VULS News http://law.vanderbilt.edu News articles from VULS Death penalty experts to debate at Vanderbilt Law Schoolhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=273Criminal justice expert Ken Haas and District Attorney Jashua Marquis will argue for and against the abolishment of the death penalty.2009-11-04T12:15:00U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces hears oral arguments in Flynn Auditoriumhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=272Air Force Mayor Coretta Gray ’01 served as counsel for the government; 3Ls Christopher Hamp-Lyons and Andrew Free appeared on behalf of amicus curiae.2009-11-04T12:15:00Article by Terry Maroney cited by two Minnesota Supreme Court Justices in Bonga v. State of Minnesotahttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=271"Emotional Competence, 'Rational Understanding,' and the Criminal Defendent" cited to "bring awareness of the 2009-10-15T15:55:00Paul Atkins '83 appointed to bailout oversight panelhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=270Atkins previously served as an SEC Commissioner from 2002-082009-10-07T15:57:00Criminal Law Roundtable provides a forum for examining provocative researchhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=268Roundtable sponsored by Vanderbilt's Criminal Justice Proram took place Sept. 11-12 at Vanderbilt Law School2009-09-22T14:13:00Terry and Robert Banta, Class of 1979, honored as September 2009 Alumni of the Monthhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=269The Bantas are cochairing promotion for the Class of 1979's 30th reunion.2009-09-21T11:01:00Dean Chris Guthrie talks about the future of Vanderbilt Law School and his role as Deanhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=264A Nashville Bar Journal interview with Tracy Kane, Class of 20082009-09-15T10:53:00Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and Professsor of Law Neal Tate dies http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=267Tate chaired Vanderbilt's Department of Political Science and held a secondary appointment on the law faculty.2009-09-14T14:09:002009 Order of the Coif graduates announcedhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=26319 members of the Class of 2009 honored2009-09-14T12:33:00John Conners '48, founding partner of Boult Cummings Conners and Berry, dieshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=262Conners' career as a health care litigator spanned 50 years2009-09-10T17:05:00Vanderbilt welcomes 195 first-year students selected from an applicant pool of 4,851http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=261Entering J.D. and LL.M. students represent broad spectrum of experience and academic backgrounds2009-08-27T15:12:00Jane Branstetter Stranch '78 nominated for seat on 6th Circuit Court of Appealshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=260As a partner in Branstetter Stranch & Jennings in Nashville, Stranch is an expert in ERISA law2009-08-06T14:49:00Tyler Hagenbuch, Class of 2010, awarded Judge Frank F. Drowota III Scholarship http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=259Tennessee Judicial Conference Foundation awards scholarship for 2009-10 school year2009-08-06T14:08:00Can states legalize a federal crime? Robert Mikos examines conflict between state and federal drug lawshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=257Vanderbilt law professor argues that states wield power over national drug policy2009-07-22T15:41:00Fitzpatrick & Swain appointed to Tennessee Advisory Committee of U.S. Commission of Civil Rightshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=255Swain appointed to second term; Fitzpatrick joins committee as new member2009-07-13T15:46:00Economist Paige Skiba examines financial consequences of winning the lotteryhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=254From big bucks to bankruptcy?2009-07-07T13:45:0033 Vanderbilt graduates secure judicial clerkshipshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=253VLS alums will serve in the D.C., 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th Circuit Courts of Appeals2009-07-02T16:06:00Gail Ashworth '83 elected president of Tennessee Bar Associationhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=258Danny Van Horn '97 elected vice president, to serve as president in 2011-122009-06-29T14:15:002005 Vanderbilt Law Review article by Lisa Bressman cited in Scalia opinionhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=252"How Mead Has Muddled Judicial Review of Agency Action" cited in concurring opinion in Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council et. al.2009-06-22T17:50:00Chris Guthrie named Dean of Vanderbilt Law Schoolhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=250Chris Guthrie will become Vanderbilt's 15th Dean July 1, Chancellor Nick Zeppos has announced2009-05-27T10:00:002009 graduates honored for scholastic and service achievementshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=249Tory Hodges Lewis receives 2009 Founders Medal2009-05-08T15:28:00David Lewis honored with 2009 Richard E. Neustadt Award for best book on U.S. presidencyhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=248Lewis is professor of political science and professor of law at Vanderbilt2009-05-08T15:21:002009 summer stipend award winners announcedhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=24735 Vanderbilt law students award summer stipends for public service