Research News Side
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How to Hold Police and Criminals Accountable
Vanderbilt criminal law professor Christopher Slobogin proposes an alternative to the Exclusionary Rule Read MoreFeb. 28, 2025
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Vanderbilt Law School to Host the 2025 Vanderbilt Music Law Summit on April 3
Industry leaders, legal experts, and professional musicians will convene on April 3 to discuss the future of music rights and enforcement Read MoreFeb. 28, 2025
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Three Constitutional Arguments for Requiring Taped Interrogations
Criminal law scholar Christopher Slobogin offers three distinct rationales for making interrogations transparent Read MoreFeb. 24, 2025
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Scholars from Vanderbilt and UC Berkeley Debate the Merits of Originalism
The latest installment of Vanderbilt Law’s “Respectfully Dissent” series features Berkeley’s Erwin Cherminsky and Vanderbilt’s Brian Fitzpatrick Read MoreFeb. 18, 2025
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Why Professional Licensing Doesn’t Work
Rebecca Haw Allensworth’s book “The Licensing Racket” details how self-regulation in professions from hair-dressing to medicine limits competition at the expense of consumer safety Read MoreFeb. 17, 2025
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How to Fix Street Policing Using the Fourth Amendment’s Reasonableness Clause
In the U.S., evidence obtained through an unconstitutional search, seizure, or interrogation is usually excluded from trial. The application of this “exclusionary rule,” which stems from the Fourth Amendment, results in a fair number of guilty people – a conservative estimate is roughly 10,000 felons and 55,000 misdemeanants – evading… Read MoreFeb. 12, 2025
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The Prohibition of Annexations is Foundational to the World Order
Paper co-authored by Ingrid Brunk details the prohibition’s role and significance in modern international law Read MoreFeb. 12, 2025
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Law and Neuroscience Expert Francis X. Shen to Deliver 2025 Weaver Distinguished Lecture in Law, Brain Sciences, and Behavior
Francis X. Shen, Professor of Law at University of Minnesota, is the Chief Innovation Officer of the Center for Law, Brain & Behavior of Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard University Read MoreFeb. 7, 2025
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Should Police Be “Community Caretakers?”
Vanderbilt criminal law expert Christopher Slobogin argues for more expansive interpretation of Caniglia v. Storm Read MoreFeb. 6, 2025
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Nancy King Retires from Vanderbilt Law Faculty, Takes Emerita Status
One of the most-cited criminal law professors in the U.S., Professor King taught at Vanderbilt Law School for over 30 years Read MoreFeb. 4, 2025