Vanderbilt Law News
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Terry Maroney to join 2016-17 class of fellows at Stanford’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
Maroney will spend an academic year in residence with 37 other fellows representing a broad range of disciplines. Read MoreMar. 23, 2016
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Adjunct Professor Michele Johnson one of three Vanderbilt professors nominated for Nashville’s Athena Award
Johnson co-teaches Poverty Law at VLS. The annual award recognizes women from Middle Tennessee who exemplify leadership, superior performance, commitment to community and unselfish assistance to women and women’s issues. Read MoreMar. 17, 2016
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Chris Slobogin receives two Distinguished Contribution Awards in Forensic Psychology
The American Psychology-Law Society and the American Board of Forensic Psychology recognize Slobogin’s career contributions to forensic psychology in 2016 Read MoreMar. 15, 2016
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Read cultural anthropologist Stephanie Maher’s review of Robert Barsky’s book, Undocumented Immigrants in an Era of Arbitrary Law
Barsky's book has been shortlisted for the Socio-Legal Studies Association’s 2016 Hart Socio-Legal Book Prize. Read MoreMar. 9, 2016
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VLS hosts conference focusing on legal technology and artificial intelligence
Richard Susskind, author of "Tomorrow's Lawyers," is keynote speaker of two-day conference titled "Watson, Esq.: Will Your Next Lawyer Be a Machine?" Read MoreMar. 7, 2016
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Brian Fitzpatrick on Justice Antonin Scalia’s impact on the U.S. Supreme Court
Fitzpatrick's column, in which he remembers his former boss and the lessons he taught, appears in U.S. News & World Report. Read MoreFeb. 25, 2016
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Guantanamo Bay closure plan discussed in forum moderated by Michael Newton
Two retired military officers will address President Obama's plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center and the ethics of torture. Read MoreFeb. 25, 2016
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Bianca DiBella ’17 and Katherine Martin ’17 win 2015-16 Moot Court Competition
Kyle Lyons-Burke ’17 and Andrew Marino ’17 are finalists; 68 teams entered the competition. Read MoreFeb. 24, 2016
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Samar Ali ’06 (BA’03) begins 2016 Truman National Security Fellowship
Ali, an associate with Bone McAllester Norton, will spend a year receiving leadership training and working at the Truman National Security Project's offices in Washington, D.C. Read MoreFeb. 19, 2016
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Andrew Herzog JD’16 takes the ice with VU’s club hockey team
Herzog, who managed the Air Force Academy hockey team during undergraduate, participated in the 2016 NHL All-Star Skill Competition with VU's club hockey team. Read MoreFeb. 9, 2016