Vanderbilt Law News

Ph.D. in Law and Economics graduates’ dissertations addressed endangered species regulation, enforcement of non-discrimination laws, the effect of litigation on medical practitioners, and contractual dispute resolution. Read More

Robisch received the prestigious award for his Vanderbilt Law Review Note, “Getting to the (Non)Point: Private Governance as a Solution to Nonpoint Source Pollution. Read More

Robin Frazer of Lexington, Kentucky, is the 2015 VLS Founders Medalist. Read More

Brief cited studies showing that money spent on judicial elections “can affect judicial decision-making across a broad range of cases.” Read More

Hannam’s paper addresses the court battle over the routing of I-40 through North Nashville. Read More

A well-known government relations attorney, Thornton has previously served as chair of the 300-member firm’s executive committee and held numerous management roles. Read More

Although the opinion was not unanimous, Rossi believes "the case signals a willingness by most of the Justices to tolerate some degree of concurrent federal/state jurisdiction under federal statutes concerning the regulation of energy markets." Read More

“The Problematic Case of Clearinghouses in Complex Markets,” (101 Georgetown Law Journal 387, 2013), cited in Justice Clarence Thomas’ majority opinion in the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corp v. CLS Bank International. Read More

Led by biomaterial science Ph.D. student Kelsey Beavers, the interdisciplinary team included molecular physiology student Elizabeth Conrad, structural biology postdoctoral fellow Michael Feldkamp, biomedical engineering graduate student Samantha Sarett and Verano. The team developed a strategy for commercializing a new test for colon cancer. Read More

Callaway will serve on the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Alabama in Mobile. Read More