Vanderbilt Law News
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A Novel Argument for the Right to Public Education
Study from Vanderbilt Law’s Matthew Patrick Shaw frames education as a Property Interest Read MoreMar. 30, 2023
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47 law firms participate in 2023 Spring Firm Mingle to connect with rising 2Ls
Students connected with attorneys hiring summer associates for positions in 74 cities in the U.S. and abroad. More than 70 percent of the 137 attorneys who attended the spring career fair are VLS alumni. Read MoreMar. 29, 2023
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Internationally renowned neuroscientist Anthony Wagner delivers inaugural Weaver Distinguished Lecture in Law and Neuroscience
Wagner, who is deputy director of Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute, addressed his pioneering research on the cognitive neuroscience of memory. Read MoreMar. 24, 2023
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Criminal justice experts Barry Friedman and Vikrant Reddy find “Common Ground” on police reform in 2023 Dean’s Lecture
Founding director of NYU’s Policing Project and senior fellow at Stand Together Trust discussed current issues in policing. Read MoreMar. 22, 2023
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Innovative Academic Proposals Highlighted at ELI-Vanderbilt Law School 2023 Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review Conference
The March 31 conference, to be held in-person and via webcast, will feature discussions on U.S. climate adaptation policy, algorithmic decision-making tools, and ESG mutual fund performance. Read MoreMar. 15, 2023
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After Silicon Valley Bank, scrap the bank insurance deposit limit
Opinion Piece co-authored by Vanderbilt Law Professor Morgan Ricks Read MoreMar. 15, 2023
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Inside the legal loophole US regulators used to bail out SVB depositors
The Biden Administration used the Systematic Risk Exemption in the wake of SVB Financial. Vanderbilt Law Professor Morgan Ricks is quoted throughout. Read MoreMar. 14, 2023
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Abortion pill access case: Judge wants ‘less advertisement’
A federal judge overseeing a high-stakes case that could threaten access to medication abortion across the nation asked lawyers for the “courtesy” of not publicizing upcoming arguments. Vanderbilt Law Professor Terry Maroney is quoted. Read MoreMar. 14, 2023
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The Old Policy Issues Behind the New Banking Turmoil
Vanderbilt Law Professor Morgan Ricks unpacks the policy issues with deposit insurance Read MoreMar. 13, 2023
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Is Silicon Valley Bank getting a government bailout? Not in the 2008 sense.
Morgan Ricks explains how the Federal Government intends to shore up Silicon Valley Bank's deposits Read MoreMar. 12, 2023