Vanderbilt Law News
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Books by W. Kip Viscusi and Michael Vandenbergh among best environmental writing in past 50 years.
Viscusi’s book Pricing Lives and Vandenbergh’s book, Beyond Politics: The Private Governance Response to Climate Change, co-authored with VU professor Jonathan Gilligan, were included in “Reading the Environment: 1969-2019,” an Environmental Forum overview of influential environmental writing by Oliver Houck and G. Tracy Mehan II. Read MoreDec. 3, 2019
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“A Counterintuitive and Compelling Case for Class-Action Lawsuits”: Read Judge Kenneth Lee’s review of Brian Fitzpatrick’s new book
In a book review published in the National Review, Judge Kenneth K. Lee of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals touts Fitzpatrick's book, "The Conservative Case for Class Action Lawsuits," as "a clever, contrarian, and counterintuitive take on class actions that should open the eyes of both conservatives and liberals." Read MoreDec. 2, 2019
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Ganesh Sitaraman on “How to Rein In an All-Too-Powerful Supreme Court”
Professor Sitaraman proposes that Congress pass a Congressional Review Act that would enable it to overturn SCOTUS decisions on legislative matters with greater speed and ease in a Nov. 16 essay published in The Atlantic. Read MoreNov. 19, 2019
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Susan Kay ’79 honored with “Lifetime Achievement Award” by ACLU of Tennessee
Kay, who is associate dean for experiential education, has taught at VLS since 1980 and established the law school's first clinic. The award recognizes her lifetime dedication to criminal justice reform and legal advocacy, which includng successfully challenging Nashville's jail conditions. She was honored on Nov. 14. Read MoreNov. 14, 2019
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Alex Gardner ’19 wins Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award writing competition
The annual competition sponsored by the International Association of Gaming Advisors recognizes the best scholarly research paper in gaming law written by law students as part of their coursework. Gardner’s article addressed the history of parimutuel wagering. Read MoreNov. 14, 2019
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Read Brian Fitzpatrick’s National Review opinion piece, “The Conservative Case for Class Actions?”
In his new book, released this fall by Chicago University Press, Fitzpatrick makes "The Conservative Case for Class Actions," asserting that "They're better than the alternative: regulation by bureaucrats." Read MoreNov. 14, 2019
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GlobalVU, co-led by Ingrid Wuerth, establishes Global Fellows Program
Wuerth, Helen Strong Curry Professor of International Law, and Ted Fischer, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Anthropology, lead the GlobalVU intiative, which is funded by the Provost and Vanderbilt's Transinstitutional Programs (TIPS) program. The Global Fellows Program will bring international scholars, authors, artists, politicians and other thought leaders to Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov. 11, 2019
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Chancellor Emeritus Nicholas S. Zeppos appointed University Distinguished Professor and Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair in Law
Vanderbilt has also announced that one of its newest residential colleges will be named in Zeppos' honor. He will began teaching in fall 2020, after a yearlong sabbatical. Read MoreNov. 11, 2019
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Brian Fitzpatrick argues class actions are a potent and necessary legal enforcement mechanism in new book
In "The Conservative Case for Class Actions," Fitzpatrick debunks arguments that class action lawsuits are frivolous, primarily aimed at making money for lawyers rather than representing plaintiffs, and fail to prevent wrongdoing. Fitzpatrick asserts class actions "are a powerful component of the justice system," and proposes reforms designed to make them "acceptable to everyone." Read MoreNov. 1, 2019
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Chris Serkin named to the Elisabeth H. and Granville S. Ridley Jr. Chair in Law
Serkin is associate dean for academic affairs. His scholarship address property theory, local governments, the Taking Clause, land use regulation and eminent domain. Read MoreOct. 25, 2019