Grace Renshaw
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California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu to speak at Law Review Symposium March 31
Justice Lui's talk, "State Constitutions and the Protection of Individual Rights: A Reappraisal," is part of the Branstetter Judicial Speaker Series and the keynote address for the Law Review Symposium, which focuses on empirical research of justice in state courts. Read MoreMar. 24, 2017
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Ten VLS students volunteer at Mississippi Center for Justice for Pro Bono Spring Break
Students worked for low-income Mississippi residents on education, expungement and heirship-related cases. Read MoreMar. 23, 2017
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International law expert Timothy Meyer testifies on behalf of Judge Neil Gorsuch
Meyer, a professor of law and Enterprise Scholar, was a law clerk to Judge Gorsuch in 2007-08. Read MoreMar. 23, 2017
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Read an Atlantic interview with Ganesh Sitaraman, “Can the Country Survive without a Strong Middle Class?”
Atlantic Senior Editor Rebecca Rosen interviews Professor Sitaraman about his new book, "The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution." Read MoreMar. 21, 2017
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Read Angus Deaton’s review of Ganesh Sitaraman’s new book “The Crisis of the Middle Class Constitution” in the New York Times
Sitaraman's book addressing the threat of economic inequality is reviewed by Angus Deaton, who received the Nobel in economic science in 2015. Read MoreMar. 21, 2017
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Jana McConnaughhay ’93 among “25 Women You Need to Know” in Tallahassee
McConnaughhay started her own elder law firm and serves on the Florida Bar Joint Public Policy Task Force for the Elderly and Disabled. Read MoreMar. 20, 2017
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U.N. High Commission for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein to deliver 2017 Charney Lecture
High Commissioner Al Hussein previously served as Jordan's permanent representative to the United Nations. He will talk about "Global Challenges to Human Rights." Read MoreMar. 15, 2017
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Study co-authored by Owen Jones addresses criminal intent
Neuroimaging study co-authored by Jones with a team of researchers from Yale and Virginia Tech showed that brain activity reveals whether a subject knows he is committing a crime or is merely being reckless. Read MoreMar. 14, 2017
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Rene Augustine ’90 appointed to President Trump’s legal staff
Augustine will serve as President Trump's special assistant and senior associate counsel. Read MoreMar. 8, 2017
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Tennessee state senator Doug Henry ’51 dead at 90
Sen. Henry served for 44 years in Tennessee’s state legislature. Read MoreMar. 7, 2017