Faculty News
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Suzanna Sherry explains why the Supreme Court “got the law right”
Constitutional law expert Suzanna Sherry discusses the major SCOTUS decisions in the 2012-13 term. Read MoreJul. 17, 2013
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Fisher v. University of Texas not the end of affirmative action
Constitutional law expert Suzanna Sherry discusses impact of the Supreme Court's decision in highly anticipated case. Read MoreJul. 17, 2013
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Daniel Gervais testifies before Congress regarding Copyright Act
Gervais, who directs Vanderbilt's Intellectual Property Program, said U.S. copyright system needs "a comprehensive review and modernization." Read MoreMay. 16, 2013
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James H. Cheek III ’67 increases his teaching role at Vanderbilt Law School
Nationally recognized corporate and securities law attorney Jim Cheek appointed professor of the practice of law. Read MoreMay. 13, 2013
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James H. Cheek III '67 increases his teaching role at Vanderbilt Law School
Nationally recognized corporate and securities law attorney Jim Cheek appointed professor of the practice of law. Read MoreMay. 13, 2013
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Robert Reder ’78 named professor of the practice of law
Corporate governance expert Bob Reder joins faculty following a 33-year career in transactional practice with Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy. Read MoreMay. 13, 2013
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Professor W. Kip Viscusi’s estimates on VSL adopted by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT)
In its 2013 guidance memo, DOT updated its approach for assigning a dollar value to prevention of fatal injuries, which is now over $9 million per expected fatality. DOT relied upon Viscusi’s studies to set the overall valuation of risk to life, the reasonable range of… Read MoreApr. 23, 2013
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Professor W. Kip Viscusi's estimates on VSL adopted by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT)
In its 2013 guidance memo, DOT updated its approach for assigning a dollar value to prevention of fatal injuries, which is now over $9 million per expected fatality. DOT relied upon Viscusi’s studies to set the overall valuation of risk to life, the reasonable range of… Read MoreApr. 23, 2013
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Cheng, George, Maroney and Sharfstein honored with 2013 Hall-Hartman Awards for Outstanding Teaching
Annual teaching awards are the result of student votes. Read MoreApr. 19, 2013
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Daniel Sharfstein named 2013 Guggenheim Fellow
Sharfstein's fellowship was awarded for a new book project on post-Reconstruction America. Read MoreApr. 12, 2013