Vanderbilt Law News
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International economic law scholar Timothy Meyer joins Vanderbilt’s law faculty
Meyer’s current scholarship addresses international economic and environmental regulation. Read MoreAug. 14, 2015
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Copyright law scholar Joseph Fishman joins Vanderbilt’s law faculty
Fishman’s current scholarship addresses questions of how copyright law supports and constrains creativity. Read MoreAug. 13, 2015
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J.B. Ruhl named a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers
Ruhl, who co-directs Vanderbilt’s Energy, Environment and Land Use Program, is an expert in environmental, natural resources and property law. Read MoreAug. 10, 2015
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Articles by Ruhl and Vandenbergh selected for 2015 edition of Land Use and Environmental Law Review
igious peer-reviewed anthology presents the best scholarship from the previous year. Read MoreAug. 5, 2015
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Dax Eric López ’01 nominated to seat on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Judge López currently sits on the State Court of Dekalb County, where he presides over civil and criminal matters. Read MoreAug. 3, 2015
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2015 graduates Clarke Agre and Nakeisha Jackson named Gideon’s Promise Fellows
Agre and Jackson will work as public defenders in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, and Knox County, Tennessee. Read MoreJul. 14, 2015
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Spring Miller named Vanderbilt Law School’s inaugural Assistant Dean for Public Interest
Miller will create public interest opportunities for Vanderbilt Law students and facilitate graduates’ entry into public interest law careers and fellowships with government and nonprofit organizations. Read MoreJul. 10, 2015
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Suzanna Sherry: The good the Supreme Court has done far outweighs the harm
In this "Room for Debate" column," Sherry asserts that "the court serves as the last-chance, back-up opportunity to protect individual rights when the legislature fails to do so." Read MoreJul. 7, 2015
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Jake Byl JD/PhD ’15 and Neil Issar JD ’16 win first prizes in ABA’s 2015 Energy Law and Endangered Species student writing competitions
Byl’s paper, “Easements with Ecosystems: A Conservation Tool for Endangered Species,” won first prize in the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources Endangered Species Committee’s competition, and Issar’s paper, “Going Toe-to-Toe with Hydro: Conflicts Between Hydropower and Other Sources of Renewable Power,” placed first in the section’s Energy Law competition. Read MoreJun. 24, 2015
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Rachel Dolezal’s ‘Passing’ Isn’t So Unusual: New York Times Magazine Commentary by Daniel Sharfstein
Legal historian Daniel Sharfstein asks why we care so much about Rachel Dolezal, who apparently misrepresented herself as African American. Read MoreJun. 16, 2015