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Community Enterprise Clinic represents clemency child trafficking advocate Cyntoia Brown-Long
During spring and summer 2020, the Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic represented human trafficking survivor and criminal justice reform advocate Cyntoia Brown-Long. After her case received national attention, Gov. Bill Haslam granted Brown-Long clemency in 2019 after she had served a 15-year sentence for killing a man who… Read MoreOct. 22, 2020
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Election Law: Should false speech in opposition to a political candidate be a crime?
During spring and summer 2020, the Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic represented human trafficking survivor and criminal justice reform advocate Cyntoia Brown-Long. After her case received national attention, Gov. Bill Haslam granted Brown-Long clemency in 2019 after she had served a 15-year sentence for killing a man who… Read MoreOct. 22, 2020
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Providing advice and counsel to Tennessee’s essential workers during COVID-19
During spring and summer 2020, the Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic represented human trafficking survivor and criminal justice reform advocate Cyntoia Brown-Long. After her case received national attention, Gov. Bill Haslam granted Brown-Long clemency in 2019 after she had served a 15-year sentence for killing a man who… Read MoreOct. 22, 2020
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New Housing Law Clinic to target pandemic eviction crisis
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 MoreOct. 22, 2020
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Vanderbilt Legal Clinic: Advocating for justice, moving into action amidst COVID-19
During spring and summer 2020, the Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic represented human trafficking survivor and criminal justice reform advocate Cyntoia Brown-Long. After her case received national attention, Gov. Bill Haslam granted Brown-Long clemency in 2019 after she had served a 15-year sentence for killing a man who… Read MoreOct. 21, 2020
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Ganesh Sitaraman discusses Supreme Court reform on The Ezra Klein Show
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 MoreOct. 21, 2020
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18 members of the Class of 2020 selected for Order of the Coif
Members of the Order of the Coif are selected by faculty approval and represent the top 10 percent of their graduating class. Read MoreOct. 17, 2020
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Brian Broughman studies impact of financing arrangements on startups
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 MoreOct. 15, 2020
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Worker Advocacy Practicum addresses “access to justice crisis” affecting low-wage workers
Assistant Dean for Public Interest Spring Miller launches a new practicum through which students advocate for the employment rights of low-wage workers. Read MoreOct. 15, 2020
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Rebecca Allenworth’s work on medical licensing boards featured in WBEZ-Chicago’s This American Life
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 MoreOct. 6, 2020