internships2009-05-08T14:49:00Professors Robert Belton, Jon Bruce and Jim Ely assume emeriti statushttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=246Retiring professors honored for their contributions and career achievements2009-05-08T09:38:00Jan Neuharth '80 honored with 2009 Distinguished Service Awardhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=256Neuharth served as president of the Law School's National Council from 2005-072009-05-07T18:44:00Cecil Branstetter '49 named 2009 Distinguished Alumnushttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=245Branstetter honored for distinguished legal career and support of Vanderbilt Law School2009-05-07T12:30:0028 students to serve international & environmental externships during summer and fall 2009http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=244VLS students accept positions with 25 different international organizations2009-04-29T14:52:002009 student awards announcedhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=243Scott Goldman, Georgia Sims, Byron Sarhangian & DeNae Thomas recognized for leadership contributions2009-04-21T16:05:00Professors Suzanna Sherry, Brian Fitzpatrick, Randall Thomas & Richard Nagareda receive 2009 Hall-Hartman Awardshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=242Awards recognize outstanding teaching, based on students' votes2009-04-21T13:01:00Nita Farahany's book, "The Impact of Behavioral Sciences on Criminal Law," releasedhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=241Essays in collection address use of behavioral predispositions as evidence in criminal trials2009-04-15T17:36:00Neal Tate, chair of political science & professor of law, wins Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professorhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=240Award recognizes Tate's scholarship on international human rights and judicial systems2009-04-15T17:36:00Meredith Brinegar Cross, '82, named new director of SEC Division of Corporation Financehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=239Cross comes to the SEC from WilmerHale in D.C., where she is a partner in the Corporate Finance Division2009-04-14T12:21:00Stephen A. Owens, '81, nominated to be Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substanceshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=238Owens previously directed Arizona Department of Environmental Quality2009-04-02T11:34:00Tyler Hagenbuch, Class of 2010, named Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholarhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=236Hagenbuch is one of four 2009 Latham & Watkins Diversity Scholars2009-03-18T16:37:00New book by Erin O'Hara & Larry Ribstein explores law as a global commodity http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=225"The Law Market" addresses "law shopping" as an unforeseen byproduct of globalization2009-03-05T17:50:00Dean Rubin to step down June 30http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=232Accomplishments include addition of 16 faculty and 40% increase in applications2009-03-04T15:52:00Women's and men's earnings hurt by houseworkhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=231Economist Joni Hersch's research individuals women's salaries negatively affected regardless of profession2009-03-03T11:10:00Brian Fitzpatrick testifies before Tennessee House Subcommittee regarding Tennessee Planhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=227"Sky will not fall" if plan is allowed to sunset, says Fitzpatrick2009-02-25T14:04:00Michael Newton serves on American Society of International Law Task Forcehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=224ASIL task force recommends U.S. policy of positive engagement with International Criminal Court2009-02-03T17:45:00Oberlin President Martin Krislov discusses affirmative actionhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=223Former University of Michigan counsel gives an inside look at two Supreme Court affirmative action cases2009-01-27T18:13:00Justin Wilson, '70, elected Tennessee State Comptrollerhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=221Wilson elected by joint assembly of Tennessee House and Senate 2009-01-16T10:28:00Research by Tracey George illuminates the ways in which politics affect Supreme and appellate courtshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=222Administrations consider both political and policymaking goals, according to George2009-01-15T11:25:00William V. Corr, '73, named Deputy Secretary at Department of Health & Human Services by President-elect Obamahttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=220Corr currently heads a leading anti-tobacco organization, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids2009-01-13T10:23:00Paper coauthored by Randall Thomas is finalist for 2008 Brattle Prizehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=218Paper by Randall Thomas, Alon Brav, Wei Jian and Frank Portnoy focuses on hedge fund activism2009-01-12T14:30:00Eve Biskind Kothen, '75, wins 2009 AALS Father Drinan Awardhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=219Klothen recognized for work as assistant dean for pro bono and public interest programs at Rutgers2009-01-11T18:27:00Research illuminates how the brain thinks about crime and punishmenthttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=217Law professor Owen Jones and neuroscientist Rene Marois collaborate on groundbreaking research2008-12-09T17:42:00Research by Paige