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Death penalty experts to debate at Vanderbilt Law School
Release Date: Nov 04, 2009
Criminal justice expert Ken Haas and District Attorney Jashua Marquis will argue for and against the abolishment of the death penalty.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces hears oral arguments in Flynn Auditorium
Release Date: Nov 04, 2009
Air Force Mayor Coretta Gray ’01 served as counsel for the government; 3Ls Christopher Hamp-Lyons and Andrew Free appeared on behalf of amicus curiae.
Article by Terry Maroney cited by two Minnesota Supreme Court Justices in Bonga v. State of Minnesota
Release Date: Oct 15, 2009
"Emotional Competence, 'Rational Understanding,' and the Criminal Defendent" cited to "bring awareness of the
Paul Atkins '83 appointed to bailout oversight panel
Release Date: Oct 07, 2009
Atkins previously served as an SEC Commissioner from 2002-08
Criminal Law Roundtable provides a forum for examining provocative research
Release Date: Sep 22, 2009
Roundtable sponsored by Vanderbilt's Criminal Justice Proram took place Sept. 11-12 at Vanderbilt Law School
Terry and Robert Banta, Class of 1979, honored as September 2009 Alumni of the Month
Release Date: Sep 21, 2009
The Bantas are cochairing promotion for the Class of 1979's 30th reunion.
Dean Chris Guthrie talks about the future of Vanderbilt Law School and his role as Dean
Release Date: Sep 15, 2009
A Nashville Bar Journal interview with Tracy Kane, Class of 2008
Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Professsor of Law Neal Tate dies
Release Date: Sep 14, 2009
Tate chaired Vanderbilt's Department of Political Science and held a secondary appointment on the law faculty.
2009 Order of the Coif graduates announced
Release Date: Sep 14, 2009
19 members of the Class of 2009 honored
John Conners '48, founding partner of Boult Cummings Conners and Berry, dies
Release Date: Sep 10, 2009
Conners' career as a health care litigator spanned 50 years
Vanderbilt welcomes 195 first-year students selected from an applicant pool of 4,851
Release Date: Aug 27, 2009
Entering J.D. and LL.M. students represent broad spectrum of experience and academic backgrounds
Jane Branstetter Stranch '78 nominated for seat on 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Release Date: Aug 06, 2009
As a partner in Branstetter Stranch & Jennings in Nashville, Stranch is an expert in ERISA law
Tyler Hagenbuch, Class of 2010, awarded Judge Frank F. Drowota III Scholarship
Release Date: Aug 06, 2009
Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation awards scholarship for 2009-10 school year
Can states legalize a federal crime? Robert Mikos examines conflict between state and federal drug laws
Release Date: Jul 22, 2009
Vanderbilt law professor argues that states wield power over national drug policy
Fitzpatrick & Swain appointed to Tennessee Advisory Committee of U.S. Commission of Civil Rights
Release Date: Jul 13, 2009
Swain appointed to second term; Fitzpatrick joins committee as new member
Economist Paige Skiba examines financial consequences of winning the lottery
Release Date: Jul 07, 2009
From big bucks to bankruptcy?
33 Vanderbilt graduates secure judicial clerkships
Release Date: Jul 02, 2009
VLS alums will serve in the D.C., 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Circuit Courts of Appeals
Gail Ashworth '83 elected president of Tennessee Bar Association
Release Date: Jun 29, 2009
Danny Van Horn '97 elected vice president, to serve as president in 2011-12
2005 Vanderbilt Law Review article by Lisa Bressman cited in Scalia opinion
Release Date: Jun 22, 2009
"How Mead Has Muddled Judicial Review of Agency Action" cited in concurring opinion in Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council et. al.
