Vanderbilt Law News
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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
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48 Vanderbilt Law students and recent graduates secure 51 clerkships
Vanderbilt Law graduates will serve in 50 federal appellate and district and state clerkships during 2015-16 or in future terms. Read MoreJun. 15, 2015
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Cameron Norris ’14 honored by Food and Drug Law Institute’s 2014 Austern Memorial Competition
Norris’ article, “Drugs, Devices & Discovery: Using Fee-Shifting to Resolve the Twombly/Iqbal Problem for Parallel Claims Under the FDCA,” won second place in the FDLI competition’s “Short Papers” category and placed third in the ABA's 2014 Tort Trial & Insurance writing competition. Read MoreJun. 12, 2015
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39 Vanderbilt Law students serve externships for course credit during summer 2015
VLS students are working in federal and state judicial chambers, in the offices of U.S. Attorneys and state attorneys general, and with corporations and advocacy organizations. Read MoreJun. 10, 2015
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72 Vanderbilt Law students receive 2015 summer stipends to support pro bono work
Students receiving Vanderbilt Law stipends are working pro bono during summer 2015 for 76 legal offices and organizations in 20 states, the District of Columbia and one foreign nation. Read MoreJun. 10, 2015
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Recommendations from MacArthur Research Network on Law and Neuroscience cited in President’s Bioethics Commission Report
Research Network Director Owen Jones and team submit “consensus recommendations” addressing the use of neuroscientific evidence in criminal proceedings and ways to apply neuroscientific insights to improve the fairness and effectiveness of criminal justice. Read MoreMay. 28, 2015
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“Cartels by Another Name,” co-authored by Rebecca Haw Allensworth, receives 2015 Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Fund Writing Award
Allensworth and co-author Aaron Edlin honored with American Antitrust Institute award that recognizes “the best antitrust writing during the prior year." Read MoreMay. 28, 2015
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‘Legal residency’ program launched for selected Vanderbilt Law graduates
Vanderbilt's Program on Law & Innovation launches a "legal residency" program with UnitedLex, a global consulting and legal services firm. Read MoreMay. 28, 2015
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Experts to discuss EPA’s Clean Power Plan May 18-19 at Vanderbilt
Two-day conference explores EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. Read MoreMay. 17, 2015