Grace Renshaw
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VLS ranks 7th in Lawyers of Color 2022 listing of 65 Best Law Schools for Black Students
Lawyers of Color, a nonprofit organization that promotes diversity in the legal profession, ranked the Top 65 Law Schools for Black Students based on number of J.D.s awarded to black students, J.D.-required job placement, placement of graduates as Big Law associates, bar passage rate, black student enrollment, federal and state clerkships, distinguished black alumni, grants and scholarship awards, selectivity and tuition cost. Read MoreJul. 20, 2022
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Russia should not be designated a state sponsor of terrorism: Opinion by Ingrid Wuerth
Wuerth's column, published in Just Security and in the Transnational Litigation blog, suggests the designation would be largely symbolic and could ultimately harm the interests of the Ukrainian government and the people of Ukraine. Read MoreJul. 20, 2022
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Jorge A. Rodriguez ’04 nominated to seat on Northern District of New York
Rodriguez currently serves as an assistant attorney general for the Northern District of New York. Read MoreJul. 14, 2022
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Morgan Ricks discusses strength of Twitter complaint against Elon Musk
Ricks joined 'TechCheck' to discuss whether there are any holes in the Twitter complaint filing against Musk and more. Ricks is an expert in financial regulation. Read MoreJul. 13, 2022
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Morgan Ricks quoted in New York Times reporting on the likely court battle between Elon Musk and Twitter
“The worst-case scenario for the court is that it makes an order and that he doesn’t comply, and they have to figure out what to do about it,” Ricks said. Read MoreJul. 11, 2022
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Jackson Hill named 2022 George Barrett Social Justice Fellow
Hill will work with the Powell Project, offering resources and assistance to capital defense teams. Read MoreJul. 8, 2022
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Suzanna Sherry on why term limits for Supreme Court justices are a bad idea
Sherry says term limits "won’t solve any problems, but they will make some existing problems worse and cause new ones" in a July 6 USNews opinion piece. Sherry is an expert on federal courts and a professor emerita at VLS. Read MoreJul. 8, 2022
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J.B. Ruhl discusses implications of West Virginia v. EPA in ClimateWire coverage of the decision’s impact on regulation
Ruhl likened the EPA's situation to a Goldilocks scenario, in which the agency must strive to achieve a balance between the Court's finding in 2007 that the EPA wasn’t doing enough to regulate greenhouse gases and its decision in West Virginia v. EPA that it was trying to do too much. “You can’t do nothing just because it’s a big problem, but you can’t do too much because it’s a big problem. So what’s just right?” Ruhl said. Read MoreJul. 8, 2022
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Leah Kehoe ’23 discusses her work on State Department grants in the International Law Practice Lab
"The International Law Practice Lab provided a unique opportunity to develop my technical understanding of international legal frameworks concerning counterterrorism policy while obtaining practical experience researching, analyzing and writing in a professional environment," Kehoe said. Read MoreJul. 7, 2022
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Wilson “Woody” Sims dead at 97
A leader in Nashville's legal and business communities for decades, Sims practiced law at Bass Berry & Sims in Nashville for more than 50 years starting in 1948. He also served as an intelligence officer in the Marine Corps in World War II and as a legal officer during the Korean Conflict. Read MoreJul. 5, 2022