Chris Guthrie named Dean of Vanderbilt Law School
Release Date: May 27, 2009
Chris Guthrie will become Vanderbilt's 15th Dean July 1, Chancellor Nick Zeppos has announced
2009 graduates honored for scholastic and service achievements
Release Date: May 08, 2009
Tory Hodges Lewis receives 2009 Founders Medal
David Lewis honored with 2009 Richard E. Neustadt Award for best book on U.S. presidency
Release Date: May 08, 2009
Lewis is professor of political science and professor of law at Vanderbilt
2009 summer stipend award winners announced
Release Date: May 08, 2009
35 Vanderbilt law students award summer stipends for public service internships
Professors Robert Belton, Jon Bruce and Jim Ely assume emeriti status
Release Date: May 08, 2009
Retiring professors honored for their contributions and career achievements
Jan Neuharth '80 honored with 2009 Distinguished Service Award
Release Date: May 07, 2009
Neuharth served as president of the Law School's National Council from 2005-07
Cecil Branstetter '49 named 2009 Distinguished Alumnus
Release Date: May 07, 2009
Branstetter honored for distinguished legal career and support of Vanderbilt Law School
28 students to serve international & environmental externships during summer and fall 2009
Release Date: Apr 29, 2009
VLS students accept positions with 25 different international organizations
2009 student awards announced
Release Date: Apr 21, 2009
Scott Goldman, Georgia Sims, Byron Sarhangian & DeNae Thomas recognized for leadership contributions
Professors Suzanna Sherry, Brian Fitzpatrick, Randall Thomas & Richard Nagareda receive 2009 Hall-Hartman Awards
Release Date: Apr 21, 2009
Awards recognize outstanding teaching, based on students' votes
Nita Farahany's book, "The Impact of Behavioral Sciences on Criminal Law," released
Release Date: Apr 15, 2009
Essays in collection address use of behavioral predispositions as evidence in criminal trials
Neal Tate, chair of political science & professor of law, wins Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor
Release Date: Apr 15, 2009
Award recognizes Tate's scholarship on international human rights and judicial systems
Meredith Brinegar Cross, '82, named new director of SEC Division of Corporation Finance
Release Date: Apr 14, 2009
Cross comes to the SEC from WilmerHale in D.C., where she is a partner in the Corporate Finance Division
Stephen A. Owens, '81, nominated to be Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
Release Date: Apr 02, 2009
Owens previously directed Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Tyler Hagenbuch, Class of 2010, named Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholar
Release Date: Mar 18, 2009
Hagenbuch is one of four 2009 Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars
New book by Erin O'Hara & Larry Ribstein explores law as a global commodity
Release Date: Mar 05, 2009
"The Law Market" addresses "law shopping" as an unforeseen byproduct of globalization
Dean Rubin to step down June 30
Release Date: Mar 04, 2009
Accomplishments include addition of 16 faculty and 40% increase in applications
Women's and men's earnings hurt by housework
Release Date: Mar 03, 2009
Economist Joni Hersch's research individuals women's salaries negatively affected regardless of profession
Brian Fitzpatrick testifies before Tennessee House Subcommittee regarding Tennessee Plan
Release Date: Feb 25, 2009
"Sky will not fall" if plan is allowed to sunset, says Fitzpatrick
Michael Newton serves on American Society of International Law Task Force
Release Date: Feb 03, 2009
ASIL task force recommends U.S. policy of positive engagement with International Criminal Court
Oberlin President Martin Krislov discusses affirmative action
Release Date: Jan 27, 2009
Former University of Michigan counsel gives an inside look at two Supreme Court affirmative action cases
Justin Wilson, '70, elected Tennessee State Comptroller
Release Date: Jan 16, 2009
Wilson elected by joint assembly of Tennessee House and Senate
Research by Tracey George illuminates the ways in which politics affect Supreme and appellate courts
Release Date: Jan 15, 2009
Administrations consider both political and policymaking goals, according to George
William V. Corr, '73, named Deputy Secretary at Department of Health & Human Services by President-elect Obama
Release Date: Jan 13, 2009
Corr currently heads a leading anti-tobacco organization, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Paper coauthored by Randall Thomas is finalist for 2008 Brattle Prize
Release Date: Jan 12, 2009
Paper by Randall Thomas, Alon Brav, Wei Jian and Frank Portnoy focuses on hedge fund activism
Eve Biskind Kothen, '75, wins 2009 AALS Father Drinan Award
Release Date: Jan 11, 2009
Klothen recognized for work as assistant dean for pro bono and public interest programs at Rutgers
