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Professor Penny White joins Erwin Chemerinsky in discussing judicial independence and accountability, Santa Clara Law School

February 7, 2017 8:49 am

UT Law Professor Penny White recently joined renowned Constitutional law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky for a discussion on judicial independence and accountability at the thirteenth annual Judge William A. Ingram Memorial Symposium hosted by Santa Clara Law School in California on January 10.

Tennessee Juvenile Justice Realignment Task Force releases final report, UT Law Professor Rivkin contributing member

January 26, 2017 3:43 pm

This week the Tennessee Juvenile Justice Realignment Task Force released its final report for the state legislature and UT Law’s Dean Rivkin was a contributing member. The report offers a number of suggestions for improving the justice system’s approach to juvenile offenders.

Heminway speaks with New York Times about crowdfunded start-ups and fraud

January 25, 2017 12:09 pm

Joan Heminway was recently interviewed by The New York Times about securities crowdfunding and related regulatory compliance issues. She has been working on a survey of compliance in the industry with CrowdCheck, a due diligence provider that helps firms generate accurate disclosures and helps investors evaluate funding opportunities to avoid becoming victims of fraud.

Heminway interviewed by Knoxville NBC affiliate about animal abuse law

January 13, 2017 8:46 am

Knoxville NBC affiliate WBIR interviewed Professor Joan Heminway this week about animal abuse law and Tennessee’s Animal Abuse Registry for a television segment on a local criminal case.

Law schools have important role in shaping more gender inclusive legal culture, Jewel writes in Bloomberg BNA

January 6, 2017 4:18 pm

Professor Lucy Jewel explains that law schools have the opportunity to “reshape the individual mindsets and professional identities of future lawyers, which could then produce a cultural sea-change.

Stucke’s “Virtual Competition” featured as the Times Higher Education’s “Book of the Week”

January 6, 2017 9:01 am

Professor Maurice Stucke’s new book, “Virtual Competition: The Promise and Perils of the Algorithm-Driven Economy,” is being given the spotlight by the Times Higher Education as its first “Book of the Week” for 2017. The book warns that algorithms have the power to manipulate competitive markets.

Bloomberg BNA: Heminway discusses Domino’s stock giveaway to customers

January 3, 2017 9:03 am

Joan Heminway, the Rick Rose Distinguished Professor of Law, discusses the legal aspects of Domino's recent decision to reward some of its loyalty program customers with free company stock.

Buck featured on health law podcast

December 15, 2016 4:13 pm

UT Law professor Zack Buck is featured on the December 13 episode of "The Week in Health Law," in which he discusses "an interesting fiduciary approach to dealing with the problem of overtreatment." The podcast is available on iTunes and other podcast providers.

Jewel’s article on rhetoric, cognitive science featured on legal blogs

December 12, 2016 8:49 am

Professor Lucy Jewel's recent article, "Old-School Rhetoric and New-School Cognitive Science: The Enduring Power of Logocentric Categories," was featured on Legal Skills Prof Blog. It was also named article of the week by TaxProf Blog.

UT Law professor garners positive reviews for book published by Harvard

December 5, 2016 8:00 am

Harvard University Press has published a new book by Maurice Stucke, a University of Tennessee College of Law professor and a former trial attorney with the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division.