Grace Renshaw
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GlobalVU, co-led by Ingrid Wuerth, establishes Global Fellows Program
Wuerth, Helen Strong Curry Professor of International Law, and Ted Fischer, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Anthropology, lead the GlobalVU intiative, which is funded by the Provost and Vanderbilt's Transinstitutional Programs (TIPS) program. The Global Fellows Program will bring international scholars, authors, artists, politicians and other thought leaders to Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov. 11, 2019
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Articial intelligence is too important to leave to tech giants: NYT opinion piece by Ganesh Sitaraman, Ben Gansky and Michael Martin
In a Nov. 10 New York Times opinion piece, Sitaraman and his co-authors propose a government-supported public research consortium to focus on AI and other emerging technologies. Read MoreNov. 11, 2019
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Chancellor Emeritus Nicholas S. Zeppos appointed University Distinguished Professor and Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Law
Vanderbilt has also announced that one of its newest residential colleges will be named in Zeppos' honor. He will began teaching in fall 2020, after a yearlong sabbatical. Read MoreNov. 11, 2019
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Michelle Zavislan Moreland ’15 joins family business in Pueblo, Colorado
Moreland has joined Southwest Motors, a regional car dealership founded by her father, Mike Zavislan. She and her father were recently featured in an article about the family business in the Pueblo Chieftan. Read MoreNov. 11, 2019
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Brian Fitzpatrick argues class actions are a potent and necessary legal enforcement mechanism in new book
In "The Conservative Case for Class Actions," Fitzpatrick debunks arguments that class action lawsuits are frivolous, primarily aimed at making money for lawyers rather than representing plaintiffs, and fail to prevent wrongdoing. Fitzpatrick asserts class actions "are a powerful component of the justice system," and proposes reforms designed to make them "acceptable to everyone." Read MoreNov. 1, 2019
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First Amendment Clinic files amicus brief in Georgia v. Public Resource addressing public access to state law
Supreme Court case addresses the right of citizens to freely access official statutory codes as a means of ensuring effective participation in democratic self-government. Read MoreOct. 17, 2019
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Past cases have labeled LGBTQ people as deviants. Will the Supreme Court move beyond that now?
Read a Los Angeles Times opinion piece by American equality law scholar Jessica Clarke about whether Title VII prohibits discrimination based on LGBTQ status. Read MoreOct. 7, 2019
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Amicus brief co-authored by Jessica Clarke asserts that Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender identity
Clarke and her co-authors argue that the Title VII prohibition on discrimination based on sex also means employers cannot discriminate against employees based on sexual orientation or transgender identity. Read MoreOct. 4, 2019
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James Blumstein addresses voting rights in testimony before Senate subcommittee Sept. 5
Blumstein discussed the implications of his 1971 Supreme Court victory in Dunn v. Blumstein, which struck down a residency requirement imposed by the State of Tennessee, in testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Read MoreOct. 4, 2019
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Matthew LaRue ’20 wins 2019 ABA Water Resources Student Writing Competition
LaRue’s article, “The Stream of Commerce,” analyzes the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act and suggests that a new interpretation of navigable waters, one that would include all commercial waters, could bring a much-needed change to the existing legal framework. Read MoreOct. 4, 2019