Research illuminates how the brain thinks about crime and punishment
Release Date: Dec 09, 2008
Law professor Owen Jones and neuroscientist Rene Marois collaborate on groundbreaking research
Research by Paige Marta Skiba highlights payday loan problem
Release Date: Dec 09, 2008
Study results indicate that financial 'quick fix' leads to personal bankruptcy
Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey, '68, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, to take senior status in January
Release Date: Nov 26, 2008
Judge Daughtrey has served on the 6th Circuit for 15 years
New study shows benefits of having privately and publicly managed prisons in the same state
Release Date: Nov 25, 2008
Study by Jim Blumstein and Mark Cohen suggests shared systems offer greatest cost savings
Jim Martin, '74, appointed judge on the Tennessee Circuit Court, 21st Judicial District, Division II
Release Date: Nov 11, 2008
Gov. Phil Bredesen announces judicial appointment
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor speaks at Vanderbilt
Release Date: Nov 06, 2008
Justice O'Connor's "Conversation with the Law School" sponsored by the Sims Lecture Series
TRIPS may evolve to keep pace with modern IP concerns
Release Date: Oct 27, 2008
Daniel Gervais delivers Finnegan & Henderson Disguished Lecture of Intellectual Property at American University
Seven ways to reduce your carbon emissions
Release Date: Oct 20, 2008
Vanderbilt's Climate Change Research Network identifies "low-hanging fruit" actions to reduce individual carbon emissions
Class of 2008 Order of the Coif members announced
Release Date: Sep 29, 2008
22 2008 graduates selected for membership
Leadership Is More than Profit: Op/ed coauthored by Margaret Blair
Release Date: Sep 24, 2008
Op/ed coauthored with Sloan Foundation President Emeritus & NYU Stern School Professor Emeritus Ralph Gomory
"Enemy of the State," coauthored by Mike Newton, released by St. Martin's Press
Release Date: Sep 24, 2008
Book chronicles trial and execution of Saddam Hussein in vivid detail
Beverly Moran to spend 2008-09 at MIT as ACE Fellow
Release Date: Sep 23, 2008
Professor Moran one of 36 ACE Fellows nationwide, nominated by Chancellor Nick Zeppos
Class of 2011 includes students from 37 states, D.C., Canada, China, Jamaica and U.K.
Release Date: Sep 08, 2008
Vanderbilt applications for fall 2008 increased 9% over 2007
What's at stake for women in 2008 and beyond?
Release Date: Sep 02, 2008
Political psychologist Martha Burk to give talk Sept. 9
Five new faculty join Vanderbilt Law School
Release Date: Aug 26, 2008
Experts in criminal law, international intellectual property law, conflicts between state and federal laws, securities regulation and appellate law join Vanderbilt's law faculty
Bob Tuke, '76, wins Tennessee Democratic Senatorial primary
Release Date: Aug 19, 2008
Tuke challenges Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander this fall
Vanderbilt selected for U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Clinical Pilot Program
Release Date: Jul 28, 2008
Two-year USPTO pilot program will offer real-world experience in trademark law
2007 graduate Julia Elam selected as Louis Stokes Urban Health Policy Fellow
Release Date: Jul 18, 2008
Elam to serve fellowship with Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, D.C., in 2008-09
Crimes against humanity in Burma
Release Date: Jul 10, 2008
An opinion piece by Michael A. Newton
Energy Policy Task Force will help Tennessee meet its energy needs
Release Date: Jul 09, 2008
Opinion piece by Regulatory Program Co-director Michael Vandenbergh
Lisa Schultz Bressman honored as runner-up in Richard D. Cudahy Writing Competition
Release Date: Jun 19, 2008
Professor Bressman's article, "Procedures as Politics in Administrative Law," recognized at ACS convention
38 VLS graduates secure clerkships
Release Date: Jun 16, 2008
30 2008 grads and 8 alumni secured judicial clerkships this year
Chris Brummer garners SEC Fellowship
Release Date: May 24, 2008
Brummer will be the first Academic Fellow for the SEC’s Office of International Affairs.
Margaret Blair testifies before House Science & Technology Committee
Release Date: May 23, 2008
Presentation part of a discussion on globalization and the trade deficit - read testimony here
2008 award winners announced at Commencement
Release Date: May 23, 2008
21 2008 graduates honored for academic and professional achievements
Article by Justin Leck, '08, wins writing competition
Release Date: May 23, 2008
Scholarly paper on the Kyoto Protocol wins the TBA's Jon E. Hastings Memorial Award
50 students awarded summer stipends
Release Date: May 16, 2008
This summer, students will serve courts and government, legal aid and non-profit organizations in the U.S. and 11 foreign countries.
