Faculty News

Rebecca Haw Allensworth’s book “The Licensing Racket” details how self-regulation in professions from hair-dressing to medicine limits competition at the expense of consumer safety Read More

Roughly 20% of American workers require a government license to work—ranging from barbers, alarm-system installers, and interior decorators to nurses, doctors, and dentists. While governments enact laws that determine which professions merit occupational licensing, regulation is almost always managed by licensing boards, typically comprised of members of the profession. It’s… Read More

Paper co-authored by Ingrid Brunk details the prohibition’s role and significance in modern international law Read More

Francis X. Shen, Professor of Law at University of Minnesota, is the Chief Innovation Officer of the Center for Law, Brain & Behavior of Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard University Read More

Vanderbilt criminal law expert Christopher Slobogin argues for more expansive interpretation of Caniglia v. Storm Read More

One of the most-cited criminal law professors in the U.S., Professor King taught at Vanderbilt Law School for over 30 years Read More

Paper by Vanderbilt EELU researchers highlights the growing significance of data-driven reports on regional, state, and local levels Read More

Vanderbilt Law Professor and UC Berkeley Dean face off in debate titled “Is Originalism Really Worse than Nothing?” Read More

New book by criminal law expert Christopher Slobogin proposes changes to every component of the system Read More

Vanderbilt Law’s Yesha Yadav and Columbia Law’s Josh Younger analyze the benefits and drawbacks of the SEC’s new rules Read More