Faculty News
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Articial intelligence is too important to leave to tech giants: NYT opinion piece by Ganesh Sitaraman, Ben Gansky and Michael Martin
In a Nov. 10 New York Times opinion piece, Sitaraman and his co-authors propose a government-supported public research consortium to focus on AI and other emerging technologies. Read MoreNov. 11, 2019
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Chancellor Emeritus Nicholas S. Zeppos appointed University Distinguished Professor and Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Law
Vanderbilt has also announced that one of its newest residential colleges will be named in Zeppos' honor. He will began teaching in fall 2020, after a yearlong sabbatical. Read MoreNov. 11, 2019
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Brian Fitzpatrick argues class actions are a potent and necessary legal enforcement mechanism in new book
In "The Conservative Case for Class Actions," Fitzpatrick debunks arguments that class action lawsuits are frivolous, primarily aimed at making money for lawyers rather than representing plaintiffs, and fail to prevent wrongdoing. Fitzpatrick asserts class actions "are a powerful component of the justice system," and proposes reforms designed to make them "acceptable to everyone." Read MoreNov. 1, 2019
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Chris Serkin named to the Elisabeth H. and Granville S. Ridley Jr. Chair in Law
Serkin is associate dean for academic affairs. His scholarship address property theory, local governments, the Taking Clause, land use regulation and eminent domain. Read MoreOct. 25, 2019
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Past cases have labeled LGBTQ people as deviants. Will the Supreme Court move beyond that now?
Read a Los Angeles Times opinion piece by American equality law scholar Jessica Clarke about whether Title VII prohibits discrimination based on LGBTQ status. Read MoreOct. 7, 2019
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Amicus brief co-authored by Jessica Clarke asserts that Title VII prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and transgender identity
Clarke and her co-authors argue that the Title VII prohibition on discrimination based on sex also means employers cannot discriminate against employees based on sexual orientation or transgender identity. Read MoreOct. 4, 2019
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James Blumstein addresses voting rights in testimony before Senate subcommittee Sept. 5
Blumstein discussed the implications of his 1971 Supreme Court victory in Dunn v. Blumstein, which struck down a residency requirement imposed by the State of Tennessee, in testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Read MoreOct. 4, 2019
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Constitutional law experts Suzanna Sherry and Ganesh Sitaraman of Vanderbilt and Mark Tushnet of Harvard discuss Supreme Court reforms
Three prominent constitutional lawyers will address ways to reduce the politicization of the Supreme Court in a panel discussion Oct. 1. Read MoreSep. 27, 2019
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Sean Seymore appointed to the New York Alumni Chancellor’s Chair in Law
Seymore’s research focuses on how patent law should evolve in response to scientific advances. He has a secondary appointment in the Department of Chemistry Read MoreSep. 23, 2019
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Ganesh Sitaraman’s co-authored book touts public options that strengthen society
"The Public Option," a book Sitaraman wrote with Anne Alstott of Yale Law School, proposes that robust public options for banking, retirement, child care and other services would position more Americans to participate equally in society. Read MoreSep. 4, 2019