Brandy Drinnon
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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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Vanderbilt Law Review members make collective gift to support minority students with ABA diversity scholarship
All members of the VLR staff donated the fees they would customarily use to pay for meeting space and supplies to the ABA's Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund, which provides $15,000 scholarships to up to 20 diverse law students each year. Read MoreSep. 17, 2020
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VLS Steering Committee on Racial Inequities and Injustices issues report
The report reflects the results of a community-wide survey and input from three anti-racism task forces representing VLS students, faculty and staff. It recommends short- and long-term actions designed to address racial inequities and injustices in the VLS community and beyond. Read MoreSep. 4, 2020
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Bill Hagerty ’84 wins Tennessee Senate primary
Hagerty is running for the Senate seat vacated by Sen. Lamar Alexander. Before running for Senate, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Read MoreAug. 25, 2020
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Joshua Minchin ’20
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 MoreAug. 19, 2020
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Natalie Komrovsky ’20
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 MoreAug. 5, 2020