Law School

The prestigious Palmer Prize was awarded by IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law to Vanderbilt Law School's Ganesh Sitaraman. Read More

Vanderbilt law professor Ganesh Sitaraman was named the winner of the 2013 IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize, for his book, The Counterinsurgent’s Constitution: Law in the Age of Small Wars. Ganesh Sitaraman (Vanderbilt Law School) The award, announced Oct. 10 in Chicago,… Read More

Vanderbilt law professor Ganesh Sitaraman was named the winner of the 2013 IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize, for his book, The Counterinsurgent’s Constitution: Law in the Age of Small Wars. Ganesh Sitaraman (Vanderbilt Law School) The award, announced Oct. 10 in Chicago,… Read More

Vanderbilt law professor Ganesh Sitaraman was named the winner of the 2013 IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize, for his book, The Counterinsurgent’s Constitution: Law in the Age of Small Wars. Ganesh Sitaraman (Vanderbilt Law School) The award, announced Oct. 10 in Chicago,… Read More

An executive committee has been named and will meet regularly this summer to develop a framework of ideas to guide a university-wide academic strategic planning process that will set the course for Vanderbilt’s future. Read More

The American Judicature Society will relocate to Nashville as part of its new affiliation with Vanderbilt Law School. The agreement begins July 1 and will result in joint educational programming, publications and new research. Read More

Law and education experts from Vanderbilt comment on the long-awaited Supreme Court affirmative action decision. Read More

Congress is taking up the debate over comprehensive immigration reform yet again. Vanderbilt has a diverse array of experts researching various aspects of the immigration debate. Read More

A group of Cal Turner Fellows who brought renewed attention through a two-year research project to Nashville's dire need for more affordable housing help lay the foundation for Mayor Karl Dean’s recent announcement on a housing trust fund. Read More

Daniel Gervais of Vanderbilt Law School told Congress that the copyright system of the United States requires “a comprehensive review and modernization" during testimony May 16. Read More

Vanderbilt law professor Ganesh Sitaraman was named the winner of the 2013 IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize, for his book, The Counterinsurgent’s Constitution: Law in the Age of Small Wars. Ganesh Sitaraman (Vanderbilt Law School) The award, announced Oct. 10 in Chicago,… Read More

Vanderbilt law professor Ganesh Sitaraman was named the winner of the 2013 IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law/Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize, for his book, The Counterinsurgent’s Constitution: Law in the Age of Small Wars. Ganesh Sitaraman (Vanderbilt Law School) The award, announced Oct. 10 in Chicago,… Read More

If the Tennessee Valley Authority goes private, utility customers could benefit if risks and incentives are better aligned than under the current approach, according to a Vanderbilt law professor. The prospect of selling off the public utility has been raised by the Obama administration in a call for a strategic review. Read More

Three Vanderbilt University professors are among 175 scholars, artists and scientists named the 2013 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellows. Read More

A leading energy law and land use expert will speak March 28 on “Natural Gas Fracturing, Federalism Debates and the Regulatory Divide.” Read More

This week on Vanderbilt's online newscast: Learn how Opportunity Vanderbilt is helping many students afford college; tour campus from your computer; and Expecto Patronum! - Vandy goes Potter. Read More

Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development was named the top graduate school of education in the country for the fifth consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report. Read More

Vanderbilt Law School recorded a panel discussion Feb. 15 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the consolidation of Nashville city and Davidson County governments in 1963, featuring former Tennessean publisher John Seigenthaler and Metro Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. Read More

Vanderbilt Law School hosted a panel discussion Feb. 15 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the consolidation of Nashville City and Davidson County government in 1963. Read More

Vanderbilt has grown up alongside its hometown to play a leading role in the life of the larger community—employing nearly 25,000 people; providing a Level 1 trauma center and top-ranked hospitals that admit around 65,000 patients a year; and generating millions of dollars for the local economy through athletics, cultural events, and a vast array of intellectual offerings. And that’s just for starters. Read More