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Rachel Dolezal’s ‘Passing’ Isn’t So Unusual: New York Times Magazine Commentary by Daniel Sharfstein
Legal historian Daniel Sharfstein asks why we care so much about Rachel Dolezal, who apparently misrepresented herself as African American. Read MoreJun. 16, 2015
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Cameron Norris ’14 honored by Food and Drug Law Institute’s 2014 Austern Memorial Competition
Norris’ article, “Drugs, Devices & Discovery: Using Fee-Shifting to Resolve the Twombly/Iqbal Problem for Parallel Claims Under the FDCA,” won second place in the FDLI competition’s “Short Papers” category and placed third in the ABA's 2014 Tort Trial & Insurance writing competition. Read MoreJun. 12, 2015
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Ken Stewart ’79 is global chair of Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton's one-year term in the global chair role, which rotates among the firm's five regional chairs, began May 1. Read MoreJun. 8, 2015
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Recommendations from MacArthur Research Network on Law and Neuroscience cited in President’s Bioethics Commission Report
Research Network Director Owen Jones and team submit “consensus recommendations” addressing the use of neuroscientific evidence in criminal proceedings and ways to apply neuroscientific insights to improve the fairness and effectiveness of criminal justice. Read MoreMay. 28, 2015
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“Cartels by Another Name,” co-authored by Rebecca Haw Allensworth, receives 2015 Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Fund Writing Award
Allensworth and co-author Aaron Edlin honored with American Antitrust Institute award that recognizes “the best antitrust writing during the prior year." Read MoreMay. 28, 2015
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‘Legal residency’ program launched for selected Vanderbilt Law graduates
Vanderbilt's Program on Law & Innovation launches a "legal residency" program with UnitedLex, a global consulting and legal services firm. Read MoreMay. 28, 2015
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Experts to discuss EPA’s Clean Power Plan May 18-19 at Vanderbilt
Two-day conference explores EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. Read MoreMay. 17, 2015
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Four 2015 VLS graduates earn Ph.D. in Law and Economics
Ph.D. in Law and Economics graduates’ dissertations addressed endangered species regulation, enforcement of non-discrimination laws, the effect of litigation on medical practitioners, and contractual dispute resolution. Read MoreMay. 14, 2015
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23 graduates honored with academic and citizenship awards at Commencement
Robin Frazer of Lexington, Kentucky, is the 2015 VLS Founders Medalist. Read MoreMay. 11, 2015