Vanderbilt Law News

The 2025 Barrett Fellowship will fund Allen's work with the Southern Environmental Law Center to deliver pro bono legal services Read More

Branstetter Summer Fellows support litigation-minded law students working in internships with judicial chambers, government law, nonprofits Read More

Class for the Immigration Practice Clinic was held in the in the Civil Rights and Votes for Women Rooms of the the Nashville Public Library. Read More

Olivia Hatch has been selected as the Garrison Social Justice Scholar for the Class of 2027. Smith’s honor was announced by Assistant Dean and Martha Craig Daughtrey Director for Public Interest Beth Cruz ’10. The Garrison Social Justice Scholarship supports students who will use their legal training to advance social justice… Read More

The scholarship, endowed by James H. Cheek III, J.D. ’67, is awarded each spring to a member of the current 1L class Read More

Earlier this month, Professor Michael Newton joined the American Society of International Law at their 119th Annual Meeting, speaking on the panel entitled Acting Against Authoritarians: Legitimate Roles for Shared Norms and Institutions. The theme of this year’s Annual Meeting was “Traditions and Transitions in International Law.” International… Read More

The following is a summary of “Bending the Rules of Evidence,” published in the Northwestern University Law Review Read More

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

On April 17, 2025, Vanderbilt Law students in the Climate Law & Policy Lab, led by Professor Anne Davis, presented two Clean Water Act (CWA) cases they worked on during the spring semester. The event, held at Neal & Harwell’s offices, included environmental attorneys from Harpeth Conservancy, the Southern… Read More