Marta Skiba highlights payday loan problemhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=216Study results indicate that financial 'quick fix' leads to personal bankruptcy2008-12-09T12:49:00Judge Martha Craig Daughtrey, '68, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, to take senior status in Januaryhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=212Judge Daughtrey has served on the 6th Circuit for 15 years2008-11-26T12:45:00New study shows benefits of having privately and publicly managed prisons in the same statehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=213Study by Jim Blumstein and Mark Cohen suggests shared systems offer greatest cost savings2008-11-25T12:57:00Jim Martin, '74, appointed judge on the Tennessee Circuit Court, 21st Judicial District, Division IIhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=211Gov. Phil Bredesen announces judicial appointment2008-11-11T11:22:00Justice Sandra Day O'Connor speaks at Vanderbilthttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=210Justice O'Connor's "Conversation with the Law School" sponsored by the Sims Lecture Series2008-11-06T11:36:00TRIPS may evolve to keep pace with modern IP concernshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=209Daniel Gervais delivers Finnegan & Henderson Disguished Lecture of Intellectual Property at American University2008-10-27T09:39:00Seven ways to reduce your carbon emissionshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=208Vanderbilt's Climate Change Research Network identifies "low-hanging fruit" actions to reduce individual carbon emissions2008-10-20T10:55:00Class of 2008 Order of the Coif members announcedhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=20722 2008 graduates selected for membership2008-09-29T09:00:00Leadership Is More than Profit: Op/ed coauthored by Margaret Blairhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=206Op/ed coauthored with Sloan Foundation President Emeritus & NYU Stern School Professor Emeritus Ralph Gomory2008-09-24T17:19:00"Enemy of the State," coauthored by Mike Newton, released by St. Martin's Presshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=204Book chronicles trial and execution of Saddam Hussein in vivid detail2008-09-24T16:25:00Beverly Moran to spend 2008-09 at MIT as ACE Fellowhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=205Professor Moran one of 36 ACE Fellows nationwide, nominated by Chancellor Nick Zeppos2008-09-23T16:18:00Class of 2011 includes students from 37 states, D.C., Canada, China, Jamaica and U.K.http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=203Vanderbilt applications for fall 2008 increased 9% over 20072008-09-08T15:26:00What's at stake for women in 2008 and beyond?http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=202Political psychologist Martha Burk to give talk Sept. 92008-09-02T15:25:00Five new faculty join Vanderbilt Law Schoolhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=201Experts in criminal law, international intellectual property law, conflicts between state and federal laws, securities regulation and appellate law join Vanderbilt's law faculty2008-08-26T14:21:00Bob Tuke, '76, wins Tennessee Democratic Senatorial primaryhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=200Tuke challenges Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander this fall2008-08-19T13:19:00Vanderbilt selected for U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Clinical Pilot Programhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=199Two-year USPTO pilot program will offer real-world experience in trademark law2008-07-28T10:18:002007 graduate Julia Elam selected as Louis Stokes Urban Health Policy Fellowhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=198Elam to serve fellowship with Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, D.C., in 2008-092008-07-18T16:58:00Crimes against humanity in Burmahttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=197An opinion piece by Michael A. Newton2008-07-10T17:35:00Energy Policy Task Force will help Tennessee meet its energy needshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=196Opinion piece by Regulatory Program Co-director Michael Vandenbergh2008-07-09T15:04:00Lisa Schultz Bressman honored as runner-up in Richard D. Cudahy Writing Competitionhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=195Professor Bressman's article, "Procedures as Politics in Administrative Law," recognized at ACS convention2008-06-19T14:45:0038 VLS graduates secure clerkshipshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=19030 2008 grads and 8 alumni secured judicial clerkships this year2008-06-16T09:58:00Chris Brummer garners SEC Fellowshiphttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=191Brummer will be the first Academic Fellow for the SEC’s Office of International Affairs.2008-05-24T14:31:00Margaret Blair testifies before House Science & Technology Committeehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=194Presentation part of a discussion on globalization and the trade deficit - read testimony here2008-05-23T15:23:002008 award winners announced at Commencementhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=19321 2008 graduates honored for academic and professional achievements2008-05-23T15:15:00Article by Justin Leck, '08, wins writing competitionhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=192Scholarly paper on the Kyoto Protocol wins the TBA's Jon E. Hastings Memorial