The first night of the course featured former Wyoming U.S. The Karsh Center for Law and Democracy sponsored the course. He stepped away from his UVA job in 2021 to lead the House of Representatives’ investigation into the attack on the Capitol. The class was organized and co-taught by UVA Law professor Payvand Ahdout, who studies separation of powers issues, and Timothy Heaphy, a 1991 School of Law graduate, former U.S.