Brandy Drinnon
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VLS establishes internship program with international human rights adviser Global Rights Compliance
The affilation allows VLS students to work as legal interns for GRC’s trial and consultancy teams, and―through Vanderbilt’s International Law Practice Lab―on other GRC projects. Read MoreJun. 5, 2019
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Wesley Dozier ’19 (BA’16) named Equal Justice Works Fellow
Dozier will work at Just City, a legal nonprofit in Memphis that focuses on adults and teenagers involved with the criminal justice system. Read MoreMay. 14, 2019
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Megan Mitchell ’19 wins Regional Public Interest Award from Equal Justice Works
Mitchell is the winner for the South Region of the Equal Justice Works competition. Read MoreMay. 8, 2019
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23 students recognized for completing Vanderbilt’s Pro Bono Pledge
Students logged a combined 6,908 of pro bono legal work and community service as participants in Vanderbilt’s Pro Bono Pledge program. Read MoreApr. 24, 2019
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Adolpho Birch III ’91 shares his path to professional success during campus talks
Birch is senior VP of labor policy and league affairs for the National Football League. He participated in five events, including a panel discussion moderated by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, “College Athletics, the Draft and the Business of Professional Sports,” April 23 and 24. Read MoreApr. 15, 2019
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Dalton family commits $12.75 million to support the Law and Business Program
The commitment from former Vanderbilt Board of Trust chairman Mark Dalton ’75 and his family includes a bequest that will endow the program, which prepares students to enter legal practice with a solid understanding of business law, corporate management and accounting principles, in perpetuity. Read MoreApr. 15, 2019
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Aisha McWeay ’09, executive director of Still She Rises Tulsa, featured in Essence Q&A
McWeay was named executive director of Still She Rises Tulsa, an initiative of the Bronx Defenders that represents mothers in the criminal justice system, in January. Essence magazine published this interview with McWeay March 19. Read MoreApr. 9, 2019
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Local and national experts to discuss Nashville’s affordable housing crisis at Vanderbilt Law School March 28 and 29
A reception featuring local housing experts and activists will be held March 28, and a lunch panel discussing the legal dimension is scheduled for March 29. Read MoreMar. 19, 2019
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Two studies by Nancy King cited in SCOTUS majority opinion in Garza v. Idaho
King’s studies of appeals waivers and habeas cases were cited by Justice Sotomayor in her majority opinion in favor of Gilberto Garza Jr., who sought to have his appeal rights restored. Read MoreMar. 19, 2019
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Penalties for sexual harassment are too low according to study by economist Joni Hersch
Hersch recommends the cap on damage awards for sexual harassment be increased to reflect their actual cost to employers, employees and industries. Read MoreMar. 15, 2019