Alumni
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Judge Howard Morrison of the International Criminal Court delivers the 2018 Jonathan I. Charney Lecture
Morrison’s term as the United Kingdom judge to the ICC began upon his election by the Assembly of States Parties in December 2011. His talk addressed the purposes of international criminal law and the relationship between international criminal cases and national jurisdictions. Read MoreAug. 28, 2018
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Robert L King nominated to be Department of Education’s assistant secretary for postsecondary education
King is a former chancellor of the State University of New York System. Read MoreAug. 22, 2018
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Sign up for VBA golf scramble Oct. 26
Sir Howard Morrison, who delivered the 2018 Jonathan I. Charney Distinguished Lecture in International Law at Vanderbilt Law School Aug. 27, has served as the United Kingdom judge on the International Criminal Court since December 2011. Judge Morrison began his Charney Lecture by noting that the ICC has… Read MoreAug. 17, 2018
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Regina S. Edwards ’91 appointed magistrate judge for the Western District of Kentucky
Edwards had previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney for Kentucky's Western District. She replaces Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin, who has retired. Read MoreAug. 3, 2018
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49 VLS grads and students will serve in 52 clerkships in 2018-19 or future terms
VLS graduates will serve as legal clerks in the U.S. Supreme Court, eight federal appellate circuits, and federal district courts in 12 states. Read MoreAug. 2, 2018
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Sybil Dunlop ’08 featured in Minnesota Lawyer Q&A
Dunlop is an attorney with Greene Espel in Minneapolis, where she focuses on complex business and intellectual property litigation. Read MoreJul. 19, 2018
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Paul Ney ’84 (MBA’84) confirmed as general counsel of U.S. Department of Defense
Ney has previously served as acting general counsel of the U.S. Navy and as a deputy general counsel for the Department of Defense. Read MoreJul. 12, 2018
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Holly Thompson ’19 selected for summer position in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
Thompson was a member of the inaugual Class of Douglass Fellows with the Human Trafficking Institute in during the 2017-18 academic year. Read MoreJul. 10, 2018
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105 VLS students receive 2018 summer stipends to support pro bono legal work
VLS students are working in 18 states, D.C. and the Netherlands for federal and state courts, government legal departments and nonprofits. Read MoreJul. 9, 2018
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45 VLS students receive course credit to support pro bono legal work in summer 2019
Students secured externships with federal and state courses, government agencies and legal nonprofits and in corporate legal offices. Read MoreJul. 9, 2018