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Constitutional law expert Suzanna Sherry discusses impact of the Supreme Court's decision in highly anticipated case. Read More

Sherry was also interviewed by MSNBC on SCOTUS decision in Fisher v. Texas, the affirmative action case. Read More

Julie Samuels As the Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Julie Samuels ’05 possesses one of the most intriguing and amusing titles in the legal profession—and a unique advocacy job. In January, after stints as an intellectual property litigator in Chicago with Loeb &… Read More

Judges don’t leave their emotions behind when they take the bench. When the 18-year-old girl appearing in court before him laughed inappropriately, the judge angrily increased her bond. When she responded to that with an obscene gesture, he snapped, sentencing her to 30 days in jail. Then a court-recorded video… Read More

Photo by Sandy Campbell Legal historian Daniel J. Sharfstein, who co-directs Vanderbilt’s Social Justice Program, has been awarded a fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in the area of United States history. Often characterized as “midcareer” awards, Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded to individuals who have already demonstrated exceptional… Read More

Skadden Fellowships kick-start careers in the public interest. Illustration by Jon Krause Terry Maroney’s enthusiasm for the Skadden Foundation Fellowship is rooted in her own experience. After earning her law degree at NYU and clerking on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Maroney spent two years in New York working… Read More

Carolyn Seugling ’04 was a 2006 Equal Justice Works Fellow with the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants in Washington, D.C. She is now an attorney with the U.S. Department of Education. Katie Lamb Cronin ’05 was an AmeriCorps Fellow with the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago and then practiced… Read More

Daniel Gervais’ book sheds light on the provisions of a complex agreement. Photo by Steve Green You won’t find pictures of cowboys, camels or kangaroos on cigarette packs in Australia these days. The country’s Plain Packaging Act is clearly intended to discourage smoking. Cigarettes sold in the Land Down Under… Read More

Vanderbilt alumni share how their legal education translated into a global career. (c) Tuomas Kujansuu | istockphoto Conventional wisdom used to be that accepting an international assignment meant stepping off the fast track. For Richard S. (Dick) Aldrich Jr. ’75, his first overseas assignment in Greece with Shearman & Sterling… Read More

Student organizations support students while helping them hone their legal skills. Sabrina R. Tour ’14, president of the Middle Eastern Law Student Association, and David Mitchell ’13, president of the Black Law Students Association. Attending the Legal Aid Auction as part of an Admitted Students Program was instrumental in Emily… Read More