Vanderbilt
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Vanderbilt Law hosts second annual Mid-Career Seminar for U.S. District Judges
The seminar is now offered annually through a partnership between the Federal Judicial Center and Vanderbilt Law School. Read MoreOct. 8, 2015
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Much lauded homeowner assistance program results from Robbins Geller class action lawsuit
Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi highlights a class-action settlement mandating the creation of homeowner assistance programs and credit counseling in cities hit hardest by bank foreclosures and robosigning. Read MoreOct. 8, 2015
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James Blumstein: Could Iraq continue its nculear program in Syria?
Blumstein compares the Iran nuclear agreement to the Maginot Line in a post on "The Conversation." Read MoreOct. 5, 2015
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Suzanna Sherry: Tennessee’s proposed “Marriage Defense Act” mirrors 1956 Southern Manifesto
An opinion piece by Suzanna Sherry, Herman O. Loewenstein Professor of Law. Read MoreOct. 5, 2015
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Tennessee Solicitor General Andrée Blumstein ’81 profiled in Tennessean
As second-in-command of the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General, Andrée Blumstein has helped explain the legal reasons why Tennessee can't make the Bible the state's official book, how private companies can't ban guns in public parks they help operate, and how a measure passed by Nashville voters requiring locally hired construction workers violates state law. Read MoreOct. 5, 2015
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Daniel Gervais is president-elect of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property
Gervais will serve a two-year term as president of the international association of intellectual property law scholars starting in 2017. Read MoreOct. 2, 2015
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Louis Theros ’89 named general counsel of MGM Grand Detroit
Theros was previously a partner at Butzel Long in Detroit. Read MoreSep. 18, 2015
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Sybil Dunlop ’08 profiled in Minnesota Lawyer
Dunlop is featured in the "Up & Coming Attorneys" column. Read MoreSep. 17, 2015
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New study on how brain decides guilt and punishment published in the journal Neuron
Study co-authored by MacArthur Research Network Director Owen Jones with VU researchers Rene Marois, David Zald and Katherine Jan; Harvard researchers Joshua Buchholtz (Ph.D.'12) and Justin Martin (BA'10); and Emory researcher Michael Treadway. Read MoreSep. 17, 2015
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19 members of the Class of 2015 selected for Order of the Coif
Members of this prestigious organization are selected by faculty approval and represent the top 10 percent of the class. Read MoreSep. 16, 2015