Award2008-05-23T15:12:0050 students awarded summer stipendshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=189This summer, students will serve courts and government, legal aid and non-profit organizations in the U.S. and 11 foreign countries.2008-05-16T09:58:0024 students to serve international and environmental externships & placements during summer 2008http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=183VLS students will be working for 22 organizations in 12 countries and the U.S.2008-05-15T16:50:00Class of 2008 award winners announcedhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=18822 graduates were honored for scholastic achievement and professional leadership2008-05-08T17:49:00Jon Bruce, Jim Ely and Jeff Schoenblum win 2008 Hall-Hartman Awardshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=187Property law experts Ely & Bruce, tax expert Schoenblum honored by students2008-05-07T18:03:00Climate Change Research Network tackles climate change from every anglehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=185Interdisciplinary network of Vanderbilt experts join forces to research climate change2008-04-16T15:33:00Richard Nagareda discusses Supreme Court case Taylor v. Sturgellhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=184Case concerns outer limits of claim preclusion in civil litigation under the freedom of information act2008-04-16T13:30:00"We Are Not Now Living the Dream" - Angela Y. Davis reflects on Human Rights in the 21st Centuryhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=182In the 2008 Burch lecture, Davis addressed the consequences of losing the war on poverty -- the war she believes matters most.2008-04-16T10:53:00Reining in the Alien Tort Statutehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=181John Bellinger III delivered a major public policy statement abou the ATS in the 2008 Charney Lecture2008-04-14T17:23:00Climate change and consumption conference to be held at Vanderbilthttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=179Conference and keynote address open to public2008-04-14T14:07:00Brian S. Miller '95 confirmed U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansashttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=180Miller previously served as a judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals2008-04-10T17:28:00Vanderbilt Law Review maintains space for fall submissionshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=178Editors emphasize longstanding policy to encourage scholars to “hold, polish and improve” works in progress for submission next fall2008-04-02T15:32:00Professor Beverly Moran and 9 Vanderbilt law alumni honored as "Top Ladies of Distinction"http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=177VLS professor and alumni honored by Nashville Capitol City Chapter of national organization2008-04-01T17:13:00Conference on Neglected Judges hosted by VLS's Program in Constitutional Law & Theoryhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=176Opens April 3 with keynote address by G. Edward White2008-03-31T13:22:00Vanderbilt moves up to 15th in US News annual graduate school rankingshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=175Dean Rubin emphasizes that excellence in legal scholarship and education will remain VLS's primary focus2008-03-28T10:38:00Beverly Moran awarded American Council of Education fellowshiphttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=174Professor Moran will be one of 36 ACE Fellows to receive intensive higher education leadership training in 2008-092008-03-26T15:21:00Joe P. Binkley Jr., '69, appointed Davidson County Circuit Court Judgehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=173Binkley to take seat vacated by the retirement of Judge Walter C. Kurtz, '722008-03-26T13:09:00Vanderbilt 3L Becky Carson wins Swope Antitrust Writing Awardhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=172Carson wins one of two honorable mention awards in the 3rd Annual William E. Swope Antitrust Writing Competition2008-03-25T14:17:00Professor Carol Swain appointed to National Council on the Humanitieshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=171Senate confirms Swain's appointment2008-03-14T13:11:00Nicholas S. Zeppos named Vanderbilt University's eighth chancellorhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=168Zeppos is a distinguished legal scholar, teacher and administrator who has been a vital presence on the campus for two decades.2008-03-03T11:42:00Thomson West releases 3rd edition of Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, edited by Bill Norton, '82http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=16413-volume treatise reflects the bankruptcy expertise of adjunct law professor and practitioner Bill Norton and more than 100 bankruptcy judges and practitioners nationwide2008-02-26T17:36:00Mass tort litigation expert Richard Nagareda discusses implications of Riegel v. Medtronichttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=165Ruling first to address the legal effect of FDA's fullscale premarket approval for medical devices2008-02-26T14:38:00Emeritus Professor Herman L. Trautman dies at age 96http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=167A highly respected taxation expert, Professor Trautman taught at VLS from 1950-77.2008-02-25T10:21:00Bob Tuke, '76, to announce Senate candidacyhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=163Former chair of Tennessee Democratic Party