24 students to serve international and environmental externships & placements during summer 2008
Release Date: May 15, 2008
VLS students will be working for 22 organizations in 12 countries and the U.S.
Class of 2008 award winners announced
Release Date: May 08, 2008
22 graduates were honored for scholastic achievement and professional leadership
Jon Bruce, Jim Ely and Jeff Schoenblum win 2008 Hall-Hartman Awards
Release Date: May 07, 2008
Property law experts Ely & Bruce, tax expert Schoenblum honored by students
Climate Change Research Network tackles climate change from every angle
Release Date: Apr 16, 2008
Interdisciplinary network of Vanderbilt experts join forces to research climate change
Richard Nagareda discusses Supreme Court case Taylor v. Sturgell
Release Date: Apr 16, 2008
Case concerns outer limits of claim preclusion in civil litigation under the freedom of information act
"We Are Not Now Living the Dream" - Angela Y. Davis reflects on Human Rights in the 21st Century
Release Date: Apr 16, 2008
In the 2008 Burch lecture, Davis addressed the consequences of losing the war on poverty -- the war she believes matters most.
Reining in the Alien Tort Statute
Release Date: Apr 14, 2008
John Bellinger III delivered a major public policy statement abou the ATS in the 2008 Charney Lecture
Climate change and consumption conference to be held at Vanderbilt
Release Date: Apr 14, 2008
Conference and keynote address open to public
Brian S. Miller '95 confirmed U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Release Date: Apr 10, 2008
Miller previously served as a judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals
Vanderbilt Law Review maintains space for fall submissions
Release Date: Apr 02, 2008
Editors emphasize longstanding policy to encourage scholars to “hold, polish and improve” works in progress for submission next fall
Professor Beverly Moran and 9 Vanderbilt law alumni honored as "Top Ladies of Distinction"
Release Date: Apr 01, 2008
VLS professor and alumni honored by Nashville Capitol City Chapter of national organization
Conference on Neglected Judges hosted by VLS's Program in Constitutional Law & Theory
Release Date: Mar 31, 2008
Opens April 3 with keynote address by G. Edward White
Vanderbilt moves up to 15th in US News annual graduate school rankings
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008
Dean Rubin emphasizes that excellence in legal scholarship and education will remain VLS's primary focus
Beverly Moran awarded American Council of Education fellowship
Release Date: Mar 26, 2008
Professor Moran will be one of 36 ACE Fellows to receive intensive higher education leadership training in 2008-09
Joe P. Binkley Jr., '69, appointed Davidson County Circuit Court Judge
Release Date: Mar 26, 2008
Binkley to take seat vacated by the retirement of Judge Walter C. Kurtz, '72
Vanderbilt 3L Becky Carson wins Swope Antitrust Writing Award
Release Date: Mar 25, 2008
Carson wins one of two honorable mention awards in the 3rd Annual William E. Swope Antitrust Writing Competition
Professor Carol Swain appointed to National Council on the Humanities
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008
Senate confirms Swain's appointment
Nicholas S. Zeppos named Vanderbilt University's eighth chancellor
Release Date: Mar 03, 2008
Zeppos is a distinguished legal scholar, teacher and administrator who has been a vital presence on the campus for two decades.
Thomson West releases 3rd edition of Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, edited by Bill Norton, '82
Release Date: Feb 26, 2008
13-volume treatise reflects the bankruptcy expertise of adjunct law professor and practitioner Bill Norton and more than 100 bankruptcy judges and practitioners nationwide
Mass tort litigation expert Richard Nagareda discusses implications of Riegel v. Medtronic
Release Date: Feb 26, 2008
Ruling first to address the legal effect of FDA's fullscale premarket approval for medical devices
Emeritus Professor Herman L. Trautman dies at age 96
Release Date: Feb 25, 2008
A highly respected taxation expert, Professor Trautman taught at VLS from 1950-77.
