Cynthia Nicoletti

Cynthia Nicoletti is a Professor of Law and Professor of History at the University of Virginia School of Law. Her research focuses on American legal history, particularly the legal dimensions of the Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

• Ph.D. in Law from University of Virginia
• J.D. from Harvard Law School

Her scholarly work examines the legality of the Emancipation Proclamation and the secession question through Jefferson Davis's proposed treason trial. While no recent publications are listed in the provided text, her research trajectory centers on constitutional law and post-Civil War legal settlements.