Vanderbilt Law News
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Ganesh Sitaraman discusses Supreme Court reform on The Ezra Klein Show
Ezra Klein and Ganesh Sitaraman discuss proposals for Supreme Court reform, including Sitaraman's own proposal, in a conversation that covers such options as court-packing and term limits and more obscure proposals like the 5-5-5 balanced bench and a judicial lottery system. Read MoreOct. 21, 2020
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18 members of the Class of 2020 selected for Order of the Coif
Members of the Order of the Coif are selected by faculty approval and represent the top 10 percent of their graduating class. Read MoreOct. 17, 2020
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Brian Broughman studies impact of financing arrangements on startups
Broughman’s work at the intersection of law and economics explores how lawyers adapt traditional financing contracts to meet the needs of high-value startup companies and how financing influences startups’ futures. Read MoreOct. 15, 2020
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Worker Advocacy Practicum addresses “access to justice crisis” affecting low-wage workers
Assistant Dean for Public Interest Spring Miller launches a new practicum through which students advocate for the employment rights of low-wage workers. Read MoreOct. 15, 2020
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Rebecca Allenworth’s work on medical licensing boards featured in WBEZ-Chicago’s This American Life
When a doctor breaks the law, who decides whether he can keep his medical license? Rebecca Allensworth's work on how medical licensing boards decide whether to revoke a doctor's license to practice medicine is featured in Act One of the This American Life podcast in a segment titled "Trust Me, I'm a Doctor." Read MoreOct. 6, 2020
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Terry Maroney and other VU faculty navigate new teaching landscape
Maroney and her Actual Innocence class are featured in a VU News Service article about the university's successful transition to socially distanced in-person classes and online learning. Read MoreSep. 25, 2020
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Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Susan Kay ’79 elected to ABA Council on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar
The ABA Council on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar is recognized at the national accrediting agency for programs leading to the J.D. Kay has previously served on the Standards Review Committee and Accreditation Committee of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar. Read MoreSep. 21, 2020
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Spring Miller receives 2020 B. Riney Green Access to Justice Award from Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services
The award recognizes Tennessee advocates who promote state-wide collaboration that supports projects that strengthen access to justice across the state. Read MoreSep. 18, 2020
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Vanderbilt Law Review members make collective gift to support minority students with ABA diversity scholarship
All members of the VLR staff donated the fees they would customarily use to pay for meeting space and supplies to the ABA's Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund, which provides $15,000 scholarships to up to 20 diverse law students each year. Read MoreSep. 17, 2020
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Michael Vandenbergh discusses how the business sector is making climate progress where government is failing
Vandenbergh's Sept. 4 interview with Kristoffer Tique appears in Inside Climate News. Read MoreSep. 4, 2020