Bob Tuke, '76, to announce Senate candidacy
Release Date: Feb 25, 2008
Former chair of Tennessee Democratic Party will compete with 3 other candidates in Democratic primary
Inconsistent circuit rulings complicate Moot Court case
Release Date: Feb 25, 2008
University of Georgia team wins First Amendment Moot Court Competition
18th annual First Amendment Moot Court Competition addresses New Jersey Motor Vehicle v. Stone
Release Date: Feb 20, 2008
Teams of student advocates from 35 law schools will argue both sides of case
Debating Immigration symposium March 20-21
Release Date: Feb 06, 2008
Scholars, journalists and activists will grapple with the thorny issue of immigration at a Vanderbilt symposium.
Internet contracts lead to unconscionable breach of privacy issues
Release Date: Feb 01, 2008
Steven Hetcher explores the terms of internet consumer agreements
Jay Hardcastle, '87, named managing director of Boult Cummings Connors & Berry
Release Date: Feb 01, 2008
Hardcastle formerly headed firm's healthcare group
A Recipe for Equal Justice: The 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture
Release Date: Jan 23, 2008
Civil rights activist and attorney Constance Slaughter-Harvey delivers a challenge.
M. Ann Huckstep, '78, re-elected chair of Adams & Reese's Executive Committee
Release Date: Jan 23, 2008
Huckstep unanimously re-elected chair after serving since November 2006
Responsibility and Global Justice lecture series open to public
Release Date: Jan 22, 2008
Course brings leading thinkers on global justice topics to Vanderbilt
Iraqi judicial panel to discuss Anfal genocide proceedings
Release Date: Jan 17, 2008
Presenters include President of the Iraqi High Tribunal and the Presiding Judge of Trial Chamber II
Donna Pavlick joins VULS as director of academic programs and registrar
Release Date: Jan 15, 2008
Pavlick's appointment announced by Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Chris Guthrie
Chancery Court Chancellor Richard Dinkins, '77, named to Tennessee Court of Appeals
Release Date: Jan 11, 2008
Judge Dinkins' appointment announced by Gov. Phil. Bredesen
Jim Shulman, '85, named Deputy Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health
Release Date: Jan 04, 2008
Shulman will supervise Health Department's legislative services, communications, information technology, policy planning and minority health services
Lucy Honey Haynes, '72, named Chief Deputy Attorney General
Release Date: Jan 04, 2008
Haynes replaced Andy Bennett, '82, following his appointment to the state Court of Appeals
Carol Swain nominated to National Council on the Humanities
Release Date: Jan 04, 2008
Swain, professor of political science and law, will serve a six-year term if confirmed
History of Vanderbilt Law School by Associate Dean Don Welch released by Vanderbilt University Press
Release Date: Dec 06, 2007
"Vanderbilt Law School: Aspirations & Realities" chronicles 132-year history
Jim Ely's definitive work on private property rights released in a third edition
Release Date: Dec 04, 2007
"Guardian of Every Other Right" updated to include Kelo and other important recent developments
Larry Ahern, '72, leads certification effort
Release Date: Dec 03, 2007
Adjunct professor elected president of American Board of Certification
Iraqi judge touts progress in establishing rule of law
Release Date: Dec 01, 2007
Judge Zuhair Al-Maliki delivers talk about Iraqi legal system at Vanderbilt Law School
The real cost of cigarettes to male smokers: $222 a pack
Release Date: Nov 26, 2007
Study by W. Kip Viscusi and Joni Hersch estimates economic impact of smoking on smokers
Health care in the U.S. suffers from "connectile dysfunction"
Release Date: Nov 16, 2007
Health care economist Alain Enthoven delivers Cooper Health Policy Lecture
"Mass Torts in a World of Settlement" author Richard Nagareda comments on Vioxx settlement
Release Date: Nov 01, 2007
Nagareda's newly released book, "Mass Torts in a World of Settlement," proposes an innovative solution to high-stakes cases such as Vioxx
Mayor Karl Dean, '81, recounts rewards of 25-year career in public service
Release Date: Oct 30, 2007
Experience as Metro's legal director prepared Dean to serve as city's mayor
Vanderbilt joins team focused on improving legal education
Release Date: Oct 30, 2007
Team will explore changes in curriculum and enhanced real-world training
David Hudson, '94, authors "Supreme Court Answer Book"
Release Date: Oct 25, 2007
New book offers comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court for lay people
Rubin Honored for Distinguished Scholarship by ABA Section on Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
Release Date: Oct 25, 2007
Article receives annual award for scholarship
