Archive
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Hannah Martins Miller ’20 receives Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center Leadership Award
Miller was recognized for her leadership in activities that contribute to the achievements, interests and goals of women or that promote gender equity. She is editor-in-chief of the Vanderbilt Law Review. She served in the Army ROTC as an undergraduate at Princeton University, and her legal education has been supported by the Funded Legal Education Program, which sponsors 25 Army officers each year. Read MoreApr. 9, 2020
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Kevin Witenoff ’21 selected as American Constitution Society Next Generation Leader
Witenoff has served as president of the VLS chapter of the American Constitution Society during 2019-20. Read MoreApr. 9, 2020
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Youth Opportunity Clinic joins emergency petition to free people from Tennessee jails, prisons and detention centers during the COVID-19 outbreak
YOC joins with a coalition of criminal justice advocacy groups urging the Tennessee Supreme Court to release people at high risk of health issues and those at low risk to the community from jails and prisons in response to the coronavirus epidemic. Read MoreApr. 6, 2020
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Read John Hasnas’s review of Brian Fitzpatrick’s book, The Conservative Case for Class Actions
John Hasnas, executive director of the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics, touts The Conservative Case for Class Actions as "a well-constructed, informative, and clearly expressed argument for the value of class action lawsuits." In his review, published in Regulation, Hasnas says Fitzpatrick's book "should appeal to thoughtful readers regardless of prior ideological commitments." Read MoreMar. 27, 2020
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Ganesh Sitaraman and co-author Lev Menand propose measures to address economic impact of coronavirus
In a coauthored opinion piece published by The American Prospect, Ganesh Sitaraman and co-author Lev Menand look back at policy choices made during the economic crisis of 2008 to provide insights for navigating the current economic emergency. By examining what worked and what didn’t in response to the 2008 crisis, they suggest, we can reprise successful strategies while avoiding pitfalls. Sitaraman is the author of The Great Democracy, and Menand, an academic fellow and lecturer at Columbia Law School, served as a senior advisor to the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury from 2015-16. Read MoreMar. 22, 2020
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Judge Thomas A. Wiseman Jr. ’54 (BA’52) of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee dead at 89
Wiseman was nominated to his seat on the Middle District of Tennessee in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter. He assumed senior status in 1995. Before taking the bench, he served as state treasurer from 1971-71 and in the Tennessee State House of Representatives from 1964-68. Read MoreMar. 21, 2020
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James Danly ’13 confirmed as commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Danly previously served as general counsel at FERC, where he supervised a legal staff of 200. Read MoreMar. 20, 2020
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Ganesh Sitaraman elected to membership in American Law Institute
Professor Sitaraman’s research addresses issues in constitutional, administrative and foreign relations law. His most recent book is The Great Democracy (Basic, 2019). Read MoreMar. 16, 2020