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2015 graduates Clarke Agre and Nakeisha Jackson named Gideon’s Promise Fellows
Agre and Jackson will work as public defenders in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, and Knox County, Tennessee. Read MoreJul. 14, 2015
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Suzanna Sherry: The good the Supreme Court has done far outweighs the harm
In this "Room for Debate" column," Sherry asserts that "the court serves as the last-chance, back-up opportunity to protect individual rights when the legislature fails to do so." Read MoreJul. 7, 2015
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Jim Blumstein on why the procedural posture of King v. Burwell might matter
A Washington Post/Volokh Conspiracy guest blog post by James F. Blumstein, Vanderbilt University Professor of Constitutional Law and Health Law and Policy, in which he discusses why the procedural posture of King v. Burwell could be relevant should the plaintiffs prevail. Read MoreJun. 24, 2015
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Jake Byl JD/PhD ’15 and Neil Issar JD ’16 win first prizes in ABA’s 2015 Energy Law and Endangered Species student writing competitions
Byl’s paper, “Easements with Ecosystems: A Conservation Tool for Endangered Species,” won first prize in the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources Endangered Species Committee’s competition, and Issar’s paper, “Going Toe-to-Toe with Hydro: Conflicts Between Hydropower and Other Sources of Renewable Power,” placed first in the section’s Energy Law competition. Read MoreJun. 24, 2015
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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