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Class of 2008 award winners announced
Release Date: May 08, 2008
22 graduates were honored for scholastic achievement and professional leadership
Jon Bruce, Jim Ely and Jeff Schoenblum win 2008 Hall-Hartman Awards
Release Date: May 07, 2008
Property law experts Ely & Bruce, tax expert Schoenblum honored by students
24 students to serve international and environmental externships & placements during summer 2008
Release Date: Apr 17, 2008
VLS students will be working for 21 organizations in 12 countries and the U.S.
"We Are Not Now Living the Dream" - Angela Y. Davis reflects on Human Rights in the 21st Century
Release Date: Apr 16, 2008
In the 2008 Burch lecture, Davis addressed the consequences of losing the war on poverty -- the war she believes matters most.
Richard Nagareda discusses Supreme Court case Taylor v. Sturgell
Release Date: Apr 16, 2008
Case concerns outer limits of claim preclusion in civil litigation under the freedom of information act
Climate Change Research Network tackles climate change from every angle
Release Date: Apr 16, 2008
Interdisciplinary network of Vanderbilt experts join forces to research climate change
Climate change and consumption conference to be held at Vanderbilt
Release Date: Apr 14, 2008
Conference and keynote address open to public
Reining in the Alien Tort Statute
Release Date: Apr 14, 2008
John Bellinger III delivered a major public policy statement abou the ATS in the 2008 Charney Lecture
Brian S. Miller '95 confirmed U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Release Date: Apr 10, 2008
Miller previously served as a judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals
Vanderbilt Law Review maintains space for fall submissions
Release Date: Apr 02, 2008
Editors emphasize longstanding policy to encourage scholars to “hold, polish and improve” works in progress for submission next fall
Professor Beverly Moran and 9 Vanderbilt law alumni honored as "Top Ladies of Distinction"
Release Date: Apr 01, 2008
VLS professor and alumni honored by Nashville Capitol City Chapter of national organization
Conference on Neglected Judges hosted by VLS's Program in Constitutional Law & Theory
Release Date: Mar 31, 2008
Opens April 3 with keynote address by G. Edward White
Vanderbilt moves up to 15th in US News annual graduate school rankings
Release Date: Mar 28, 2008
Dean Rubin emphasizes that excellence in legal scholarship and education will remain VLS's primary focus
Beverly Moran awarded American Council of Education fellowship
Release Date: Mar 26, 2008
Professor Moran will be one of 36 ACE Fellows to receive intensive higher education leadership training in 2008-09
Joe P. Binkley Jr., '69, appointed Davidson County Circuit Court Judge
Release Date: Mar 26, 2008
Binkley to take seat vacated by the retirement of Judge Walter C. Kurtz, '72
Vanderbilt 3L Becky Carson wins Swope Antitrust Writing Award
Release Date: Mar 25, 2008
Carson wins one of two honorable mention awards in the 3rd Annual William E. Swope Antitrust Writing Competition
Professor Carol Swain appointed to National Council on the Humanities
Release Date: Mar 14, 2008
Senate confirms Swain's appointment
Nicholas S. Zeppos named Vanderbilt University's eighth chancellor
Release Date: Mar 03, 2008
Zeppos is a distinguished legal scholar, teacher and administrator who has been a vital presence on the campus for two decades.
Thomson West releases 3rd edition of Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice, edited by Bill Norton, '82
Release Date: Feb 26, 2008
13-volume treatise reflects the bankruptcy expertise of adjunct law professor and practitioner Bill Norton and more than 100 bankruptcy judges and practitioners nationwide
Mass tort litigation expert Richard Nagareda discusses implications of Riegel v. Medtronic
Release Date: Feb 26, 2008
Ruling first to address the legal effect of FDA's fullscale premarket approval for medical devices
Bob Tuke, '76, to announce Senate candidacy
Release Date: Feb 25, 2008
Former chair of Tennessee Democratic Party will compete with 3 other candidates in Democratic primary
Inconsistent circuit rulings complicate Moot Court case
Release Date: Feb 25, 2008
University of Georgia team wins First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Emeritus Professor Herman L. Trautman dies at age 96
Release Date: Feb 25, 2008
A highly respected taxation expert, Professor Trautman taught at VLS from 1950-77.