will compete with 3 other candidates in Democratic primary2008-02-25T09:28:00Inconsistent circuit rulings complicate Moot Court case http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=166University of Georgia team wins First Amendment Moot Court Competition2008-02-25T01:47:0018th annual First Amendment Moot Court Competition addresses New Jersey Motor Vehicle v. Stone http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=162Teams of student advocates from 35 law schools will argue both sides of case2008-02-20T16:42:00Debating Immigration symposium March 20-21http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=170Scholars, journalists and activists will grapple with the thorny issue of immigration at a Vanderbilt symposium.2008-02-06T16:35:00Internet contracts lead to unconscionable breach of privacy issueshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=161Steven Hetcher explores the terms of internet consumer agreements2008-02-01T11:56:00Jay Hardcastle, '87, named managing director of Boult Cummings Connors & Berryhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=160Hardcastle formerly headed firm's healthcare group2008-02-01T11:48:00A Recipe for Equal Justice: The 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecturehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=159Civil rights activist and attorney Constance Slaughter-Harvey delivers a challenge.2008-01-23T19:41:00M. Ann Huckstep, '78, re-elected chair of Adams & Reese's Executive Committeehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=158Huckstep unanimously re-elected chair after serving since November 20062008-01-23T18:02:00Responsibility and Global Justice lecture series open to publichttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=157Course brings leading thinkers on global justice topics to Vanderbilt2008-01-22T15:43:00Iraqi judicial panel to discuss Anfal genocide proceedingshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=156Presenters include President of the Iraqi High Tribunal and the Presiding Judge of Trial Chamber II2008-01-17T10:43:00Donna Pavlick joins VULS as director of academic programs and registrarhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=155Pavlick's appointment announced by Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Chris Guthrie2008-01-15T14:05:00Chancery Court Chancellor Richard Dinkins, '77, named to Tennessee Court of Appealshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=154Judge Dinkins' appointment announced by Gov. Phil. Bredesen2008-01-11T15:09:00Jim Shulman, '85, named Deputy Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Healthhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=153Shulman will supervise Health Department's legislative services, communications, information technology, policy planning and minority health services2008-01-04T12:38:00Lucy Honey Haynes, '72, named Chief Deputy Attorney Generalhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=152Haynes replaced Andy Bennett, '82, following his appointment to the state Court of Appeals2008-01-04T12:37:00Carol Swain nominated to National Council on the Humanitieshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=151Swain, professor of political science and law, will serve a six-year term if confirmed2008-01-04T12:00:00History of Vanderbilt Law School by Associate Dean Don Welch released by Vanderbilt University Presshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=148"Vanderbilt Law School: Aspirations & Realities" chronicles 132-year history2007-12-06T10:22:00Jim Ely's definitive work on private property rights released in a third editionhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=147"Guardian of Every Other Right" updated to include Kelo and other important recent developments2007-12-04T15:21:00Larry Ahern, '72, leads certification efforthttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=150Adjunct professor elected president of American Board of Certification2007-12-03T13:06:00Iraqi judge touts progress in establishing rule of lawhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=149Judge Zuhair Al-Maliki delivers talk about Iraqi legal system at Vanderbilt Law School2007-12-01T10:59:00The real cost of cigarettes to male smokers: $222 a packhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=145Study by W. Kip Viscusi and Joni Hersch estimates economic impact of smoking on smokers2007-11-26T13:02:00Health care in the U.S. suffers from "connectile dysfunction"http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=144Health care economist Alain Enthoven delivers Cooper Health Policy Lecture2007-11-16T11:57:00"Mass Torts in a World of Settlement" author Richard Nagareda comments on Vioxx settlementhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=135Nagareda's newly released book, "Mass Torts in a World of Settlement," proposes an innovative solution to high-stakes cases such as Vioxx2007-11-01T18:28:00Mayor Karl Dean, '81, recounts rewards of 25-year career in public servicehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=143Experience as Metro's legal director prepared Dean to serve as city's mayor2007-10-30T16:13:00Vanderbilt joins team focused on improving legal educationhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=142Team will explore changes in curriculum and enhanced real-world training2007-10-30T10:50:00David Hudson, '94, authors "Supreme Court Answer Book"http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=141New