Law
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Landmark law and neuroscience network expands at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University has been awarded a $4.85 million grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to manage the newly established MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law and Neuroscience. Read MoreAug 24, 2011
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To succeed, Libyan rebel leaders must not repeat mistakes made in Iraq
Rebel leaders need to keep in mind what Iraqi leaders did well and not so well after overthrowing Saddam Hussein’s regime, according to Mike Newton, a Vanderbilt University international criminal law expert and adviser to the Iraqi government and the Iraqi Special Tribunal. Read MoreAug 23, 2011
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Reclaiming America’s faith and promise
Vanderbilt University professor of law and political science Carol Swain believes that America’s departure from our founding fathers’ Judeo-Christian roots has come at a cost politically, socially and morally. Read MoreJul 1, 2011
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Stripped Away
There are any number of circumstances in which people can effectively lose some or most of their basic rights, says Colin Dayan, the Robert Penn Warren Professor in the Humanities. In her new research, Dayan argues that the law has been refined so that it can be used to deny the very rights it’s presumably there to protect. Read MoreJun 2, 2011
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An expensive abuse of justice? Why current habeas corpus must be reformed
The legal safeguard habeas corpus is being used in ways it was never intended, resulting in a costly waste of scarce legal resources and taxpayer dollars, according to two researchers who have studied thousands of habeas cases. Read MoreMay 31, 2011
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OpEd: Justice: Too much and too expensive
Legal experts Nancy J. King and Joseph Hoffmann propose a new approach to habeas corpus cases, in this op-ed which ran in the April 17, 2011, New York Times. Read MoreApr 18, 2011
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New faculty endowed chairs celebrated
Ten Vanderbilt University faculty members who have been named to new endowed chairs were recognized for their remarkable achievements and contributions on Feb. 28. Read MoreMar 3, 2011
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Groundbreaking African American judge to speak at Vanderbilt Law School
The first African American to sit on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Judge Roger Gregory, will speak at Vanderbilt University Law School on Tues., Jan. 18 at 2:30 p.m. in Flynn Auditorium. Read MoreJan 5, 2011
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TIPSHEET: Expert on surveillance can comment on National Opt-Out Day
Torin Monahan, associate professor of human and organizational development and medicine at Vanderbilt University, is available to discuss how and why resistance to surveillance is on the rise in the United States and ways in which surveillance has developed in recent years. Read MoreNov 19, 2010
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to speak at Vanderbilt Law School
[Media Note: Vanderbilt has a 24/7 TV and radio studio with a dedicated fiber optic line and ISDN line. Use of the TV studio with Vanderbilt experts is free, except for reserving fiber time.] United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will… Read MoreNov 4, 2010
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Vanderbilt value-of-life study shows Mexican immigrants fare far worse than other immigrants, U.S. natives
Joni Hersch (click to download a high-resoultion version of this photo) It has been long suspected that Mexican immigrants often work on dangerous and unpleasant jobs for low pay. New research by Vanderbilt University Law School professors Joni Hersch and… Read MoreOct 26, 2010
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Journalist Willy Stern talks about Afghanistan’s secret prisons
[Media Note: Vanderbilt has a 24/7 TV and radio studio with a dedicated fiber optic line and ISDN line. Use of the TV studio with Vanderbilt experts is free, except for reserving fiber time. A video of Stern’s talk will be posted on http://news.vanderbilt.edu,… Read MoreOct 21, 2010
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Distinguished Vanderbilt complex litigation scholar Richard Nagareda dies
Richard Nagareda, the David Daniels Allen Professor of Law and director of the Cecil D. Branstetter Litigation and Dispute Resolution Program at Vanderbilt University Law School, died at his home on Friday, Oct. 8. He was 47. Memorial arrangements are pending. Read MoreOct 11, 2010
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What should BP’s new CEO do now?
The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management will host a panel discussion on the causes and consequences of the BP Gulf oil spill Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m. in Averbuch Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Read MoreSep 28, 2010
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New York Times Supreme Court reporter Adam Liptak to speak at Vanderbilt
Adam Liptak [Media Note: Vanderbilt has a 24/7 TV and radio studio with a dedicated fiber optic line and ISDN line. Use of the TV studio with Vanderbilt experts is free, except for reserving fiber time. A video of Liptak’s talk will be posted on http://news.vanderbilt.edu, http://www.vanderbilt.edu/itunesu and… Read MoreSep 7, 2010
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Vanderbilt experts available to discuss issues related to 9/11 anniversary
Vanderbilt experts are available to discuss issues related to 9/11 anniversary. Read MoreSep 3, 2010
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Landmark national project on law and neuroscience to be based at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University professor Owen Jones, who is one of the nation’s few professors of both law and biology, has been named director of the national Law and Neuroscience Project, which will now be headquartered at Vanderbilt. Read MoreJul 20, 2010
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Vanderbilt mass tort expert can explain legal issues tied to BP oil spill and BP’s multi-million dollar ‘compensation fund’
In reaction to a request from the Obama administration, BP has set aside $20 billion in an independently run escrow account to be paid out to people and businesses harmed by the oil disaster on the Gulf Coast. Read MoreJun 18, 2010
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TIPSHEET: Vanderbilt experts can talk about Supreme Court justice search
As the Obama administration researches candidates to succeed retiring Supreme Court justice John Paul Stevens, Vanderbilt experts are ready to weigh in on Justice Stevens, the Supreme Court and the list of potential nominees. Read MoreApr 28, 2010