L&G News And Events
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Climate Change Research Network scholars Michael Vandenbergh and Jennifer Cole featured on Free Range podcast
Listen to Mike Livermore's interview with Climate Change Research Network director Michael Vandenbergh and social psychologist Jennifer Cole, a post-doctoral fellow of the CCRN, who discuss political polarization and its impact on climate change policy on the Free Range podcast. Read MoreMay. 4, 2022
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Profile: Chase Pritchett, Class of 2022
Pritchett will join the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Read MoreApr. 27, 2022
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Samantha Smith ‘22 selected for the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics law program
Smith is one of 14 law students selected for the program, through which they visit Germany and Poland and examine the conduct of lawyers in Nazi-occupied Europe. Read MoreApr. 21, 2022
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J.B. Ruhl explains how decades-old environmental laws are hampering new “green” infrastructure in NPR interview
In an interview with NPR's Planet Money, environmental regulation expert J.B. Ruhl explains how laws like the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act, written in the 1970s, are now getting in the way of new green infrastructure development to help address climate change. Read MoreApr. 7, 2022
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U.S. Design Law: Domestic and International Perspectives: A talk with Sarah Burstein of Oklahoma Law and David Gerk of USPTO April 6
Nickolas Mack '22 will moderate the discussion. Burstein is an internaitonal recognized expert in design patents. Read MoreMar. 24, 2022
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Philip Morel, Class of 2021, Law Clerk, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
As a law clerk at FERC, Philip Morel works at the intersection of law and energy policy. He joined FERC's Office of Administrative Law Judges as a clerk after graduation. Read MoreMar. 24, 2022
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Jim Blumstein reflects on the enduring significance of his Supreme Court voting rights victory 50 years later
Blumstein, a New York native, challenged a residency requirement imposed by the state of Tennessee after moving to Nashville to join Vanderbilt's law faculty in 1970. When his challenge prevailed, Tennessee appealed the ruling. Blumstein argued the case, Dunn v. Blumstein, before the Supreme Court. On March 21, 1972, the high court issued a 6–1 decision in Blumstein’s favor, with Justice Thurgood Marshall writing the majority opinion. Read MoreMar. 21, 2022
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Dunn v. Blumstein featured in “Making the Case” podcast produced by Tennessee Attorney General’s office
Constitutional law James F. Blumstein discusses Dunn v. Blumstein, the case brought in 1970 challenging Tennessee's residency requirements for voter registration, in a March 1 podcast produced by the Tennessee Attorney General's office. Blumstein ultimately argued the case before the Supreme Court. Read MoreMar. 3, 2022
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Suzanna Sherry retires from Vanderbilt Law faculty, takes emerita status
Sherry held the Herman O. Loewenstein Chair in Law. An expert in constitutional law and federal courts and procedure, Sherry is the author of more than 100 books, book chapters and articles. Read MoreFeb. 16, 2022
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Matthew Shaw joins VLS faculty as assistant professor
Shaw joined the law faculty from the faculty of Vanderbilt Peabody College. His research focuses on the intersection between federal law and education policy. Read MoreJan. 13, 2022