Vanderbilt Law News
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How Do Corporations Assess and Report Their Physical Risks from Climate Change?
White paper from Energy, Environment, and Land Use Program examines the concept of corporate physical climate risk Read MoreAug. 6, 2024
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FTC Chair Commends Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator Initiative for Research on Policies to Help Govern AI
Third Annual Networks, Platforms & Utilities conference commended by FTC Chair Lina Khan for its impact on her work with the agency Read MoreJul. 31, 2024
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Vanderbilt Law School’s First Amendment Clinic Continues to Champion Transparency in Fourth Circuit Opening Brief
Businesses are facing pressure, from the public and private sector, to report their climate change risks, sparking debate over the efficacy and scope of such disclosures. Most recently, a March 2024 rule issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission would require reporting companies to disclose climate-related financial risks, but the… Read MoreJul. 24, 2024
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Michael Newton Appointed as a Member of the ABA’s Center for Human Rights Advisory Council
Center mobilizes lawyers to defend threatened advocates, protect vulnerable communities, and hold governments accountable under law Read MoreJul. 23, 2024
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Samantha Smith BA’19, JD’22 Named a 2024-2025 Supreme Court Fellow
Smith joins the program from U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, where she clerked for the Honorable Eli J. Richardson Read MoreJun. 24, 2024
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A New Approach to Regulating Speech on Social Media: Treating Users as Workers
“Social Network as Work,” by Francesca Procaccini, sets a novel paradigm for regulating speech on social media by equating the use with labor. Read MoreJun. 17, 2024
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Annakate (Ak) Blanks Named 2024 Helen Strong Curry Scholar
The scholarship is awarded each year to a first-year student with a passion for international issues Read MoreJun. 13, 2024
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Do Anti-CRT Laws Violate the First Amendment?
Francesca Procaccini examines the implications of laws aimed at limiting speech in the classroom Read MoreJun. 13, 2024
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Jennifer Shinall J.D./Ph.D. ’12 Named 2024 Chancellor Faculty Fellow
Professor of Law joins cohort of 13 faculty members selected from across Vanderbilt University Read MoreJun. 11, 2024
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Morgan Scott ’24 Wins the 2024 Nagareda Prize for Article on the Rule of Witness Sequestration
Businesses are facing pressure, from the public and private sector, to report their climate change risks, sparking debate over the efficacy and scope of such disclosures. Most recently, a March 2024 rule issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission would require reporting companies to disclose climate-related financial risks, but the… Read MoreJun. 10, 2024