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Paul Edelman discusses the reapportionment of Congressional seats on Top of Mind radio program
Edelman explains why the number of seats in the House of Representatives is limited to 435 and the method used to reapportion seats among states every 10 years based on census results in a 20-minute interview with Julie Rose, host of the BYUradio program Top of Mind. Read MoreMay. 6, 2021
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Garrah Carter ’19: Litigation attorney by day, plant-based food-blogger and caterer by night
Carter is profiled in a Q&A on Voyage ATL, a lifestyle website that highlights local entrepreneurs. She discusses her health and wellness blog, BirdFoodie, which is devoted to encouraging Black people to eat healthy, plant-based foods, and her plant-based cookbook. Read MoreApr. 29, 2021
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15 members of the Class of 2021 complete Pro Bono Pledge
Vel Lewis ’21 was recognized for logging the highest number of pro bono hours—654—as a VLS student. Emily Burgess ’22 and Toni Cross ‘23 led their classes in pro bono hours worked with 561 and 70 hours, respectively. Read MoreApr. 28, 2021
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Vanderbilt law grads serving in 52 clerkships for 2020-21 or future years
Thirty-three members of the Class of 2020 secured 35 clerkships in federal appellate, district and bankruptcy courts, and six secured clerkships in state courts, including the Delaware Court of Chancery. Read MoreApr. 28, 2021
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Ramon Ryan ’21 tackles new frontier with space law
Ryan's JETLaw Note, "The Fault in Our Stars," became a catalyst for oversight action in Congress. He plans to join Bass Berry & Sims after graduation and will serve as a clerk for Judge Todd Hughes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. in 2023. Ryan was JETLaw's editor-in-chief as a 3L. Read MoreApr. 27, 2021
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Kira Benton ’21 to join Still She Rises Tulsa criminal defense team
Still She Rises Tulsa is a holistic legal advocacy organization serving indigent mothers with an array of legal services, including criminal defense, family law and civil legal services. Benton worked as an intern for the organization during summer 2020. Read MoreApr. 23, 2021
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Reaction to today’s verdict, a message from Dean Chris Guthrie
In a 20-minute interview with BYUradio host Julie Rose, Professor of Mathematics and Law Paul Edelman offers a brief history of how the number of seats in the House of Representatives was permanently set at 435 in 1911 and how the Hill Method became the sole formula used… Read MoreApr. 20, 2021
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Margaret Schmucker ’94 featured in “The State of Texas vs. Melissa,” a documentary about death row inmate Melissa Lucio
Schmucker has been working on Lucio’s case for 10 years. The documentary about her case was an Official Selection of the 2020 Tribecca Film Festival and is now available on Hulu. Read MoreApr. 20, 2021
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VLS students work pro bono for TN Free Legal Answers as part of attorney teams
Emily Burgess ’22 and Anya van Soestbergen ‘22 worked with Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services to launch a new volunteer program through which students work on attorney teams to answer legal questions. Read MoreApr. 20, 2021
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Four members of the Class of 2021 honored with VBA awards
VBA President Esther Lee, BLSA President Samantha Furman, Co-Counsel Mentoring Program President Asha Menon and Legal Aid Society President Kira Benton were recognized for student leadership, while three student organizations-the Voting Rights and Advocacy Society, the Investment and Securities Club, and the Law Students for Social Justice-were honored for their contributions to student life. Read MoreApr. 16, 2021