Respectfully Dissent
Respectfully Dissent is a debate series by Vanderbilt Law School that brings together experts in various fields of law to debate relevant issues in today’s legal climate.
Research News
Ganesh Sitaraman Testifies Before U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
The airline industry is not resilient, competitive, or serving the public, and Congress must fix the miserable flying experience, Vanderbilt Law Professor Ganesh Sitaraman testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights.
Law & Government
James Blumstein Files Amicus Brief in Louisiana v. Callais
The case that challenges the validity of a Louisiana congressional map drawn in 2024 and his brief supports vacating the District Court decision.
Vanderbilt Project on Prosecution Policy
Prosecutors pitch criminal justice reforms 'Shark Tank' style
Six prosecutors’ offices pitched ways to make the criminal legal system more efficient, more supportive of victims and less punitive for defendants.
Constitutional Law
The Selective Elimination of Means-End Scrutiny
Professor Francesca Procaccini argues that the shift away from mean-end scrutiny has a “profound and troubling impact” on constitutional rights and whom they protect.
Professors in Conversation
Professors in Conversation: Lauren Sudeall on Justice Citizenship
Professors in Conversation: Rebecca Haw Allensworth on Professional Licensing in the U.S.
Professors in Conversation: Lisa Bressman on Administrative Law
Faculty Podcasts
Excited Utterance is a podcast focusing on scholarship on evidence law and proof. The podcast aims to provide a weekly virtual workshop in the world of evidence throughout the academic year. More broadly, the podcast has four goals:
1) distribute evidence scholarship to a broader audience;
2) provide a biweekly forum on evidence scholarship;
3) demonstrate a new, more efficient medium for academic discourse; and
4) serve a democratizing function in the legal academy.
Hosted by J.B. Ruhl, the Climate at Vanderbilt podcast reports on faculty, students, research, and programs at Vanderbilt University focused on climate change. Faculty at Vanderbilt conducting research on climate change come from a broad array of disciplines, including engineering, public health and medicine, earth sciences, religious studies, law, biological sciences, history, business, and anthropology. Vanderbilt also offers an innovative undergraduate major in climate studies. Listen to this podcast to learn more about how Vanderbilt is working on the challenges of climate change mitigation and adaptation.
From the Vanderbilt Project on Prosecution Policy, True Bill Talk is about getting to the truth of criminal prosecution in America right now: what it is, how people experience it, and how prosecutors can better serve their communities.
The podcast features in-depth conversations with prosecutors, policy experts, and advocates to provide diverse perspectives on the challenges and responsibilities of prosecution.
Meet the Vanderbilt Law Faculty
Faculty Profile: Farhang Heydari
Faculty Profile: Matthew Patrick Shaw
Faculty Profile: Rebecca Haw Allensworth
Faculty in the News
Hall-Hartman Awards
Each year, several Vanderbilt Law professors are honored with Hall-Hartman Awards for outstanding teaching during the previous academic year. The awards recognize faculty whose teaching is deemed outstanding in each of the three first-year student sections and for large and small upper-level elective courses and are based on the results of a student poll conducted by the Vanderbilt Bar Association.
Media Inquiries
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