Faculty News
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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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Why Law Students Should Embrace ChatGPT
For the past 30 years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has created and maintained programs to fund and train state and local police throughout the U.S. to use high-volume traffic stops as a crime-fighting tool. NHTSA’s embrace of pretextual traffic stops is but one example of an administrative… Read MoreApr. 10, 2024
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Jennifer Safstrom Named Recipient of Top Lawyers Under 40 Award by the Hispanic National Bar Association
For the past 30 years, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has created and maintained programs to fund and train state and local police throughout the U.S. to use high-volume traffic stops as a crime-fighting tool. NHTSA’s embrace of pretextual traffic stops is but one example of an administrative… Read MoreApr. 9, 2024
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AI Agents and the Law
Visiting Scholar John Nay discusses the future of Artificial Intelligence in the legal field Read MoreApr. 2, 2024
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Amanda Rose Appointed to Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair
Amanda M. Rose has been appointed to the Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair. Chairs recognize faculty who are engaged in groundbreaking research. Read MoreMar. 21, 2024
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A New Season of “Climate at Vanderbilt” Launches
Season 2 kicks off with Risk Analysis Expert and University Distinguished Professor W. Kip Viscusi Read MoreMar. 20, 2024
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What do Lawyers, Judges, and Policymakers Need to Know about Brain Science?
New book co-authored by Owen Jones offers user-friendly introduction to neuroscience for the world of law Read MoreMar. 18, 2024
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The Rules of Invention Do Not Reflect the Realities of the Inventive Process. Here’s How to Fix It.
New paper by Vanderbilt Law’s Sean B. Seymore offers a different approach to better incorporate scientific norms Read MoreMar. 4, 2024
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Voluntary Household Actions Contribute 40% of Cumulative Emissions Reductions under the IIJA and IRA
New paper from Vanderbilt scholars quantifies the significance of individual behavior in recent environmental legislation Read MoreFeb. 28, 2024
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What is Private Environmental Governance, and What Does it Mean for the Future of Environmental Policy?
New book co-authored by Michael Vandenbergh, Sarah Light, and James Salzman offers a guide to innovative approaches that extend beyond government regulation Read MoreFeb. 20, 2024