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Ph.D. candidate in Law and Economics Jacob Byl successfully defends his dissertation
J.D./Ph.D. candidate, Jacob Byl, successfully defended his dissertation, “Toward More Effective Endangered Species Regulation,” on March 10. After six years of study, Byl will graduate with both his J.D. and his Ph.D. in Law and Economics at Commencement in May. Byl’s advisor is David Daniels… Read MoreMar. 13, 2015
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SEC Commissioner to speak at Law and Business conference March 27
Daniel Gallagher, a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will deliver the keynote speech during law and business conference. Read MoreMar. 11, 2015
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James Blumstein comments on SCOTUS Affordable Care Act case in Washington Post’s Volokh Conspiracy blog
King v. Burwell addresses the validity of an IRS regulation that provides for subsidies for the purchase of medical insurance on federally-run exchanges. Read MoreFeb. 27, 2015
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Article co-authored by Rebecca Haw Allensworth cited in SCOTUS antitrust case, North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC
Case involved the scope of antitrust laws as applied to certain regulatory agencies. Read MoreFeb. 26, 2015
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Chris Slobogin to serve as associate reporter on new American Law Institute project on police investigations
Slobogin joins team of six crimiminal law scholars to address such issues as eyewitness identification, forensic evidence gathering, preservation of exsculpatory material, search and seizure, and remedies and accountability. Read MoreFeb. 20, 2015
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Larry Crane-Moscowitz and Alex Vey win 2015 Bass Berry & Sims Moot Court Competition
Travis Gray ’16 and Andrew Struckmeyer ’16 are 2015 finalists. Read MoreFeb. 19, 2015
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Stephen Sanders ’78: 2014-15 Social Justice Fellow
Advocating for justice for both miners and mountains. Read MoreFeb. 17, 2015
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2015 National Moot Court Competition at Vanderbilt cancelled due to weather conditions
Flight delays and hazardous driving conditions due to ice storm force cancellation of 2015 competition. Read MoreFeb. 17, 2015
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James Blumstein op/ed focuses on Insure Tennessee Medicaid expansion plan
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam now has an opportunity to move from a framework agreement to a final contract. Read MoreFeb. 16, 2015
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Sean Seymore and Daniel Sharfstein are named Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Seymore and Sharfstein are part of inaugural class of 15 fellows in new VU program that celebrates trans-institutional scholarship. Read MoreFeb. 12, 2015