Student News

Note examines the corporate maneuver known as the “Texas Two-Step” and proposes a new interpretation of the Bankruptcy Code. Read More

Ellie Olson ’25 has won the 2025 Nagareda Prize for her note “Wealthy Corporate Debtors: Aligning the Bankruptcy Code with Modern Mass-Tort Bankruptcies.” The award, sponsored by the Branstetter Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program, was announced by the program’s director, Edward Cheng,  who holds the Hess Chair in Law. The annual… Read More

The 2025 Helen Strong Curry Scholar is awarded each year to a first-year student with a passion for international issues. Read More

Collectively, Vanderbilt Law students reported a total of 6,020 pro bono and community service hours through the Pro Bono Pledge program during summer 2024, fall 2024, and spring 2025. Read More

Stanton Foundation First Amendment Clinic filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of clients Open Justice Baltimore (“OJB”), Alissa Figueroa, and Brandon Soderberg Read More

The case, McCaleb v. Long, is on appeal from a decision in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Read More

Students worked for two non-profit legal organizations in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee Read More

Faculty, policymakers, and experts discussed a range of issues affecting Nashville and the Southeast, as well as potential solutions Read More

Barrett was awarded the distinguished Provost Pathbreaking Discovery Award for her article A Constitutional False Claims Act. Read More

The conference centered on Marquette Law Professor Sara Fox’s ELPAR-recognized article "Soil Governance and Private Property” Read More