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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
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GE Chief Sustainability Officer Roger Martella ’95 Calls for Action in 2023 Climate Change Governance Lecture
Martella has focused on environmental law throughout his career, in private practice and positions with the Department of Justice, the EPA, and in GE’s corporate legal department Read MoreOct. 18, 2023
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Gautam Rana ’97, U.S. Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, Delivers 2023 Charney Lecture, “The Fight Against Disinformation”
Rana discussed the EU’s recently passed Disinformation Act and differences in the ways various governments govern and restrict free expression Read MoreOct. 17, 2023
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Nicole Langston Identifies Inequities in Bankruptcy Code that Disadvantage Marginalized Individuals
In her California Law Review article “Discharge Discrimination,” Langston shows how debts ineligible for relief under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code disproportionately disadvantage minorities and low-income consumers Read MoreOct. 16, 2023
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EELU Sponsors “Climate Change and the Law in 2023,” Featuring Government, Nonprofit, and Private-Sector Attorneys
The panel discussion was moderated by Professor Jim Rossi Read MoreOct. 1, 2023
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First Amendment Clinics Advocate for Right to Access Government Social Media Accounts
Vanderbilt’s Stanton First Amendment Clinic joins with other Law School clinics to file an amicus brief in O’Connor-Radcliff v. Garnier Read MoreAug. 29, 2023
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A Novel Approach to Teaching Technology Law
With Forever, Daniel Gervais uses science fiction to ponder the legal implications of AI in the near future Read MoreAug. 25, 2023
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Vanderbilt Law Students and Graduates Secure 39 Clerkships in the 2022-23 Academic Year
Students and recent graduates will serve as clerks for judges in federal appellate and district courts, the Court of International Trade, the Tennessee Supreme Court, and other state courts. Read MoreAug. 25, 2023
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Jorge Salles Diaz ’24 and Krishna Ammisetty ’24 Serve as 2023 Peggy Browning Fellows
Salles Diaz worked at the Satter Ruhlen Law Firm, while Ammisetty worked for the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Read MoreAug. 24, 2023