The only Vanderbilt Law journal with an explicit social justice mission, the Vanderbilt Social Justice Reporter (“VSJR”) is envisioned as a national go-to resource for social justice-oriented scholars, practitioners, students, and community members, with content spanning intersectional issues of law and social equity.
As the online companion to Vanderbilt Law School’s Social Justice Reporter, our blog delivers timely, accessible coverage of the people, policies, and ideas shaping equity and reform today. Written by students with a passion for justice, The Reporter's Notebook offers on-the-ground insights that connects law to everyday issues.
A 2-part event focused on the legacy of voting rights in the South, its current state of affairs, and strategies for ensuring a full and unequivocal right to a fair vote for Black and Brown residents.
The Social Justice Reporter's inaugural symposium explored how capitalism and the carceral systems intertwine, perpetuate inequalities, and shape the personal experiences of individuals and communities.
Vanderbilt Social Justice Reporter, in collaboration with the Thurgood Marshall Institute at the Legal Defense Fund, spoke to keynote speaker Justice Anita Earls, the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. She explored the weaponization of the courts as a means of dismantling voting rights protections in the United States.