18th annual First Amendment Moot Court Competition addresses New Jersey Motor Vehicle v. Stone
Release Date: Feb 20, 2008
Teams of student advocates from 35 law schools will argue both sides of case
Debating Immigration symposium March 20-21
Release Date: Feb 06, 2008
Scholars, journalists and activists will grapple with the thorny issue of immigration at a Vanderbilt symposium.
Jay Hardcastle, '87, named managing director of Boult Cummings Connors & Berry
Release Date: Feb 01, 2008
Hardcastle formerly headed firm's healthcare group
Internet contracts lead to unconscionable breach of privacy issues
Release Date: Feb 01, 2008
Steven Hetcher explores the terms of internet consumer agreements
M. Ann Huckstep, '78, re-elected chair of Adams & Reese's Executive Committee
Release Date: Jan 23, 2008
Huckstep unanimously re-elected chair after serving since November 2006
A Recipe for Equal Justice: The 2008 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture
Release Date: Jan 23, 2008
Civil rights activist and attorney Constance Slaughter-Harvey delivers a challenge.
Responsibility and Global Justice lecture series open to public
Release Date: Jan 22, 2008
Course brings leading thinkers on global justice topics to Vanderbilt
Iraqi judicial panel to discuss Anfal genocide proceedings
Release Date: Jan 17, 2008
Presenters include President of the Iraqi High Tribunal and the Presiding Judge of Trial Chamber II
Donna Pavlick joins VULS as director of academic programs and registrar
Release Date: Jan 15, 2008
Pavlick's appointment announced by Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Chris Guthrie
Chancery Court Chancellor Richard Dinkins, '77, named to Tennessee Court of Appeals
Release Date: Jan 11, 2008
Judge Dinkins' appointment announced by Gov. Phil. Bredesen
Carol Swain nominated to National Council on the Humanities
Release Date: Jan 04, 2008
Swain, professor of political science and law, will serve a six-year term if confirmed
Lucy Honey Haynes, '72, named Chief Deputy Attorney General
Release Date: Jan 04, 2008
Haynes replaced Andy Bennett, '82, following his appointment to the state Court of Appeals
Jim Shulman, '85, named Deputy Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health
Release Date: Jan 04, 2008
Shulman will supervise Health Department's legislative services, communications, information technology, policy planning and minority health services
History of Vanderbilt Law School by Associate Dean Don Welch released by Vanderbilt University Press
Release Date: Dec 06, 2007
"Vanderbilt Law School: Aspirations & Realities" chronicles 132-year history
Jim Ely's definitive work on private property rights released in a third edition
Release Date: Dec 04, 2007
"Guardian of Every Other Right" updated to include Kelo and other important recent developments
Larry Ahern, '72, leads certification effort
Release Date: Dec 03, 2007
Adjunct professor elected president of American Board of Certification
Iraqi judge touts progress in establishing rule of law
Release Date: Dec 01, 2007
Judge Zuhair Al-Maliki delivers talk about Iraqi legal system at Vanderbilt Law School
The real cost of cigarettes to male smokers: $222 a pack
Release Date: Nov 26, 2007
Study by W. Kip Viscusi and Joni Hersch estimates economic impact of smoking on smokers
Health care in the U.S. suffers from "connectile dysfunction"
Release Date: Nov 16, 2007
Health care economist Alain Enthoven delivers Cooper Health Policy Lecture
"Mass Torts in a World of Settlement" author Richard Nagareda comments on Vioxx settlement
Release Date: Nov 01, 2007
Nagareda's newly released book, "Mass Torts in a World of Settlement," proposes an innovative solution to high-stakes cases such as Vioxx
Vanderbilt joins team focused on improving legal education
Release Date: Oct 30, 2007
Team will explore changes in curriculum and enhanced real-world training
Mayor Karl Dean, '81, recounts rewards of 25-year career in public service
Release Date: Oct 30, 2007
Experience as Metro's legal director prepared Dean to serve as city's mayor
Rubin Honored for Distinguished Scholarship by ABA Section on Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
Release Date: Oct 25, 2007
Article receives annual award for scholarship
David Hudson, '94, authors "Supreme Court Answer Book"
Release Date: Oct 25, 2007
New book offers comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court for lay people
Inaugural Cooper Lecture addresses health care reform in the political spotlight
Release Date: Oct 24, 2007
