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Restoring Justice CEO Kevin Coker ’18 Reflects on His Criminal Justice Career Path
Kevin was a Gideon Fellow with the Nashville Defenders after graduation and worked as a public defender until joining Restoring Justice in Houston as lead attorney and CEO in 2023 Read MoreNov. 10, 2023
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VPA Helps to Chart the Future of AI Governance in Washington
D.C. launch events spotlight new policy papers, polling report, and a guest opinion in Politico that advocate for an antimonopoly approach to AI Regulation and public AI capacity Read MoreNov. 6, 2023
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Sarah Fowler ’08, Senior Deputy General Counsel at SAG-AFTRA, Discusses Hollywood Actors Strike
Fowler’s talk was sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Society Read MoreNov. 6, 2023
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A Hard Look at Portfolio Primacy Theory As a Financial Rationale for SEC-Mandated ESG Disclosure
Kevin Coker started law school in 2015 with an interest in litigation and supporting people in his community but unsure of his career path. His Trial Advocacy class with Nashville Public Defender Martesha Johnson and the criminal defense work he performed through internships helped him discover his passion for public… Read MoreNov. 6, 2023
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Hyatt Panel Discussion Spotlights the Struggle to Reinstate Voting Rights in Tennessee
More than 470,000 Tennesseans are unable to vote due to a conviction, the second highest rate in the U.S. Read MoreNov. 3, 2023
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Vanderbilt Law School Announces Creation of AI Law Lab
VAILL will focus on practical applications and broader implications of AI in legal services Read MoreNov. 2, 2023
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C.P. Hoffman Discusses “Gender Affirming Care, Medical Privacy, and Trans Rights” in 2023 Dean’s Lecture on Race & Discrimination
Hoffman is Legal Director at FreeState Justice and a writer whose work focuses on law, social justice, and gender. Read MoreOct. 30, 2023
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With AI-Managed Corporations on the Horizon, the Time for Interspecific Lawmaking is Now
New article in Science co-authored by Daniel Gervais and John Nay argues for bringing AI into the legal fold as nonhuman legal subjects Read MoreOct. 26, 2023
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Overcoming “The Greens’ Dilemma” – How to Build a Climate-Friendly Infrastructure Quickly Enough to Meet Climate Goals
New Paper by J.B. Ruhl and James Salzman outlines a new regime for speeding up decarbonization efforts without sacrificing the intentions of the Grand Bargain Read MoreOct. 20, 2023
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EELU Program Releases White Paper Focusing on the Limited Clean Energy Goals in TVA’s Service Region
Local power companies in TVA’s service region have limited leverage to demand that TVA increase or speed up its shift to clean-energy sources, a case study written by EELU Program Director Caroline Cox and Madeline Flynn ’23 explains Read MoreOct. 18, 2023