Archive
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Adolpho Birch III ’91 joins Tennessee Titans as chief legal officer
Birch was previously senior vice president for labor policy and league affairs with the National Football League. He will oversee legal affairs and manage team initiatives related to state and local government and business planning and strategy. Read MoreJun. 29, 2020
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Anti-discrimination law expert Jessica Clarke discusses the Supreme Court DACA case and its implications for discrimination law
The Supreme Court's DACA decision has given Dreamers new hope, but it could have dangerous implications for anti-discrimination law, by suggesting that courts should not consider the biased statements of policymakers in evaluating whether their policies were motivated by discriminatory intent. Read MoreJun. 25, 2020
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Financial regulation expert Morgan Ricks selected for the 2020 cohort of Vanderbilt Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Ricks is one of 10 scholars from across Vanderbilt University selected for the honor, which includes additional funding for research and opportunities to exchange ideas with scholars from other schools. Read MoreJun. 19, 2020
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Amy L. Brown ’00 named deputy general counsel for housing programs at HUD
Brown joined the Department of Housing and Urban Development's office of the general counsel as a legal honors litigation fellow in 2000 and later served in HUD's Program Enforcement Administrative Proceeding Division. She had most recently served as HUD's assistant general counsel for insured housing. Read MoreJun. 15, 2020
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Millions have been invested in the emerging field of neurolaw. Where is it leading?
Adolpho Birch III ’91 has joined the Tennessee Titans as chief legal officer and senior vice president of business affairs. Birch previously spent 24 years working for the National Football League, most recently as senior vice president of labor policy and league affairs. His appointment was announced June… Read MoreJun. 14, 2020
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Chris Slobogin proposes substantive reforms to federal criminal courts and sentencing
In a forthcoming California Law Review article, Slobogin proposes the establishment of separate federal courts specializing in criminal cases, backed by a National Court of Criminal Appeals, along with a “modernized regime” of indeterminate sentencing to relieve overcrowded dockets in the federal justice system and reduce the federal prison population. The article is discussed in a June 12 article, "The Case for Federal Criminal Courts and Sentencing Reform," published by The Crime Report. Slobogin directs the Criminal Justice Program at Vanderbilt. Read MoreJun. 12, 2020
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Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Bivins ’86 receives TBA’s 2020 Frank F. Drowota III Award
The award, named for former Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank F. Drowota III '65 (BA'60) honors a judge who has demonstrated extraordiary devotion and dedication to the improvement of the law, the legal system and the administration of justice in Tennessee. Read MoreJun. 11, 2020
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Morgan Ricks and Chris Giancarlo ’84 testify on inclusive banking before House Financial Services Committee
Ricks and Giancarlo were among four witnesses whose testimoney addressed “Inclusive Banking during a Pandemic: Using FedAccounts and Digital Tools to Improve Delivery of Stimulus Payments." They testified before the House Financial Service Committee Task Force on Financial Technology during a virtual hearing June 11. Read MoreJun. 11, 2020
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Criminal justice expert Chris Slobogin joins coalition to propose first steps toward policing reform
Report by eight prominent criminal justice scholar proposes urgently needed reforms to address enduring problems in American policing. Read MoreJun. 10, 2020
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Time to Act: A Message from Dean Chris Guthrie
The recent killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and countless others form part of a long and tragic history of racial violence and injustice. It is time for us to act. Read MoreJun. 5, 2020