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A Novel Argument for the Right to Public Education

Mar. 30, 2023—Study from Vanderbilt Law’s Matthew Patrick Shaw frames education as a Property Interest

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Innovative Academic Proposals Highlighted at ELI-Vanderbilt Law School 2023 Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review Conference

Mar. 15, 2023—The March 31 conference, to be held in-person and via webcast, will feature discussions on U.S. climate adaptation policy, algorithmic decision-making tools, and ESG mutual fund performance.

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After Silicon Valley Bank, scrap the bank insurance deposit limit

Mar. 15, 2023—Opinion Piece co-authored by Vanderbilt Law Professor Morgan Ricks

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The Old Policy Issues Behind the New Banking Turmoil

Mar. 13, 2023—Vanderbilt Law Professor Morgan Ricks unpacks the policy issues with deposit insurance

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Is Silicon Valley Bank getting a government bailout? Not in the 2008 sense.

Mar. 12, 2023—Morgan Ricks explains how the Federal Government intends to shore up Silicon Valley Bank's deposits

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When Prior Art Applies to Copyright Law

Mar. 2, 2023—Once exclusively used in matters of Patent Law, the idea has found its way into cases involving music

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Vanderbilt Announces Creation of The Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation

Feb. 28, 2023—Law School Professor Ganesh Sitaraman to lead effort to advance research, education and ideas in economic policy and regulation

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Job Satisfaction Lower Among Black Women and Asian Women Law Graduates

Feb. 22, 2023—New study from Joni Hersch suggests that nondiscrimination in pay may not be sufficient to maintain a diverse legal workforce

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What Role Does the Nation’s Preeminent Business Court Play in the 21st Century?

Feb. 20, 2023—Study co-authored by Randall Thomas examines trends in litigation at the Delaware Court of Chancery

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Jim Blumstein, Ed Rubin and Kip Viscusi honored as University Distinguished Professors

Feb. 17, 2023—Three Law professors are among 23 faculty designated University Distinguished Professors, Vanderbilt’s highest faculty distinction.

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Key takeaways from Yesha Yadav’s testimony before the Senate Banking Committee on the cryptocurrency meltdown

Feb. 14, 2023—Yadav was one of three financial regulation experts who testified before the full committee in the aftermath of the crypto crash on why financial safeguards are needed for digital assets.

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Weaver Family Program in Law, Brain Sciences, and Behavior established at VLS with $3.85 million endowment from Weaver Foundation

Feb. 9, 2023—The new interdisciplinary program will be directed by Owen Jones, who holds appointments in the Law School and the Department of Biology. The program will sponsor faculty research and distinguished lectures featuring leaders in the field and host symposia.

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How Federal Legalization of Marijuana Could Upend the Industry

Feb. 9, 2023—New article details the impact of Dormant Commerce Clause on state marijuana regulations and proposes solution to minimize market disruptions

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The Evolution Behind the Endowment Effect

Feb. 8, 2023—A 20-year research arc featuring primate and human-centered studies uncovers a different explanation for cognitive biases

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Incorporating Feasibility into Climate Mitigation Analysis

Feb. 8, 2023—New paper in Nature Climate Change highlights the need for research and policy initiatives to account for the feasibility of climate change mitigation policies.

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Fee matrix developed by Professor Brian Fitzpatrick and Brooke Levy ’22 adopted by Federal Court

Feb. 7, 2023—A D.C. District Court judge has ordered use of the “Fitzpatrick Matrix” to calculate attorneys’ fees, signifying the new tool’s formal acceptance.

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Longer Grace Periods for Payday Loans Don’t Change Repayment Behavior

Feb. 6, 2023—New findings from Vanderbilt Law’s Paige Skiba offer implications for policymakers seeking to improve subprime credit markets

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Judge Releases Decision Approving Meta’s Virtual-Reality Deal

Feb. 5, 2023—Rebecca Allensworth on the decision behind FTC’s loss of its bid to block acquisition

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Judge Is Said to Let Meta’s Virtual Reality Deal Move Forward

Feb. 2, 2023—The ruling is “a blow to the administration’s and the F.T.C.’s interest in being stronger in merger enforcement,” said Rebecca Haw Allensworth.

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Yale Journal on Regulation hosts Symposium on new textbook co-authored by Vanderbilt Law Professors

Jan. 31, 2023—Law Scholars reflect on Networks, Platforms & Utilities and its place in curriculum, scholarship, and debate

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The DOJ’s antitrust case against Google is ambitious but risky

Jan. 27, 2023—Professor Rebecca Allensworth on the challenges the Department of Justice faces charting relatively underexplored areas of antitrust law.

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Former VLS Dean C. Dent Bostick dead at 91

Jan. 16, 2023—Dean Bostick joined Vanderbilt’s law faculty in 1971 and served as associate dean and director of admissions before serving as Dean of the law school from 1980 to 1985.

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Chris Slobogin discusses virtual searches with Lawfare senior editor Alan Rozenshtein in Dec. 19 Lawfare podcast

Dec. 19, 2022—Slobogin is the author of "Virtual Searches: Regulating the Covert World of Technological Policing" and a leading analyst of the impact of government surveillance that involves remote electronic monitoring of digital information on Americans' individual privacy and security. He discusses the implications of the transformation from physical searches and seizures to monitoring electronic data with host Alan Rozenshtein in the Dec. 19, 2022, Lawfare podcast.

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Yesha Yadav discusses the arrest of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in CNN International interview

Dec. 16, 2022—Financial regulation expert Yadav discusses the federal charges against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces an eight-count criminal indictment that includes charges of fraud and conspiracy and violating campaign finance laws in the wake of the collapse of his cryptocurrency empire, with CNN International news anchor Rosemary Church.

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