Vanderbilt Law News
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Sean Seymore and Daniel Sharfstein are named Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Seymore and Sharfstein are part of inaugural class of 15 fellows in new VU program that celebrates trans-institutional scholarship. Read MoreFeb. 12, 2015
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Daniel Gervais is the Yong Shook Lin Visiting Professor of Intellectual Property at National University of Singapore
Gervais will also deliver a distinguished lecture on copyright reform at the Intellectual Property Academy of Singapore. Read MoreFeb. 6, 2015
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Waverly Crenshaw ’81 (BA’78) nominated to seat on U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
If confirmed, Crenshaw will fill the seat vacated by Judge William J. Haynes Jr. ’73. Read MoreFeb. 5, 2015
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New social justice scholarship endowed by Amy and Frank Garrison available to first-year law students
Garrison Social Justice Scholars will receive supplemental scholarships and summer stipends to support preparation for careers in social justice and public interest law. Read MoreJan. 29, 2015
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Vanderbilt launches new Program on Law and Innovation
Law and Innovation program will offer classes, internships, fellowships and other experiential learning opportunities focused on changes in modern legal practice. Read MoreJan. 28, 2015
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California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu discusses the work of judges
Justice Liu delivered an informal talk moderated by Professor Ganesh Sitaraman on January 22. Read MoreJan. 27, 2015
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Carlton Tarkington ’63 (BA’59) dies at 78
Tarkington endowed the Tarkington Chair of Teaching Excellence and the law school's Tarkington Suite and was honored as the 2011 Distinguished Alumnus. Read MoreJan. 21, 2015
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Energy regulation expert Jim Rossi comments on Supreme Court case addressing Natural Gas Act
Rossi's SCOTUSblog post addresses ONEOK Inc. v. Learjet Inc., which deals with the scope of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's enforcement authority and whether state regulation of energy firms presents a conflict with federal law. Read MoreJan. 20, 2015
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Branstetter Judicial Speaker Series welcomes three prominent judges in winter 2015
California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu, Chief Judge Diane Wood of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and Judge Andre Davis of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals will deliver talks and visit VLS classes. Read MoreDec. 30, 2014
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Vidhi Sanghavi '15 awarded Skadden Fellowship
Sanghavi will work at the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee to develop a legal advocacy program to help people with criminal convictions reenter their communities. Read MoreDec. 17, 2014