Inaugural Cooper Lecture addresses health care reform in the political spotlight
Release Date: Oct 24, 2007
"Father of managed competition" Alain Enthoven of Stanford University to lecture on health reform Nov. 9
WIPO conference tackles question of how to adapt copyright laws in the digital age
Release Date: Oct 23, 2007
VULS hosted World Intellectual Property Conference Oct. 17-19
Owen Jones co-directs team conducting breakthrough study on law and neuroscience
Release Date: Oct 09, 2007
Vanderbilt University researchers will share $10 million MacArthur grant
Planethood Foundation grant will support international externships
Release Date: Oct 08, 2007
Grant will help defray student expenses
2007 Order of the Coif members announced
Release Date: Sep 20, 2007
22 members of the Class of 2007 honored
Study by Owen Jones indicates humans and chimps both demonstrate "endowment effect"
Release Date: Sep 20, 2007
Chimps follow some human-like traits when it comes to cost, value and property
VULS hosts major copyright law conference
Release Date: Sep 20, 2007
Co-sponsored by the World Intellectual Property Organization & CISAC in collaboration with BMI, ASCAP and SESAC
Karl Dean '81 to succeed Bill Purcell '79 as Nashville's mayor
Release Date: Sep 12, 2007
Dean wins Sept. 11 runoff, will take office Sept. 21
VULS Class of 2010 represents 38 states, 112 schools
Release Date: Sep 12, 2007
"One of the most interesting and talented first-year classes in the nation"
Alex Hurder chosen to lead American Bar Association Commission on Mental & Physical Disability Law
Release Date: Sep 04, 2007
Commission will focus on expanding job opportunities for disabled lawyers
Six Degrees of Legal Scholarship
Release Date: Sep 03, 2007
Vanderbilt professors Tracey George and Paul Edelman connect legal scholarship in a new way.
Results of habeas study led by Nancy King released
Release Date: Aug 22, 2007
Two-year study determined that fewer state convictions were overturned since 1996 amendments were enacted
Bob Covington retires after 46-year tenure on Vanderbilt's law faculty
Release Date: Aug 22, 2007
Longest-serving faculty member departs August 31
Vanderbilt ranks 14th among top law schools based on scholarly impact
Release Date: Aug 20, 2007
Study ranks faculties based on the average number of times their research is cited
Ed Yarbrough, '73, nominated as U.S. Attorney for Middle Tennessee
Release Date: Jul 13, 2007
President Bush nominates experienced criminal defense attorney Yarbrough to top slot In Middle Tennessee District
Nick Zeppos named Vanderbilt's interim chancellor
Release Date: Jul 12, 2007
As provost, Zeppos headed Vanderbilt's academic, development, alumni relations and student affairs areas
Gordon Gee steps down as Vanderbilt Chancellor
Release Date: Jul 12, 2007
Gee will return to Ohio State as president
James Blumstein argues case addressing release of arrest records by police
Release Date: Jul 10, 2007
1973 case revived in 2006
Appeals Court Presiding Judge William C. Koch Jr. ('72) Appointed to Tennessee Supreme Court
Release Date: Jun 19, 2007
Koch will fill seat vacated by retiring justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr.
John Goldberg's "The Constitutional Status of Tort Law" featured by Thomson Essential Science Indicators
Release Date: Jun 19, 2007
Tort reform is a hot topic in the U.S.
Emeritus Professor Ted Smedley dies at age 94
Release Date: Jun 19, 2007
Former director of the Race Relations Reporter helped establish "the Vanderbilt method," integrating professional responsibility into legal curriculum
A. Hamilton Cooke, '68, awarded Florida Bar Foundation Medal of Honor
Release Date: May 29, 2007
Cooke's work on behalf of Floridians living in poverty recognized with award
49 students receive summer stipends for public interest and government projects
Release Date: May 24, 2007
Students pursue projects throughout U.S. and in 7 foreign countries
Listen to Richard Nagareda's comments on Supreme Court ruling in Bell Atlantic v. Twombly
Release Date: May 23, 2007
Decision "takes major step," according to Nagareda
VULS graduates accept clerkships in federal and state courts
Release Date: May 23, 2007
VULS clerks will serve on the 4th, 6th, 9th, 11th & Federal Appeals circuits
Owen Jones and Rene Marois recieve $98,500 Discovery Grant for Law & Neuroscience project
Release Date: May 11, 2007
Grant funds work on neural basis of assessing deserved punishment
Class of 2007 award winners announced
Release Date: May 11, 2007
Students honored for scholastic achievement and leadership
17 students will serve in international externships & placements during Summer 2007
Release Date: May 02, 2007
Students accept positions in 10 foreign countries and U.S.
