Public Interest News

Lowery will work at the Tennessee Innocence Project, where she will help clients navigate re-entry. Read More

Kaylee Brilhart was recognized for logging the highest number of pro bono hours—1,668—as a VLS student. Six members of the Class of 2023 completed the Pro Bono Pledge in both 2022 and 2023. Read More

Cruz brings significant public interest law experience from Nashville Public Defender’s Office. Read More

Judge Stranch discussed her career as a labor lawyer and an appellate judge in a Q&A moderated by ACS President Joey Vettiankal ’24. Read More

Hosted by the Energy, Environment, and Land Use Program, the event featured presentations and discussions from some of Tennessee’s most influential environmental leaders Read More

Student teams worked on projects to provide end-of-life resources for low-income clients, support indigent criminal defense, and offer civil legal services to formerly incarcerated women Read More

Madison Lowery has been named the George Barrett Social Justice Fellow for the Vanderbilt Law Class of 2023. Lowery will serve her one-year fellowship with the Tennessee Innocence Project (TIP), a Nashville-based nonprofit law firm that investigates and litigates claims of actual innocence from wrongfully convicted persons in Tennessee. Read More

Riggs spoke about democracy and voting rights in the event hosted by the George Barrett Social Justice Program Read More

Study from Vanderbilt Law’s Matthew Patrick Shaw frames education as a Property Interest Read More

Founding director of NYU’s Policing Project and senior fellow at Stand Together Trust discussed current issues in policing. Read More