Research News
Environmental Law
The Value of State of the Environment Reports
To cut through the polarization and promote effective environmental governance, experts at Vanderbilt are advocating for a more regional spin on a one-time federal initiative: the “State of the Environment” report.
International Law
The Prohibition of Annexations is Foundational to the World Order
In their article “The Prohibition of Annexations and The Foundations of Modern International Law,” Ingrid Brunk and Monica Hakimi argue that the prohibition of annexations is foundational to contemporary international law.
Law & Business
The Effects of Mandatory Central Clearing on the U.S. Treasury Market
In a forthcoming paper, Yesha Yadav and Joshua Younger examine the impact of the 2023 SEC rule on the Treasury markets, spotlighting the potential benefits and trade-offs to be considered.
Law & Government
Chisom v. Roemer’s impact on vote dilution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act
James Blumstein explains Section 2 in a new article, “The Case of the Missing Case: How Neglecting Chisom v. Roemer Leaves Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act Analytically at Sea."
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.
Should Police Be “Community Caretakers?”
In Chapter 2 of his new book, Rehabilitating Criminal Justice, Christopher Slobogin devotes a chapter of his book to interpreting the “community caretaker” exception to the Fourth Amendment through several Supreme Court cases.
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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