Barrett Program News And Events
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Tracing the Lives of the Condemned and the People Who Visit Them
Journalist Steven Hale discusses his book “Death Row Welcomes You” Read MoreApr. 23, 2024
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Vanderbilt Social Justice Reporter and Thurgood Marshall Institute at the Legal Defense Fund to Host Event Focused on Voting Rights in the South
Two-part event features a community conversation and roundtable designed to reflect, discuss strategies, and develop new ideas to ensure full access to the ballot Read MoreMar. 27, 2024
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Forging a Career in Civil Rights Advocacy
Curry First ‘68 reflects on Vanderbilt, civil rights work, and more Read MoreMar. 26, 2024
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How to Build a Public Interest Law Career That Lasts
Kent McKeever advises students about a path in public interest law Read MoreMar. 11, 2024
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Vanderbilt Hosts Mark Gaston Pearce for The George Barrett Lecture
Professor and lawyer Mark Gaston Pearce discusses labor issues confronting the National Labor Relations Board Read MoreMar. 7, 2024
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Hyatt Panel Discussion Spotlights the Struggle to Reinstate Voting Rights in Tennessee
More than 470,000 Tennesseans are unable to vote due to a conviction, the second highest rate in the U.S. Read MoreNov. 3, 2023
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C.P. Hoffman Discusses “Gender Affirming Care, Medical Privacy, and Trans Rights” in 2023 Dean’s Lecture on Race & Discrimination
Hoffman is Legal Director at FreeState Justice and a writer whose work focuses on law, social justice, and gender. Read MoreOct. 30, 2023
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Nicole Langston Identifies Inequities in Bankruptcy Code that Disadvantage Marginalized Individuals
In her California Law Review article “Discharge Discrimination,” Langston shows how debts ineligible for relief under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code disproportionately disadvantage minorities and low-income consumers Read MoreOct. 16, 2023
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Jorge Salles Diaz ’24 and Krishna Ammisetty ’24 Serve as 2023 Peggy Browning Fellows
Salles Diaz worked at the Satter Ruhlen Law Firm, while Ammisetty worked for the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Read MoreAug. 24, 2023
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Lauryn Wedgeworth Named Garrison Social Justice Scholar for Class of 2025
Wedgeworth worked for Legal Services of Alabama in Anniston and Gadsden this summer Read MoreAug. 23, 2023