Vanderbilt Law News
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Stephanie Parker ’84 elected to Council of the American Law Institute
Parker, a partner of Jones Day based in Atlanta, will serve a five-year term on the Council, which determines projects and activities undertaken by ALI. Read MoreMay. 26, 2017
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Darrius Woods ’17 named Equal Justice Works Fellow for Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Darrius Woods has been named an Equal Justice Works Fellow by Equal Justice Works. His two-year fellowship, which will pay his salary and benefits to work full-time at the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, is funded by Home Depot and the international law firm Eversheds Sutherland. Woods plans to… Read MoreMay. 23, 2017
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Marian Mikhail and Carly Myers named Class of 2017 George Barrett Social Justice Fellows
Mikhail will start a new program at The Bronx Defenders. Myers will advocate for low-income people with disabilities at the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund in Berkeley, California. Read MoreMay. 17, 2017
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Twenty-two 2017 graduates honored with awards at Commencement
Laura Dolbow wins Founder’s Medal, signifying First Honors. Read MoreMay. 12, 2017
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Chris Slobogin study addresses privacy rights for data stored in “the cloud”
Slobogin recommends clearer rules that specify when data stored in the cloud can be obtained and used by law enforcement. Read MoreMay. 11, 2017
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Ganesh Sitaraman’s new book, “The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution,” sounds alarm
In his thoughtful new book, Sitaraman argues that growing economic inequality threatens American democracy. Read MoreMay. 8, 2017
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Daniel J. Sharfstein’s new book explores intertwined history of race relations and property rights
In "Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard and the Nez Perce War," Sharfstein examines Reconstruction through the relationship between a Nez Perce leader and a Union Army general. Read MoreMay. 4, 2017
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VLS ABA Moot Court teams celebrate successes in National Appellate Advocacy Competition
3Ls Neil Greenwell, Andrew Marino and Katherine Martin were quarterfinalists; Claire Armstrong, C.J. Donald and Sarah Rosales were octofinalists. Read MoreApr. 28, 2017
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Allensworth, Cheng, George and Wuerth honored with Hall-Hartman Awards
Four Vanderbilt Law professors– Rebecca Allensworth, Edward Cheng, Tracey George and Ingrid Wuerth–received 2017 Hall-Hartman Awards for Outstanding Teaching at an awards presentation April 21. Read MoreApr. 26, 2017
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Daniel Gervais’s new book rethinks international copyright system
Gervais suggests replacing the current copyright system with a simpler set of international rules in (Re)Structuring Copyright: A Comprehensive Path to International Copyright Reform, released in April 2017 by Elgar Publishing. Read MoreApr. 20, 2017