitlow hosts recent William & Mary Law School graduates Alex Pratt and Andrew Parslow. The discussion begins with a brief history of the discipline of urban planning before diving into just some of the complexities of the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Our researchers explore how smart city plans may come into conflict with the Takings Clause, and how some technologies that may benefit the smart city could also run into problems with existing laws and regulations. For resources and additional information found in this episode, click here for a PDF: https://law.wm.edu/academics/intellectuallife/researchcenters/clct/exhibit-ai/additional-resources/exhibit-ai---exhibit-11---additional-resources.pdf The views and opinions expressed in this interview are the personal views of the speakers, and do not represent the official position of William & Mary Law School or any other affiliated institutions.