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Street policing, in its current form, exacts a significant toll on individuals and society. Aggressive, “stop and frisk”-style tactics are humiliating and can easily turn violent. These types of police-citizen encounters, which occur millions of times each year, disproportionally target Black people when conducted in urban areas, foster racial tensions,… Read More

Vanderbilt criminal law expert Christopher Slobogin argues for more expansive interpretation of Caniglia v. Storm Read More

Street policing, in its current form, exacts a significant toll on individuals and society. Aggressive, “stop and frisk”-style tactics are humiliating and can easily turn violent. These types of police-citizen encounters, which occur millions of times each year, disproportionally target Black people when conducted in urban areas, foster racial tensions,… Read More

Kahrl discussed how local property tax systems have been a major factor in the disenfranchisement of Black Americans. Read More

Street policing, in its current form, exacts a significant toll on individuals and society. Aggressive, “stop and frisk”-style tactics are humiliating and can easily turn violent. These types of police-citizen encounters, which occur millions of times each year, disproportionally target Black people when conducted in urban areas, foster racial tensions,… Read More

Street policing, in its current form, exacts a significant toll on individuals and society. Aggressive, “stop and frisk”-style tactics are humiliating and can easily turn violent. These types of police-citizen encounters, which occur millions of times each year, disproportionally target Black people when conducted in urban areas, foster racial tensions,… Read More

Vanderbilt Law professors Lisa Bressman, Kevin Stack, and James Blumstein review highly impactful decisions from the last Supreme Court session and look ahead to the next term Read More

Street policing, in its current form, exacts a significant toll on individuals and society. Aggressive, “stop and frisk”-style tactics are humiliating and can easily turn violent. These types of police-citizen encounters, which occur millions of times each year, disproportionally target Black people when conducted in urban areas, foster racial tensions,… Read More

Amy Leipziger, 2024-2025 George Barrett Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, discusses the evolution of her career as a legal advocate Read More

Vanderbilt EELU faculty discuss three recent Supreme Court cases with major implications for environmental law and beyond. Read More