Public Interest News
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Jane Dimnwaobi Named 2023 Equal Justice Works Fellow
Dimnwaobi will work at the Tennessee Justice Center Read MoreMay. 17, 2023
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Madison Lowery Named 2023 George Barrett Social Justice Fellow
Lowery will work at the Tennessee Innocence Project, where she will help clients navigate re-entry. Read MoreMay. 15, 2023
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31 members of the Class of 2023 complete Pro Bono Pledge
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 MoreMay. 9, 2023
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Beth Cruz ’10 Named Assistant Dean and Martha Craig Daughtrey Director for Public Interest
Cruz brings significant public interest law experience from Nashville Public Defender’s Office. Read MoreMay. 5, 2023
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Judge Jane B. Stranch ’78 (BA’75) of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals hosted by VLS ACS chapter
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 MoreApr. 26, 2023
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Environmental Policy Experts Convene at the Inaugural EELU State of the Environment Conference
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 MoreApr. 18, 2023
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Vanderbilt Law Students Work for Three Legal Advocacy Organizations over 2023 Pro Bono Spring Break
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 MoreApr. 17, 2023
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Stanton First Amendment Clinic: Advocating for Speech Rights on Social Media
Jane Dimnwaobi, Class of 2023, has been named a 2023 Equal Justice Works Fellow. Dimnwaobi will work at the Tennessee Justice Center (TJC), where she will represent clients appealing benefit denials under TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid program, CoverKids, Tennessee’s Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, an… Read MoreApr. 11, 2023
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Judge Allison Riggs of the North Carolina Court of Appeals Delivers 2023 Barrett Lecture
Riggs spoke about democracy and voting rights in the event hosted by the George Barrett Social Justice Program Read MoreApr. 7, 2023
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A Novel Argument for the Right to Public Education
Study from Vanderbilt Law’s Matthew Patrick Shaw frames education as a Property Interest Read MoreMar. 30, 2023