The Law Weekly Wrapped 2025–26
Dear loyal readers, and don’t worry, I know you’re loyal because you’re reading my article. As you’ve likely noticed, my pieces are always deep cuts and require elite ball knowledge to locate, thanks to the “Co-Editors-in-Chief” consistently denying me my birthright of front-page, above-the-fold placement.
But since you presumably had to flip through a few pages to find this, fear not, you will be handsomely rewarded with, drumroll please, The Law Weekly 2025–26 Wrapped. Yes, just like your Spotify Wrapped, but without Sabrina Carpenter. And please, lean into the urge to performatively post this on your Instagram story.
So, in case you somehow missed every issue of the Law Weekly this year, here’s the TLDR: the Head Intern is the star of the show. As for lowlights, there were a few, but, then again, too few to mention (except for the time the “Co-Editors-in-Chief” showed up to a weekly meeting with Chipotle exclusively for themselves).
Anywho, without further ado, here are the top three articles (plus an honorable mention) from this year’s Law Weekly:
#1 — “Of Koi and Consequences” – February 25, 2026 — Adam Slocum ’27
This is a piece about a massive koi the author observed in the pond near the Riparian Garden by the Forum Hotel that one day mysteriously disappeared. It then transitions to a recount of the author’s swimming workouts at the North Grounds Recreation Center. Overall, it was extremely impressive that the author was able to write over 900 words on seeming nonsense. What is more Law Weekly than that?
Additionally, based on his casual deployment of both Thomas Jefferson and Dylan Thomas, the author is clearly a learned and distinguished gentleman.
#2 — “Colophon Schemes & Color Dreams: An Intern’s Story” January 21, 2026 — Adam Slocum ’27
In second place is “Colophon Schemes & Color Dreams,” by the same author of “Of Koi and Consequences.” This piece revolves around the author’s time as a member of TheLaw Weekly and his attempts to take control of the institution, a pastime that remains perennially in vogue among Law Weekly interns.
Editor’s Note: Despite Mr. Slocum’s use of the plural in the preceding statement, he remains—and has, during his tenure, always been—the sole intern currently associated with the Virginia Law Weekly.
#3 — “A New Sports Club is Rising: The North Grounds Football League” – November 19, 2025 — Adam Slocum ’27
In third place is “A New Sports Club is Rising,” brought to you by, you guessed it, the same author of “Of Koi and Consequences” and “Colophon Schemes & Color Dreams: An Intern’s Story.” This is a great article about a group of friends who play football on the Holcombe Green Lawn in front of the Law School, and it shows the author is not only a gentleman and a scholar, but also an athlete. If you look closely, there is a play on a J.D. Salinger quote in there, too. Kudos to the author, his inkwell, and his quill for this accomplishment.
Honorable Mention — “The Other Tax Review” – February 25, 2026 — Andrew Moore ’28
Lastly, we have to tip our hat to “The Other Tax Review,” with an honorable mention merely because it quotes one of Law Weekly’s most decorated writers, their Head Intern.
One may say that Mr. A. Moore’s article is merely “good enough for government work,” but that is precisely why it only gets the HM.
So, that’s The Law Weekly Wrapped! Congratulations to the author of the top 3 placements, and to Mr. A Moore for his honorable mention. We hope to see more articles like these in the future, and perhaps the overwhelmingly positive reception will convince the “Co-Editors-in-Chief” to start running issues over the summer. After all, a Law Weekly issue delayed is a Law Weekly issue denied.
Then again, that’s about as likely as this article getting front-page placement. So, I guess I’ll see you in August.
From all of us at the Law Weekly—HAGS. Sleep tight, and don’t let the summer associates bite.
Adam Slocum ’27, wnq3me@virginia.edu
Review of “The Law Weekly Wrapped 2025–26”
Dear loyal readers, and don’t worry, I know you’re loyal because you’re reading a review of another review, which is the very type of brilliance and buffoonery for which the Law Weekly has been recognized by the American Bar Association.
We’ve been contracted by rival tycoon, Mr. Adam Slocum ’27, to “incept” Co-Editor-in-Chief Bradley Berklich ’27, inducing him to sell his vast inheritance in the Virginia Law Weekly. In exchange, Andrew Moore ’28 has been promised immunity for his crimes if he can escape the review within the review within the review.
Thus, this will be the review within the review, setting the foundation of the review within the review within the review, which will incept Mr. Berklich.
The premise underlying Mr. Slocum’s review rests upon a flawed presumption that our loyal readers are gullible enough to be bamboozled into believing that Mr. Slocum’s articles sit amongst the pantheon of the Law Weekly’s articles from the 78th edition of this historic publication. Mr. Slocum’s review is an exercise in hubris, in which he has cited his three articles as the top three articles from this year’s edition.
While I will refrain from suggesting my own “Law Weekly Wrapped” of this year’s edition, I suggest you seek out any articles penned by “star second-baseman and newspaperman extraordinaire Sam Koeppel ’28.”[1] Some have suggested that Mr. Koeppel is the heir-apparent to Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite.
If you are skeptical, I would urge you to next survey the musings of Andrew Moore ’28. His mix of archaic writing style and obscure literary references harkens back to an era of beautiful prose, exemplified best by Benjamin Cardozo in Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. Hopefully, he can escape his review of my review of Mr. Slocum’s review of the Law Weekly.
Since, by the laws of inception, significant word dilation occurs within the review within a review, I am forced to suspend my review of Mr. Slocum’s review for fear of being lost in the word count.
***Sell the Law Weekly, Brad!***
[1]https://www.lawweekly.org/front-page/2026/4/8/softball-invitationalopen-division-rundownnbspnbsp
Sam Koeppel ’28, bjp4zx@virginia.edu
Review of “Review of ‘The Law Weekly Wrapped 2025–26’”
Dear loyal readers, and don’t worry, I know you’re loyal because you’re reading a rerereview. Much like Cobb, I am at serious risk of getting lost in the maze of my own mind, and it's only partly due to the premise of this article.
My colleague Mr. Sam Koeppel ’28—who represents the greatest combination of athleticism and legal intellect since Justice “Whizzer” White—penned an excellent review “marked by sharp humor and genuine creativity” (“The Law Weekly Wrapped 2025–26” by Adam Slocum ’27). That said, Mr. Koeppel only erred in refraining from suggesting his own “Law Weekly Wrapped.” The clear top three articles from the year are as follows:
“The Law Weekly Wrapped 2025–26”—A masterpiece of jurisprudence.
“Review of ‘The Law Weekly Wrapped 2025–26’”—A spellbinding critique of a masterpiece of jurisprudence.
“Review of ‘Review of ‘The Law Weekly Wrapped 2025–26’’” - A confusing extension of a spellbinding critique of a masterpiece of jurisprudence.
Author: Andrew Moore ’28, cwb5ex@virginia.edu