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Jennifer Pruzak previously supervised the Tenant Assistance Project at the University of Indiana Maurer School of Law, where she also directed the Nonprofit Legal Clinic. Read More

Professor Jennifer Pruzak will launch a new Housing Law Clinic at Vanderbilt in spring 2021. Students in the clinic will work under her supervision to represent tenants facing eviction proceedings, advance Fair Housing Act claims on behalf of disabled clients, and advocate for affordable and accessible housing in Nashville. Read More

Ezra Klein and Ganesh Sitaraman discuss proposals for Supreme Court reform, including Sitaraman's own proposal, in a conversation that covers such options as court-packing and term limits and more obscure proposals like the 5-5-5 balanced bench and a judicial lottery system. Read More

Members of the Order of the Coif are selected by faculty approval and represent the top 10 percent of their graduating class. Read More

Broughman’s work at the intersection of law and economics explores how lawyers adapt traditional financing contracts to meet the needs of high-value startup companies and how financing influences startups’ futures. Read More

Assistant Dean for Public Interest Spring Miller launches a new practicum through which students advocate for the employment rights of low-wage workers. Read More

When a doctor breaks the law, who decides whether he can keep his medical license? Rebecca Allensworth's work on how medical licensing boards decide whether to revoke a doctor's license to practice medicine is featured in Act One of the This American Life podcast in a segment titled "Trust Me, I'm a Doctor." Read More

Darnell served for 22 years in the Tennessee General Assembly, representing Montgomery County, and for 16 years as Tennessee secretary of state. He died Oct. 2 Read More

Maroney and her Actual Innocence class are featured in a VU News Service article about the university's successful transition to socially distanced in-person classes and online learning. Read More

Mayeux's book discusses the contentious origins of public defenders in the U.S. and delves into the complexities of American ideals of justice, democracy and fairness in the twentieth century. The book is briefly profiled and excerpted. Read More