At the University of Tennessee College of Law, we are
We are preparing students to practice law with skill, professionalism, and a distinctive commitment to leadership and public service.
Individuals with felony convictions who try to reenter society face multiple challenges in getting their rights of citizenship restored. In most states, a person’s right to vote is forfeited with a felony conviction, and the process of restoring that right
Fifteen minutes–that was how long one man’s parole hearing lasted in 2023. The man, sentenced to a life term of imprisonment at age 15, is considered one of Tennessee’s “juvenile lifers.” The hearing was the first time he was eligible
In the fall semester’s waning moments, the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Transactional Law Clinic received a rather unusual request. The caller was in possession of stolen property and hoped the Legal Clinic could represent them. The caller was
Another $2 million pledge was made on behalf of Summers, Rufolo & Rodgers, P.C., a Chattanooga-based law firm, to support students at the University of Tennessee College of Law. The gift will support the Summers, Rufolo, and Rodgers Scholarship Endowment, the
Eric Amarante, associate professor of law, was awarded the 2024 John Reginald Hill Faculty Scholar Award. He was also part of the legal team that helped the Highlander Research and Education Center regain control of the site of the original
While much of Knoxville was gearing up for a football gameday on a Saturday in October, third-year Chloe Lyons and her supervising attorney, Miranda Goodwin (’20), met with their clients, a married couple, to sign their powers of attorney. The
At the University of Tennessee College of Law, we are
We are preparing students to practice law with skill, professionalism, and a distinctive commitment to leadership and public service.
Individuals with felony convictions who try to reenter society face multiple challenges in getting their rights of citizenship restored. In most states, a person’s right to vote is forfeited with a felony conviction, and the process of restoring that right differs dramatically from state to state. Further, new legislation and judicial interpretation of state laws can often complicate an already-challenging process. The College of Law Legal Clinic, which has long been involved in helping clients navigate reentry after a conviction,
Fifteen minutes–that was how long one man’s parole hearing lasted in 2023. The man, sentenced to a life term of imprisonment at age 15, is considered one of Tennessee’s “juvenile lifers.” The hearing was the first time he was eligible for release after close to three decades in prison. Conducted via videoconference without an attorney or any witnesses present, the man’s parole was denied after 15 minutes, and he was told he would have to wait three more years to
In the fall semester’s waning moments, the University of Tennessee College of Law’s Transactional Law Clinic received a rather unusual request. The caller was in possession of stolen property and hoped the Legal Clinic could represent them. The caller was April Hollingsworth, executive director of Fabled Farm Rescue & Sanctuary, a nonprofit animal rescue in Middle Tennessee “committed to accepting and placing unwanted equines, farm animals, and kittens in qualified, loving forever homes, while continuing to care for the unadoptable