"Father of managed competition" Alain Enthoven of Stanford University to lecture on health reform Nov. 9
WIPO conference tackles question of how to adapt copyright laws in the digital age
Release Date: Oct 23, 2007
VULS hosted World Intellectual Property Conference Oct. 17-19
Owen Jones co-directs team conducting breakthrough study on law and neuroscience
Release Date: Oct 09, 2007
Vanderbilt University researchers will share $10 million MacArthur grant
Planethood Foundation grant will support international externships
Release Date: Oct 08, 2007
Grant will help defray student expenses
Study by Owen Jones indicates humans and chimps both demonstrate "endowment effect"
Release Date: Sep 20, 2007
Chimps follow some human-like traits when it comes to cost, value and property
VULS hosts major copyright law conference
Release Date: Sep 20, 2007
Co-sponsored by the World Intellectual Property Organization & CISAC in collaboration with BMI, ASCAP and SESAC
2007 Order of the Coif members announced
Release Date: Sep 20, 2007
22 members of the Class of 2007 honored
Karl Dean '81 to succeed Bill Purcell '79 as Nashville's mayor
Release Date: Sep 12, 2007
Dean wins Sept. 11 runoff, will take office Sept. 21
VULS Class of 2010 represents 38 states, 112 schools
Release Date: Sep 12, 2007
"One of the most interesting and talented first-year classes in the nation"
Alex Hurder chosen to lead American Bar Association Commission on Mental & Physical Disability Law
Release Date: Sep 04, 2007
Commission will focus on expanding job opportunities for disabled lawyers
Six Degrees of Legal Scholarship
Release Date: Sep 03, 2007
Vanderbilt professors Tracey George and Paul Edelman connect legal scholarship in a new way.
Results of habeas study led by Nancy King released
Release Date: Aug 22, 2007
Two-year study determined that fewer state convictions were overturned since 1996 amendments were enacted
Bob Covington retires after 46-year tenure on Vanderbilt's law faculty
Release Date: Aug 22, 2007
Longest-serving faculty member departs August 31
Vanderbilt ranks 14th among top law schools based on scholarly impact
Release Date: Aug 20, 2007
Study ranks faculties based on the average number of times their research is cited
Ed Yarbrough, '73, nominated as U.S. Attorney for Middle Tennessee
Release Date: Jul 13, 2007
President Bush nominates experienced criminal defense attorney Yarbrough to top slot In Middle Tennessee District
Gordon Gee steps down as Vanderbilt Chancellor
Release Date: Jul 12, 2007
Gee will return to Ohio State as president
Nick Zeppos named Vanderbilt's interim chancellor
Release Date: Jul 12, 2007
As provost, Zeppos headed Vanderbilt's academic, development, alumni relations and student affairs areas
James Blumstein argues case addressing release of arrest records by police
Release Date: Jul 10, 2007
1973 case revived in 2006
Appeals Court Presiding Judge William C. Koch Jr. ('72) Appointed to Tennessee Supreme Court
Release Date: Jun 19, 2007
Koch will fill seat vacated by retiring justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr.
Emeritus Professor Ted Smedley dies at age 94
Release Date: Jun 19, 2007
Former director of the Race Relations Reporter helped establish "the Vanderbilt method," integrating professional responsibility into legal curriculum
John Goldberg's "The Constitutional Status of Tort Law" featured by Thomson Essential Science Indicators
Release Date: Jun 19, 2007
Tort reform is a hot topic in the U.S.
A. Hamilton Cooke, '68, awarded Florida Bar Foundation Medal of Honor
Release Date: May 29, 2007
Cooke's work on behalf of Floridians living in poverty recognized with award
49 students receive summer stipends for public interest and government projects
Release Date: May 24, 2007
Students pursue projects throughout U.S. and in 7 foreign countries
VULS graduates accept clerkships in federal and state courts
Release Date: May 23, 2007
VULS clerks will serve on the 4th, 6th, 9th, 11th & Federal Appeals circuits
Listen to Richard Nagareda's comments on Supreme Court ruling in Bell Atlantic v. Twombly
Release Date: May 23, 2007
Decision "takes major step," according to Nagareda
Class of 2007 award winners announced
Release Date: May 11, 2007
Students honored for scholastic achievement and leadership
Owen Jones and Rene Marois recieve $98,500 Discovery Grant for Law & Neuroscience project
Release Date: May 11, 2007
Grant funds work on neural basis of assessing deserved punishment
17 students will serve in international externships & placements during Summer 2007
Release Date: May 02, 2007
Students accept positions in 10 foreign countries and U.S.
