Vanderbilt Law News
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Local and national experts to discuss Nashville’s affordable housing crisis at Vanderbilt Law School March 28 and 29
A reception featuring local housing experts and activists will be held March 28, and a lunch panel discussing the legal dimension is scheduled for March 29. Read MoreMar. 19, 2019
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Two studies by Nancy King cited in SCOTUS majority opinion in Garza v. Idaho
King’s studies of appeals waivers and habeas cases were cited by Justice Sotomayor in her majority opinion in favor of Gilberto Garza Jr., who sought to have his appeal rights restored. Read MoreMar. 19, 2019
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Penalties for sexual harassment are too low according to study by economist Joni Hersch
Hersch recommends the cap on damage awards for sexual harassment be increased to reflect their actual cost to employers, employees and industries. Read MoreMar. 15, 2019
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Jim Rossi appointed to the Judge D.L. Lansden Chair in Law
Rossi is nationally recognized for his research on administrative and energy law. He is currently serving as the law school’s associate dean for research. Read MoreMar. 12, 2019
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Hunter Thornton, JD/MSF ’19, and team of Owen MBA students win first place at VCIC regional competititon
Thornton and his five teammates, all students at the Owen Graduate School of Management, will compete in the global finals of the Venture Capital Investment Competition in April. Read MoreFeb. 25, 2019
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Abigail Wood ’21 and Chandler Ray ’21 win 2019 Mock Trial competition
Brent Duddles ’21 and Michael Clark ’21 were finalists. The competition was sponsored by King & Spalding. Read MoreFeb. 22, 2019
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Darker skin continues to depress wages, according to study by VLS economist Joni Hersch
Hersch’s study revealed that legal immigrants with darker skin are paid up to 25 percent less than otherwise comparable light-skinned immigrants and that the wage penalty continued to widen after these immigrants received permanent legal status. Read MoreFeb. 14, 2019
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Peter Cornick ’20 and Elizabeth Holden ’20 win 2019 Bass Berry & Sims Moot Court Competition
Joline Desruisseuax '20 and Braden Morell '20 were finalists. The round was argued before federal appellate Judges Stephen A. Higginson of the Fifth Circuit, David J. Barron of the First Circuit and Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit. Read MoreFeb. 12, 2019
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International intellectual property law expert Daniel Gervais to give Charles Clark Memorial Lecture
Gervais, who holds the Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law, directs Vanderbilt's Intellectual Property Program and co-directs its LL.M. Program. Read MoreFeb. 11, 2019
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David Williams II, trailblazing former vice chancellor and athletics director at Vanderbilt University, died Feb. 8
Williams was a professor of law. He had rejoined the law faculty after retiring from his role as vice chancellor and athletics director last fall. Read MoreFeb. 8, 2019