Larry Helfer receives $10,000 International Research Incubator grant
Release Date: May 01, 2007
CFA grant will support study examining intellectual property disputes in the Andean community
"Debating Immigration," a book of essays edited by Carol Swain, released by Cambridge University Press
Release Date: Apr 22, 2007
Essays by leading experts explore issues raised by immigration in U.S. and Europe
Illegal immigration hurts African Americans
Release Date: Apr 22, 2007
Carol Swain believes Congressional Black Caucas is ignoring the issue
W. Kip Viscusi garners USDA and EPA STAR grants
Release Date: Apr 20, 2007
Studies to assess risks related to mad cow disease and drinking water
Professor of Law and Biology Owen Jones examines the brain's role in violence
Release Date: Apr 19, 2007
Essay examines how neuroscience may affect legal responsibility
Kip Viscusi uses law and economics to analyze value of life
Release Date: Apr 16, 2007
Vanderbilt Register faculty profile by Amy Wolf
"The Great Crime Decline in the 1990s" cause for optimism
Release Date: Apr 11, 2007
Criminal law scholar Frank Zimring finds an important lesson in recent crime trends.
Canadian Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin Issues a Plea for Tolerance in the 21st Century
Release Date: Apr 10, 2007
2007 Charney Lecture stresses importance of upholding human rights
Research Examines Why Women Earn Less Than Men
Release Date: Apr 09, 2007
Joni Hersch & Malcolm Getz address the causes of a persistent inequity in separate research projects
Conference Explores Role of Apology and Forgiveness in Conflict Resolution
Release Date: Apr 01, 2007
Legal scholars, mediators, social scientists & social advocates explore ways to apply research on conflict resolution
Carol Swain appointed to Tennessee Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Release Date: Mar 29, 2007
Congressional appointment announced by Commission Southern Regional Director Peter Minarik
Vanderbilt Law School celebrates 50th anniversary of racial integration
Release Date: Mar 21, 2007
Frederick Work and Edward Porter, first African American students, honored
John Goldberg delivers Monsanto Lecture at Valparaiso University School of Law
Release Date: Mar 20, 2007
March 29 lecture addressed "Ten Half-Truths about Tort Law"
Vanderbilt researchers Owen Jones & Rene Marois study how the brain thinks about crime
Release Date: Mar 12, 2007
Interdisciplinary study yields insights for law and biology
3L Josh Zell records his experiences as Legal Affairs intern at the U.S. Mission in Geneva
Release Date: Mar 12, 2007
"I got my first taste of the U.N. today"
First Amendment Moot Court Competition Is Year-Long Collaborative Effort
Release Date: Mar 12, 2007
Prof. Tom McCoy honored for 14-year role as faculty editor
W. Kip Viscusi to deliver Yates Lecture, "What's a Life Worth?" at Tulane University
Release Date: Mar 05, 2007
in New Orleans March 15
Owen Jones delivers Darwin Day keynote address on "The Next Evolution: From Behavior to Law and Back"
Release Date: Mar 02, 2007
Lecture addresses intersection of law and biology
Robert Belton delivers keynote address on Griggs v. Duke Power, landmark civil rights case
Release Date: Mar 02, 2007
Belton addresses plenary session of Conference on Law and Higher Education
James Blumstein receives McDonald Merrill Ketcham Award
Release Date: Feb 23, 2007
Award honors Blumstein's scholarship in health policy law
Joni Hersch explores social questions through economics
Release Date: Feb 15, 2007
New Faculty Profile
David Williams II named fellow of Tennessee Bar Association
Release Date: Feb 15, 2007
Professor Williams is vice chancellor, general counsel and secretary for Vanderbilt
Judge Gilbert Merritt, '60, & Bradley MacLean, '81, participate in Freedom Forum panel discussion of death penalty
Release Date: Jan 31, 2007
Many capital convictions result from "poor representation"
"Chicago 10," a documentary co-produced by Christopher Keene, '96, sells at Sundance
Release Date: Jan 29, 2007
Profile of entertainment attorney Christopher Keene, Class of 1996
Study by economist Joni Hersch reveals that lighter and taller equals a bigger paycheck for immigrants
Release Date: Jan 25, 2007
2003 New Immigrant Survey found legal immigrants with lighter skin made more money
Jim Ely's article wins Probate and Property's Excellence in Writing award
Release Date: Jan 16, 2007
Article focuses on controversial Kelo v. City of New London Supreme Court decision
Should Juveniles Be Tried as Adults?