Larry Helfer receives $10,000 International Research Incubator grant
Release Date: May 01, 2007
CFA grant will support study examining intellectual property disputes in the Andean community
"Debating Immigration," a book of essays edited by Carol Swain, released by Cambridge University Press
Release Date: Apr 22, 2007
Essays by leading experts explore issues raised by immigration in U.S. and Europe
Illegal immigration hurts African Americans
Release Date: Apr 22, 2007
Carol Swain believes Congressional Black Caucas is ignoring the issue
W. Kip Viscusi garners USDA and EPA STAR grants
Release Date: Apr 20, 2007
Studies to assess risks related to mad cow disease and drinking water
Professor of Law and Biology Owen Jones examines the brain's role in violence
Release Date: Apr 19, 2007
Essay examines how neuroscience may affect legal responsibility
Kip Viscusi uses law and economics to analyze value of life
Release Date: Apr 16, 2007
Vanderbilt Register faculty profile by Amy Wolf
"The Great Crime Decline in the 1990s" cause for optimism
Release Date: Apr 11, 2007
Criminal law scholar Frank Zimring finds an important lesson in recent crime trends.
Canadian Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin Issues a Plea for Tolerance in the 21st Century
Release Date: Apr 10, 2007
2007 Charney Lecture stresses importance of upholding human rights
Research Examines Why Women Earn Less Than Men
Release Date: Apr 09, 2007
Joni Hersch & Malcolm Getz address the causes of a persistent inequity in separate research projects
Conference Explores Role of Apology and Forgiveness in Conflict Resolution
Release Date: Apr 01, 2007
Legal scholars, mediators, social scientists & social advocates explore ways to apply research on conflict resolution
Carol Swain appointed to Tennessee Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Release Date: Mar 29, 2007
Congressional appointment announced by Commission Southern Regional Director Peter Minarik
Vanderbilt Law School celebrates 50th anniversary of racial integration
Release Date: Mar 21, 2007
Frederick Work and Edward Porter, first African American students, honored
John Goldberg delivers Monsanto Lecture at Valparaiso University School of Law
Release Date: Mar 20, 2007
March 29 lecture addressed "Ten Half-Truths about Tort Law"
First Amendment Moot Court Competition Is Year-Long Collaborative Effort
Release Date: Mar 12, 2007
Prof. Tom McCoy honored for 14-year role as faculty editor
3L Josh Zell records his experiences as Legal Affairs intern at the U.S. Mission in Geneva
Release Date: Mar 12, 2007
"I got my first taste of the U.N. today"
Vanderbilt researchers Owen Jones & Rene Marois study how the brain thinks about crime
Release Date: Mar 12, 2007
Interdisciplinary study yields insights for law and biology
W. Kip Viscusi to deliver Yates Lecture, "What's a Life Worth?" at Tulane University
Release Date: Mar 05, 2007
in New Orleans March 15
Robert Belton delivers keynote address on Griggs v. Duke Power, landmark civil rights case
Release Date: Mar 02, 2007
Belton addresses plenary session of Conference on Law and Higher Education
Owen Jones delivers Darwin Day keynote address on "The Next Evolution: From Behavior to Law and Back"
Release Date: Mar 02, 2007
Lecture addresses intersection of law and biology
James Blumstein receives McDonald Merrill Ketcham Award
Release Date: Feb 23, 2007
Award honors Blumstein's scholarship in health policy law
David Williams II named fellow of Tennessee Bar Association
Release Date: Feb 15, 2007
Professor Williams is vice chancellor, general counsel and secretary for Vanderbilt
Joni Hersch explores social questions through economics
Release Date: Feb 15, 2007
New Faculty Profile
Judge Gilbert Merritt, '60, & Bradley MacLean, '81, participate in Freedom Forum panel discussion of death penalty
Release Date: Jan 31, 2007
Many capital convictions result from "poor representation"
"Chicago 10," a documentary co-produced by Christopher Keene, '96, sells at Sundance
Release Date: Jan 29, 2007
Profile of entertainment attorney Christopher Keene, Class of 1996
Study by economist Joni Hersch reveals that lighter and taller equals a bigger paycheck for immigrants
Release Date: Jan 25, 2007
2003 New Immigrant Survey found legal immigrants with lighter skin made more money
Jim Ely's article wins Probate and Property's Excellence in Writing award
Release Date: Jan 16, 2007
Article focuses on controversial Kelo v. City of New London Supreme Court decision
Should Juveniles Be Tried as Adults?
