Vanderbilt Law News
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Judge Howard Morrison of the International Criminal Court delivers the 2018 Jonathan I. Charney Lecture
Morrison’s term as the United Kingdom judge to the ICC began upon his election by the Assembly of States Parties in December 2011. His talk addressed the purposes of international criminal law and the relationship between international criminal cases and national jurisdictions. Read MoreAug. 28, 2018
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Cara Suvall joins Vanderbilt’s law faculty as an assistant clinical professor of law
Suvall will teach the new Youth Opportunity Clinic, which will support to youth who are at risk for criminal legal involvement. Read MoreAug. 16, 2018
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G.S. Hans joins Vanderbilt’s law faculty as an assistant clinical professor of law
Hans will direct the new First Amendment Clinic, which is funded by a grant from the Stanton Foundation. Read MoreAug. 15, 2018
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Constitutional law scholar Jessica Clarke joins Vanderbilt’s law faculty
Clarke studies American equality law, focusing on constitutional and statutory guarantees of nondiscrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and disability. Read MoreAug. 15, 2018
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Regina S. Edwards ’91 appointed magistrate judge for the Western District of Kentucky
Edwards had previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney for Kentucky's Western District. She replaces Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin, who has retired. Read MoreAug. 3, 2018
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49 VLS grads and students will serve in 52 clerkships in 2018-19 or future terms
VLS graduates will serve as legal clerks in the U.S. Supreme Court, eight federal appellate circuits, and federal district courts in 12 states. Read MoreAug. 2, 2018
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Tracey George appointed interim vice provost for faculty affairs
George, who holds the Charles B. Cox III and Lucy D. Cox Family Chair in Law and Liberty, previously served as Vanderbilt’s associate provost for faculty affairs. Read MoreJul. 27, 2018
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Paul Ney ’84 (MBA’84) confirmed as general counsel of U.S. Department of Defense
Ney has previously served as acting general counsel of the U.S. Navy and as a deputy general counsel for the Department of Defense. Read MoreJul. 12, 2018
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105 VLS students receive 2018 summer stipends to support pro bono legal work
VLS students are working in 18 states, D.C. and the Netherlands for federal and state courts, government legal departments and nonprofits. Read MoreJul. 9, 2018
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45 VLS students receive course credit to support pro bono legal work in summer 2019
Students secured externships with federal and state courses, government agencies and legal nonprofits and in corporate legal offices. Read MoreJul. 9, 2018