Grace Renshaw
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Jill Heaviside ’18 named Reproductive Justice Fellow by If/When/How
Heaviside will focus on reproductive justice policy and advocacy at SisterLove, an Atlanta-based HIV and reproductive justice nonprofit as the organization’s RJ-HIV Fellow. Read MoreMar. 23, 2018
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VLS Pro Bono Spring Break students successfully argue bond motions for immigrant detainees
Seven VLS students traveled to Lumpkin, Georgia, to work with attorneys from the Southern Immigrant Freedom Initiative on behalf of immigrant detainees. Read MoreMar. 21, 2018
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Julie Rooney ’18 wins Scribes Law-Review Award for VLR Note addressing privacy law
Jill Heaviside ’18 has been named a Reproductive Justice Fellow by If/When/How, a national network of law students and legal professionals. Heaviside will serve her fellowship as an RJ-HIV Fellow at Sisterlove, an Atlanta-based HIV and reproductive justice nonprofit that provides women, particularly women of color, with… Read MoreMar. 21, 2018
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Panel to examine whether carbon tax can help address climate change
Representatives from the Manhattan Institute and the Partnership for Responsible Growth will join two Vanderbilt University professors for a conversation about carbon tax proposals at VLS March 21. Read MoreMar. 19, 2018
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Medical Legal Partnership conducts free Legal Needs Assessments for patients of the Shade Tree Clinic
Members of Vanderbilt’s Legal Aid Society volunteer at free medical clinic run by Vanderbilt Medical School students to identify needs for legal services and refer patients to legal aid resources. Read MoreMar. 16, 2018
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Robert Reder ’78 named VLS 2018 Distinguished Alumnus; Justice Cornelia Clark ’79 (BA’71) receives Distinguished Service Award
Reder and Clark will be honored at Vanderbilt’s annual Founders Circle Dinner April 13. Read MoreMar. 15, 2018
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Chris Giancarlo ’84, chairman of U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to deliver Sims Lecture April 13
Giancarlo's talk will address ongoing efforts to reform over-the-counter derivatives marks in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Read MoreMar. 15, 2018
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Environmental symposium March 12 addresses environmental regulations
The noon panel discussion features Blake Hudson of Houston Law, Michael Butler of the Tennessee Wildlife Foundation, Bob Martineau of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, and Greer Tidwell od Bridgestone Americas. Read MoreMar. 9, 2018
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Augusta Dowd ’82 honored as a 2018 Yellowhammer Woman of Impact
Dowd is among 20 Alabama women honored for their professional achievements and impact by the Yellowhammer News. Read MoreMar. 9, 2018
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Laura Dolbow ’17 wins 2018 Law360 Distinguished Writing Award through Burton Awards Program
Dolbow was honored for her Note, “A Distinction without a Difference: Convergence in Claims Construction Standards,” published in the 2017 Vanderbilt Law Review. Read MoreMar. 9, 2018