Faculty News
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Suzanna Sherry wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Sherry, who is Vanderbilt's Herman O. Loewenstein Professor of Law, was recognized for her outstanding record of teaching, research and scholarship. She is Vanderbilt University's 2017 SEC Faculty Achievement Award winner. Read MoreMar. 29, 2017
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California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu to speak at Law Review Symposium March 31
Justice Lui's talk, "State Constitutions and the Protection of Individual Rights: A Reappraisal," is part of the Branstetter Judicial Speaker Series and the keynote address for the Law Review Symposium, which focuses on empirical research of justice in state courts. Read MoreMar. 24, 2017
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International law expert Timothy Meyer testifies on behalf of Judge Neil Gorsuch
Meyer, a professor of law and Enterprise Scholar, was a law clerk to Judge Gorsuch in 2007-08. Read MoreMar. 23, 2017
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Read an Atlantic interview with Ganesh Sitaraman, “Can the Country Survive without a Strong Middle Class?”
Atlantic Senior Editor Rebecca Rosen interviews Professor Sitaraman about his new book, "The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution." Read MoreMar. 21, 2017
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Read Angus Deaton’s review of Ganesh Sitaraman’s new book “The Crisis of the Middle Class Constitution” in the New York Times
Sitaraman's book addressing the threat of economic inequality is reviewed by Angus Deaton, who received the Nobel in economic science in 2015. Read MoreMar. 21, 2017
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Brian Fitzpatrick testifies before congressional subcommittee about 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Congress is considering dividing the 9th Circuit, which includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, to create a new federal appellate circuit. Read MoreMar. 20, 2017
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Study co-authored by Owen Jones addresses criminal intent
Neuroimaging study co-authored by Jones with a team of researchers from Yale and Virginia Tech showed that brain activity reveals whether a subject knows he is committing a crime or is merely being reckless. Read MoreMar. 14, 2017
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U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights to link human rights and fake news in April 5 talk
Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein will speak at noon in Vanderbilt Law School's Flynn Auditorium. Read MoreMar. 4, 2017
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Terry Maroney selected for 2017 class of Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Maroney’s interdisciplinary scholars focuses on law and emotion. Read MoreFeb. 17, 2017
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Tim Meyer examines ways to improve free trade agreements
Meyer's article, "Saving Free Trade," will be published in April by the Vanderbilt Law Review. Read MoreFeb. 15, 2017