Criminal Justice News And Events
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Launching a Public Interest Career at Vanderbilt Law
Assistant Dean Beth Cruz discusses public interest career paths, experiential learning opportunities, stipends, and more Read MoreMay. 23, 2024
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VPOPP’s Launch Event on Prosecution in the South
Many prospective law students are drawn to a career in public interest, motivated by the idea of improving people’s lives and making the world a better place. However, public interest employers do not follow traditional law recruiting cycles, which can create uncertainty for students looking for practical ways to identify… Read MoreMay. 21, 2024
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Why Rescheduling Marijuana Won’t Save the Marijuana Industry
Vanderbilt Law Professor Robert Mikos outlines the limitations of Rescheduling Marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act Read MoreMay. 6, 2024
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Will the Movement to Legalize Psychedelics Succeed?
Robert Mikos applies lessons from marijuana reform to explore the possibilities Read MoreApr. 26, 2024
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How the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Enabled Pretextual Traffic Stops
New article from Farhang Heydari explains how administrative agencies can drive criminal law enforcement Read MoreApr. 11, 2024
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Vanderbilt Law School Announces Launch of Vanderbilt Project on Prosecution Policy
New initiative dedicated to improving outcomes in the criminal justice system, with a focus on prosecution in the South Read MoreNov. 28, 2023
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Criminal Justice Program Roundtable Addresses Scholarship Ranging from Police Surveillance to Civil Death
Kate Weiburd, Michael Gentithes, Barry Friedman, Maria Ponomarenko, Lisa Griffin, and Jenny Carroll presented papers at the two-day conference Read MoreNov. 13, 2023
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Farhang Heydari Joins Vanderbilt Law Faculty
Heydari’s research centers around society’s reliance on policing and criminal law Read MoreAug. 7, 2023
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Starting Again: Clinic Students Help Women Survivors of Violence Expunge Records
Many prospective law students are drawn to a career in public interest, motivated by the idea of improving people’s lives and making the world a better place. However, public interest employers do not follow traditional law recruiting cycles, which can create uncertainty for students looking for practical ways to identify… Read MoreApr. 11, 2023
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Internationally renowned neuroscientist Anthony Wagner delivers inaugural Weaver Distinguished Lecture in Law and Neuroscience
Wagner, who is deputy director of Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, addressed his pioneering research on the cognitive neuroscience of memory. Read MoreMar. 24, 2023