Grace Renshaw
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W. Kip Viscusi is president-elect of the Southern Economic Association
Viscusi will serve as president-elect starting in November 2018 and then as SEA’s president in 2019. Read MoreNov. 19, 2018
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George Barrett Distinguished Practitioner in Residence Jameel Jaffer addresses the impact of social media companies on free speech
Jaffer directs the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University. He previously oversaw the ACLU’s work in the areas of free speech, privacy, technology, national security and international human rights. Read MoreNov. 12, 2018
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Claudia Jack ’83, former Maury Country public defender, dies at 75
Jack served as Maury County's public defender for 20 years. She is remembered as "compassionate, humble and possing a willingness to drop everything it meant helping somebody else in need." Read MoreNov. 12, 2018
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Michael Newton nominated by the United States to serve on the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
If confirmed, Newton would join a roster of judges established by the U.N. Security Council to complete the functions of the International Criminal Tribunals for both the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Read MoreNov. 8, 2018
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Gautam Hans launches First Amendment Clinic at VLS
Funded through a grant from The Stanton Foundation, the clinic will give students opportunities to development and use legal strategies while working on cases addressing First Amendment rights. Read MoreNov. 7, 2018
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Public Interest Law conference addresses reform prosecutors, bail reform, access to justice and economic justice
Conference hosted by the George Barrett Social Justice Program features 20 leading advocates and scholars in the areas of immigration law, criminal procedure and economic justice. Read MoreNov. 6, 2018
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Suzanna Sherry discusses birthright citizenship in the Bloomberg Law podcast
Professor Sherry discusses the purpose and history of the 14th Amendment and President Trump's assertion that he can end birthright citizenship in American with an executive order in an interview with Bloomberg's June Grasso. Read MoreNov. 1, 2018
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Samar Ali ’06 (BS’03) receives 2018 White House Fellows Impact Award
Ali, who practices as international counsel at Bass Berry & Sims in Nashville, was a 2010-11 White House Fellow, during which she worked on bilateral negotiations with Europe and the Middle East, served on the White House American-Arab "Kitchen Cabinet," and advised on the U.S. response to the Arab Spring in 2011. Read MoreOct. 29, 2018
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Vanderbilt Law School launches the V-Legal online legal education program for business professionals
Taught by 3 top legal academics, V-Legal helps business executives and managers become fluent in the legal principles and processes business leaders need to understand. Read MoreOct. 26, 2018
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Steve Humphrey ’66 makes Wesleyan University’s “Baseball Wall of Fame”
Humphrey led Wesleyan's baseball team to a Little Three title in his senior year, 1963. After earning his J.D. at Vanderbilt, he returned to his home state of Connecticut, where he spent 43 years practicing at Robertson & Cole. Read MoreOct. 26, 2018