Release Date: Jan 08, 2007
An opinion piece by Professor Terry Maroney
Randall Thomas named Research Fellow of European Corporate Governance Institute
Release Date: Jan 06, 2007
Institute is a focal point for academics whose work addresses corporate governance.
Kara Shea, '96, to present case to Supreme Court
Release Date: Jan 06, 2007
Decision will have "tremendous impact in the workplace" according to Professor Robert Belton
Chris Yerian awarded 2007 Skadden Fellowship
Release Date: Dec 14, 2006
Yerian will represent children denied Medicaid-funded behavioral health services
Judge Kent A. Jordan unanimously confirmed to Third Circuit Appeals Court
Release Date: Dec 12, 2006
Judge Jordan, an adjunct professor on Vanderbilt's faculty, was a Delaware District Court Judge
Christopher Yoo testifies before FCC
Release Date: Dec 08, 2006
Yoo's testimony addresses regulations governing media competition
Alyssa Wilcox joins law school as Assistant Dean of Development & Alumni Relations
Release Date: Dec 08, 2006
Dean Edward L. Rubin announced her appointment as head of development team.
VULS receives grants from Andrus Family Fund of the Surdna Foundation
Release Date: Dec 07, 2006
Grants support initiatives to resolve community conflicts, improve foster care
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law is 8th among top international law journals
Release Date: Nov 21, 2006
VJTL ranked 8th among comparative & international law journals in Washington & Lee ranking
International law externship program receives $10,000 grant from Planethood Foundation
Release Date: Nov 15, 2006
Planethood grant will help defray expenses of students in programs supporting international criminal justice.
Suzanna Sherry delivers 2006 Taft Lecture on Constitutional Law at University of Cincinnati
Release Date: Nov 10, 2006
"Judges are under unprecedented attack in the United States," according to Professor Suzanna Sherry.
SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins, '83, urges conservative approach to regulation
Release Date: Oct 27, 2006
SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins approaches securities regulation with the same perspective as a good physician. First and foremost, he believes regulations should do no harm.
Law School receives Sloan Foundation grant to study international role of corporations
Release Date: Oct 19, 2006
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded Vanderbilt Law School a grant of $609,500 to fund a two-year study the international role of American corporations.
Ellen Clayton elected to the Institute of Medicine
Release Date: Oct 11, 2006
Ellen Wright Clayton, Rosalind E. Franklin Professor of Genetics and Health Policy, Professor of Law and Professor of Pediatrics, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which functions both as an honorific membership organization and an advisory organization.
Viscusi honored by Kentucky Economic Association
Release Date: Oct 09, 2006
W. Kip Viscusi has been named the Kentucky Economic Association's Distinguished Economist of the Year.
Jim Ely awarded 2006 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize
Release Date: Oct 09, 2006
Professor Jim Ely is the 2006 recipient of the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize, which honors career contributions to scholarship relating to property rights and the constitutional protection of property.
Twenty 2006 graduates selected for membership in the Order of the Coif
Release Date: Oct 09, 2006
Don Hall, president of the Vanderbilt Law School Chapter of the Order of the Coif, has announced that 20 graduates of the Class of 2006 have been selected for membership in the prestigious national organization.
Grant will fund study of habeas corpus cases
Release Date: Oct 09, 2006
Vanderbilt garners National Institute of Justice grant; Nancy King to direct study of habeas corpus litigation
Vanderbilt garners National Institute of Justice grant
Release Date: Sep 25, 2006
Professor Nancy King to direct study of 3,000 habeas corpus cases.
