Vanderbilt Law News
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Judge Allison Riggs of the North Carolina Court of Appeals Delivers 2023 Barrett Lecture
Riggs spoke about democracy and voting rights in the event hosted by the George Barrett Social Justice Program Read MoreApr. 7, 2023
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New VLS scholarship endowed in honor of J. Michael Campbell ’68 (BE’65)
Campbell is a founding partner of Campbell & Brannon, an Atlanta-based real estate firm that now has 11 offices and more than 30 attorneys. Read MoreApr. 6, 2023
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Remembering The Honorable C. Roger Vinson ’71
Throughout his 40-year tenure on the bench, Judge Vinson consistently rendered non-ideological, scholarly decisions with meticulous attention to the rule of law Read MoreApr. 5, 2023
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Speakers from Giffords Law Center and March for Our Lives Discuss Second Amendment
Attorney Leigh Rome and judicial advocate Brynn Jones (‘24) were hosted by Vanderbilt’s chapter of the American Constitution Society Read MoreApr. 4, 2023
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Vanderbilt receives $1 million in cy pres funding for electric vehicle research to be led by Michael Vandenbergh and Tina Hartert
Two projects will examine the benefits of and barriers to widespread use of electric vehicles and potential public health impacts of EV adoption. Read MoreApr. 3, 2023
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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