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Former U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Alvin Adams ’67 dies at 73
A three-time ambassador, Adams persuaded Lt. Gen. Prosper Avril, the Haitian military ruler and a protégé of the ousted dictators Francois Duvalier and his son, Jean-Claude, to abdicate and leave the country in March 1990. Read MoreOct. 19, 2015
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Jim Rossi and team of energy law scholars address scope of Federal Power Act in amicus brief
Amicus brief filed by 26 "Interested Energy Scholars" argues on behalf of the plaintiffs in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association. Read MoreOct. 13, 2015
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Jeffrey Schoenblum delivers 2015 Tamisea Distinguished Lecture at Iowa Law
Schoenblum addressed the emergence of a “New Trust” concept in his lecture, “What Is a Trust?” Read MoreOct. 12, 2015
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Barbara Holmes ’86 appointed federal magistrate judge for Middle District of Tennessee
Holmes brings 25 years of experience with commercial litigation, restructuring and insolvency matters to the bench. Read MoreOct. 12, 2015
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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