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UT College of Law ranked among top programs by U.S. News
April 9, 2024 2:31 pm
In the newly released 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Law Schools rankings, the University of Tennessee College of Law continued to be ranked among the best law schools nationwide. The college ranked 26th among public institutions and 52nd nationally.

Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice to host symposium exploring legislation affecting the LGTBQ+ population
March 14, 2024 3:37 pm
The Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice, a student-run and edited publication, will host a symposium on March 21, exploring the impact of recent legislation in the United States affecting healthcare and education resources for the LGBTQ+ population. The event features legal scholars and lawyers engaged in challenging recent legislation.

Clinical Faculty Highlights
January 11, 2024 4:57 pm
Eric AmaranteAssociate Professor of Law Professor Eric Amarante published The Absurdity of Criminalizing Encouraging Words in the Cato Supreme Court Review on September 18, 2023. The Cato Supreme Court Review is the first academic journal to be published after the Court’s term and is invitation-only.

UT Law Hosts National Moot Court Regional Competition
December 13, 2023 9:31 am
The University of Tennessee College of Law hosted the National Moot Court Region VII Competition in November 2023. The College appreciates the assistance of so many members of the bench and bar who made the competition a success. Justice Dwight Tarwater (Tennessee Supreme Court), Judge Kristi Davis (Tennessee Court of Appeals), and Judge Cindy Wyrick (U.S.

UT Legal Clinic Welcomes First Clinical Teaching Fellow
December 11, 2023 10:58 am
Over the past 75 years, the Legal Clinic at the University of Tennessee College of Law has earned wide respect for the quality of its clinical offerings. In its most recent rankings, U.S. News and World Report ranked the Legal Clinic eleventh among public law schools.

Transactional Law Clinic Helps East Tennesseans Realize Their Dream
December 11, 2023 10:49 am
The Old City Hall in Jefferson City, Tennessee, is over 150 years old. At the time the building was constructed, Jefferson City was known as “Mossy Creek.” In 1868, the rear part of the building started life as a Masonic Lodge and school for girls.