book offers comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court for lay people2007-10-25T15:03:00Rubin Honored for Distinguished Scholarship by ABA Section on Administrative Law and Regulatory Practicehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=140Article receives annual award for scholarship2007-10-25T14:42:00Inaugural Cooper Lecture addresses health care reform in the political spotlighthttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=138"Father of managed competition" Alain Enthoven of Stanford University to lecture on health reform Nov. 92007-10-24T15:42:00WIPO conference tackles question of how to adapt copyright laws in the digital agehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=139VULS hosted World Intellectual Property Conference Oct. 17-192007-10-23T12:46:00Owen Jones co-directs team conducting breakthrough study on law and neurosciencehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=137Vanderbilt University researchers will share $10 million MacArthur grant2007-10-09T14:43:00Planethood Foundation grant will support international externshipshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=136Grant will help defray student expenses 2007-10-08T15:03:002007 Order of the Coif members announcedhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=13422 members of the Class of 2007 honored2007-09-20T18:33:00Study by Owen Jones indicates humans and chimps both demonstrate "endowment effect"http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=132Chimps follow some human-like traits when it comes to cost, value and property 2007-09-20T10:33:00VULS hosts major copyright law conferencehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=133Co-sponsored by the World Intellectual Property Organization & CISAC in collaboration with BMI, ASCAP and SESAC2007-09-20T09:51:00Karl Dean '81 to succeed Bill Purcell '79 as Nashville's mayorhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=130Dean wins Sept. 11 runoff, will take office Sept. 212007-09-12T16:53:00VULS Class of 2010 represents 38 states, 112 schoolshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=131"One of the most interesting and talented first-year classes in the nation"2007-09-12T14:02:00Alex Hurder chosen to lead American Bar Association Commission on Mental & Physical Disability Lawhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=129Commission will focus on expanding job opportunities for disabled lawyers2007-09-04T20:29:00Six Degrees of Legal Scholarshiphttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=124Vanderbilt professors Tracey George and Paul Edelman connect legal scholarship in a new way.2007-09-03T08:51:00Results of habeas study led by Nancy King releasedhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=126Two-year study determined that fewer state convictions were overturned since 1996 amendments were enacted2007-08-22T16:30:00Bob Covington retires after 46-year tenure on Vanderbilt's law facultyhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=128Longest-serving faculty member departs August 312007-08-22T16:17:00Vanderbilt ranks 14th among top law schools based on scholarly impacthttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=125Study ranks faculties based on the average number of times their research is cited2007-08-20T14:02:00Ed Yarbrough, '73, nominated as U.S. Attorney for Middle Tennesseehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=123President Bush nominates experienced criminal defense attorney Yarbrough to top slot In Middle Tennessee District 2007-07-13T11:50:00Nick Zeppos named Vanderbilt's interim chancellorhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=122As provost, Zeppos headed Vanderbilt's academic, development, alumni relations and student affairs areas2007-07-12T17:59:00Gordon Gee steps down as Vanderbilt Chancellorhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=121Gee will return to Ohio State as president2007-07-12T10:39:00James Blumstein argues case addressing release of arrest records by policehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=1201973 case revived in 20062007-07-10T17:03:00Appeals Court Presiding Judge William C. Koch Jr. ('72) Appointed to Tennessee Supreme Courthttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=117Koch will fill seat vacated by retiring justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr.2007-06-19T14:19:00John Goldberg's "The Constitutional Status of Tort Law" featured by Thomson Essential Science Indicatorshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=119Tort reform is a hot topic in the U.S.2007-06-19T13:53:00Emeritus Professor Ted Smedley dies at age 94http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=118Former director of the Race Relations Reporter helped establish "the Vanderbilt method," integrating professional responsibility into legal curriculum 2007-06-19T11:00:00A. Hamilton Cooke, '68, awarded Florida Bar Foundation Medal of Honorhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=116Cooke's work on behalf of Floridians living in poverty recognized with award2007-05-29T11:34:0049 students receive summer stipends for public interest and government projectshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=108Students pursue projects throughout U.S. and in 7 foreign countries2007-05-24T17:53:00Listen to Richard Nagareda's comments on Supreme Court ruling in Bell Atlantic v. Twomblyhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=115Decision "takes major step," according to Nagareda2007-05-23T10:22:00VULS graduates accept clerkships in federal and state courtshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=106VULS clerks will serve on the 4th, 6th, 9th, 11th & Federal Appeals circuits2007-05-23T09:51:00Owen Jones and Rene Marois recieve $98,500 Discovery Grant for Law & Neuroscience projecthttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=114Grant funds work on neural basis of assessing deserved punishment2007-05-11T14:48:00Class of 2007 award winners announcedhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=113Students honored for scholastic achievement and leadership2007-05-11T13:59:0017 students will serve in international externships & placements during Summer 2007http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=109Students accept positions in 10 foreign countries and U.S.2007-05-02T11:16:00Larry Helfer receives $10,000 International Research Incubator granthttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=112CFA grant will support study examining intellectual property disputes in the Andean community2007-05-01T17:33:00"Debating Immigration," a book of essays edited by Carol Swain, released by Cambridge University Presshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=110Essays by leading experts explore issues raised by immigration in U.S. and Europe2007-04-22T17:45:00Illegal immigration hurts African Americanshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=111Carol Swain believes Congressional Black Caucas is ignoring the issue2007-04-22T12:20:00W. Kip Viscusi garners USDA and EPA STAR grantshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=107Studies to assess risks related to mad cow disease and drinking water2007-04-20T09:33:00Professor of Law and Biology Owen Jones examines the brain's role in violencehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=105Essay examines how neuroscience may affect legal responsibility2007-04-19T11:16:00Kip Viscusi uses law and economics to analyze value of lifehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=104Vanderbilt Register faculty profile by Amy Wolf2007-04-16T10:47:00"The Great Crime Decline in the 1990s" cause for optimismhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=103Criminal law scholar Frank Zimring finds an important lesson in recent crime trends.2007-04-11T11:08:00Canadian Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin Issues a Plea for Tolerance in the 21st Centuryhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=1022007 Charney Lecture stresses importance of upholding human rights2007-04-10T16:22:00Research Examines Why Women Earn Less Than Menhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=101Joni Hersch & Malcolm Getz address the causes of a persistent inequity in separate research projects2007-04-09T18:18:00Conference Explores Role of Apology and Forgiveness in Conflict Resolutionhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=97Legal scholars, mediators, social scientists & social advocates explore ways to apply research on conflict resolution2007-04-01T11:43:00Carol Swain appointed to Tennessee Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rightshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=100Congressional appointment announced by Commission Southern Regional Director Peter Minarik 2007-03-29T10:59:00Vanderbilt Law School celebrates 50th anniversary of racial integrationhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=98Frederick Work and Edward Porter, first African American students, honored2007-03-21T10:44:00John Goldberg delivers Monsanto Lecture at Valparaiso University School of Lawhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=92March 29 lecture addressed "Ten Half-Truths about Tort Law"2007-03-20T10:00:00Vanderbilt researchers Owen Jones & Rene Marois study how the brain thinks about crimehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=96Interdisciplinary study yields insights for law and biology 2007-03-12T14:55:003L Josh Zell records his experiences as Legal Affairs intern at the U.S. Mission in Genevahttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=95"I got my first taste of the U.N. today"2007-03-12T11:54:00First Amendment Moot Court Competition Is Year-Long Collaborative Efforthttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=94Prof. Tom McCoy honored for 14-year role as faculty editor2007-03-12T11:42:00W. Kip Viscusi to deliver Yates Lecture, "What's a Life Worth?" at Tulane Universityhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=93in New Orleans March 152007-03-05T09:00:00Owen Jones delivers Darwin Day keynote address on "The Next Evolution: From Behavior to Law and Back"http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=91Lecture addresses intersection of law and biology2007-03-02T17:59:00Robert Belton delivers keynote address on Griggs v. Duke Power, landmark civil rights casehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=90Belton addresses plenary session of Conference on Law and Higher Education2007-03-02T17:54:00James Blumstein receives McDonald Merrill Ketcham Awardhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=89Award honors Blumstein's scholarship in health policy law2007-02-23T16:57:00Joni Hersch explores social questions through economics http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=88New Faculty Profile2007-02-15T18:03:00David Williams II named fellow of Tennessee Bar Associationhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=87Professor Williams is vice chancellor, general counsel and secretary for Vanderbilt2007-02-15T17:59:00Judge Gilbert Merritt, '60, & Bradley MacLean, '81, participate in Freedom Forum panel discussion of death penaltyhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=86Many capital convictions result from "poor representation"2007-01-31T14:21:00"Chicago 10," a documentary co-produced by Christopher Keene, '96, sells at Sundancehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=85Profile of entertainment attorney Christopher Keene, Class of 19962007-01-29T11:48:00Study by economist Joni Hersch reveals that lighter and taller equals a bigger paycheck for immigrantshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=842003 New Immigrant Survey found legal immigrants with lighter skin made more money2007-01-25T15:01:00Jim Ely's article wins Probate and Property's Excellence in Writing awardhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=83Article focuses on controversial Kelo v. City of New London Supreme Court decision2007-01-16T15:50:00Should Juveniles Be Tried as Adults?http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=80An opinion piece by Professor Terry Maroney2007-01-08T11:40:00Randall Thomas named Research Fellow of European Corporate Governance Institutehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=81Institute is a focal point for academics whose work addresses corporate governance. 2007-01-06T16:44:00Kara Shea, '96, to present case to Supreme Courthttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=82Decision will have "tremendous impact in the workplace" according to Professor Robert Belton2007-01-06T13:58:00Chris Yerian awarded 2007 Skadden Fellowshiphttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=78Yerian will represent children denied Medicaid-funded behavioral health services2006-12-14T11:08:00Judge Kent A. Jordan unanimously confirmed to Third Circuit Appeals Courthttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=77Judge Jordan, an adjunct professor on Vanderbilt's faculty, was a Delaware District Court Judge 2006-12-12T17:28:00Alyssa Wilcox joins law school as Assistant Dean of Development & Alumni Relationshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=76Dean Edward L. Rubin announced her appointment as head of development team.2006-12-08T15:45:00Christopher Yoo testifies before FCChttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=75Yoo's testimony addresses regulations governing media competition2006-12-08T13:44:00VULS receives grants from Andrus Family Fund of the Surdna Foundationhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=74Grants support initiatives to resolve community conflicts, improve foster care2006-12-07T16:04:00Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law is 8th among top international law journalshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=73VJTL ranked 8th among comparative & international law journals in Washington & Lee ranking2006-11-21T13:33:00International law externship program receives $10,000 grant from Planethood Foundationhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=72Planethood grant will help defray expenses of students in programs supporting international criminal justice.2006-11-15T15:02:00Suzanna Sherry delivers 2006 Taft Lecture on Constitutional Law at University of Cincinnatihttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=71"Judges are under unprecedented attack in the United States," according to Professor Suzanna Sherry. 2006-11-10T13:02:00SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins, '83, urges conservative approach to regulation http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=67SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins approaches securities regulation with the same perspective as a good physician. First and foremost, he believes regulations should do no harm. 2006-10-27T12:44:00Law School receives Sloan Foundation grant to study international role of corporationshttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=57The 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. 2006-10-19T12:17:00Ellen Clayton elected to the Institute of Medicinehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=56Ellen 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.2006-10-11T13:05:00Twenty 2006 graduates selected for membership in the Order of the Coifhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=46Don 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. 2006-10-09T16:04:00Jim Ely awarded 2006 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prizehttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=45Professor 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.2006-10-09T16:03:00Viscusi honored by Kentucky Economic Associationhttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=44W. Kip Viscusi has been named the Kentucky Economic Association's Distinguished Economist of the Year. 2006-10-09T16:02:00Grant will fund study of habeas corpus cases http://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=55Vanderbilt garners National Institute of Justice grant; Nancy King to direct study of habeas corpus litigation2006-10-09T12:56:00Vanderbilt garners National Institute of Justice granthttp://law.vanderbilt.edu/article-search/article-detail/index.aspx?nid=38Professor Nancy King to direct study of 3,000 habeas corpus cases.2006-09-25T14:18:00