Alumni
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Pro Bono Spring Break students advocate for immigrants held in an ICE detention center
George Barrett Social Justice Fellow Lynn Stopher ’18 and a team of five VLS students traveled to Ocilla, Georgia, to meet with immigrant detainees to support the work of the Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Read MoreApr. 3, 2019
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Ed Cheng and co-author Alex Nunn ’14 examine how courts deal with process-based evidence
In their article, "Beyond the Witness: Bringing a Process Perspective to Modern Evidence Law," they address the need to deal with evidence such as photographs, business records, electronic phone records and store receipts as a different category from witness testimony. Read MoreMar. 27, 2019
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John Ryder ’74 sworn in as Tennessee Valley Authority board member
Ryder was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Feb. 28. His term on the board expires May 18, 2021. Read MoreMar. 21, 2019
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Jim Rossi appointed to the Judge D.L. Lansden Chair in Law
Rossi is nationally recognized for his research on administrative and energy law. He is currently serving as the law school’s associate dean for research. Read MoreMar. 12, 2019
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Hunter Thornton, JD/MSF ’19, and team of Owen MBA students win first place at VCIC regional competititon
Thornton and his five teammates, all students at the Owen Graduate School of Management, will compete in the global finals of the Venture Capital Investment Competition in April. Read MoreFeb. 25, 2019
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Abigail Wood ’21 and Chandler Ray ’21 win 2019 Mock Trial competition
Brent Duddles ’21 and Michael Clark ’21 were finalists. The competition was sponsored by King & Spalding. Read MoreFeb. 22, 2019
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Peter Cornick ’20 and Elizabeth Holden ’20 win 2019 Bass Berry & Sims Moot Court Competition
Joline Desruisseuax '20 and Braden Morell '20 were finalists. The round was argued before federal appellate Judges Stephen A. Higginson of the Fifth Circuit, David J. Barron of the First Circuit and Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit. Read MoreFeb. 12, 2019
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David Williams II, trailblazing former vice chancellor and athletics director at Vanderbilt University, died Feb. 8
Williams was a professor of law. He had rejoined the law faculty after retiring from his role as vice chancellor and athletics director last fall. Read MoreFeb. 8, 2019
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Chris Guthrie reapppointed as dean of Vanderbilt Law School
Guthrie will began his third term as dean and John Wade-Kent Syverud Professor of Law on July 1, 2019. His appointment was announced by Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente. Read MoreJan. 25, 2019
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Reunion 2018 sets new record for most dollars raised
A team of five Vanderbilt Law students led by George Barrett Social Justice Fellow Lynn Stopher ’18 met with immigrant detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Ocilla, Georgia, as participants in the law school’s Pro Bono Spring Break program March 3 to 9. Stopher… Read MoreJan. 22, 2019