Release Date: Jan 08, 2007
An opinion piece by Professor Terry Maroney
Randall Thomas named Research Fellow of European Corporate Governance Institute
Release Date: Jan 06, 2007
Institute is a focal point for academics whose work addresses corporate governance.
Kara Shea, '96, to present case to Supreme Court
Release Date: Jan 06, 2007
Decision will have "tremendous impact in the workplace" according to Professor Robert Belton
Chris Yerian awarded 2007 Skadden Fellowship
Release Date: Dec 14, 2006
Yerian will represent children denied Medicaid-funded behavioral health services
Judge Kent A. Jordan unanimously confirmed to Third Circuit Appeals Court
Release Date: Dec 12, 2006
Judge Jordan, an adjunct professor on Vanderbilt's faculty, was a Delaware District Court Judge
Alyssa Wilcox joins law school as Assistant Dean of Development & Alumni Relations
Release Date: Dec 08, 2006
Dean Edward L. Rubin announced her appointment as head of development team.
Christopher Yoo testifies before FCC
Release Date: Dec 08, 2006
Yoo's testimony addresses regulations governing media competition
VULS receives grants from Andrus Family Fund of the Surdna Foundation
Release Date: Dec 07, 2006
Grants support initiatives to resolve community conflicts, improve foster care
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law is 8th among top international law journals
Release Date: Nov 21, 2006
VJTL ranked 8th among comparative & international law journals in Washington & Lee ranking
International law externship program receives $10,000 grant from Planethood Foundation
Release Date: Nov 15, 2006
Planethood grant will help defray expenses of students in programs supporting international criminal justice.
Suzanna Sherry delivers 2006 Taft Lecture on Constitutional Law at University of Cincinnati
Release Date: Nov 10, 2006
"Judges are under unprecedented attack in the United States," according to Professor Suzanna Sherry.
SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins, '83, urges conservative approach to regulation
Release Date: Oct 27, 2006
SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins approaches securities regulation with the same perspective as a good physician. First and foremost, he believes regulations should do no harm.
Law School receives Sloan Foundation grant to study international role of corporations
Release Date: Oct 19, 2006
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded Vanderbilt Law School a grant of $609,500 to fund a two-year study the international role of American corporations.
Ellen Clayton elected to the Institute of Medicine
Release Date: Oct 11, 2006
Ellen Wright Clayton, Rosalind E. Franklin Professor of Genetics and Health Policy, Professor of Law and Professor of Pediatrics, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which functions both as an honorific membership organization and an advisory organization.
Twenty 2006 graduates selected for membership in the Order of the Coif
Release Date: Oct 09, 2006
Don Hall, president of the Vanderbilt Law School Chapter of the Order of the Coif, has announced that 20 graduates of the Class of 2006 have been selected for membership in the prestigious national organization.
Jim Ely awarded 2006 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize
Release Date: Oct 09, 2006
Professor Jim Ely is the 2006 recipient of the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize, which honors career contributions to scholarship relating to property rights and the constitutional protection of property.
Viscusi honored by Kentucky Economic Association
Release Date: Oct 09, 2006
W. Kip Viscusi has been named the Kentucky Economic Association's Distinguished Economist of the Year.
Grant will fund study of habeas corpus cases
Release Date: Oct 09, 2006
Vanderbilt garners National Institute of Justice grant; Nancy King to direct study of habeas corpus litigation
Vanderbilt garners National Institute of Justice grant
Release Date: Sep 25, 2006
Professor Nancy King to direct study of 3,000 habeas corpus cases.
