The Vanderbilt University Law School ("VULS") is the law school at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt was ranked 16th in the 2007 U.S. News and World Report survey of U.S. law schools. The school has a student body of approximately 630 students and is known for the scholarly productivity of its faculty and its collegial atmosphere.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Pos-box1. ... // A law school is an institution where future lawyers obtain legal degrees. ... Vanderbilt University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Nickname: Music City Location in Davidson County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates: Country United States State Tennessee Counties Davidson County Founded: 1779 Incorporated: 1806 Government  - Mayor Bill Purcell (D) Area  - City  526. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

The Vanderbilt Law Review is ranked tenth among general-topic law reviews, based upon the number of times its articles are cited.[1] The dean of the law school is Edward L. Rubin [2], formerly the Theodore K. Warner, Jr. Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Future United States Supreme Court Justice James Clark McReynolds served on the faculty of the law school before becoming part of President Theodore Roosevelt's Justice Department. The Vanderbilt Law Review is Vanderbilt University Law Schools flagship academic journal. ... Silverman Hall of the University of Pennsylvania Law School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania Law School is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... Justice McReynolds, c. ... Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, Jr. ...

Vanderbilt is home to Suzanna Sherry (who specializes in federal courts), James F. Blumstein (who has argued several cases before the United States Supreme Court), John Goldberg [3] (who is an expert in tort law), and Lisa Schultz Bressman, a highly regarded scholar of administrative law. Its corporate law program allows students to earn a Certificate in Law & Business, and it has strong programs in international and constitutional law. In 2005, a new program -- the Cecil D. Branstetter Litigation & Dispute Resolution Program, headed by complex litigation scholar Richard Nagareda [4] -- received a $2.9 million endowment through a cy pres settlement of a class action lawsuit. This article belongs in one or more categories. ... The United States federal courts are the system of courts organized under the Constitution and laws of the federal government of the United States. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... In the common law, a tort is a civil wrong for which the law provides a remedy. ... Lisa Schultz Bressman is an American Academic. ... Administrative law (or regulatory law) is the body of law that arises from the activities of administrative agencies of government. ... Corporations law or corporate law is the law concerning the creation and regulation of corporations. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Constitutional law is the study of foundational or basic laws of nation states and other political organizations. ... The cy pres doctrine (pronounced as see-pray) is doctrine of the Court of equity. ...

In the spring of 2006, the law school announced the creation of a new program to award a Ph.D. in Law & Economics -- the first program of its kind in the nation, directed by economists W. Kip Viscusi [5] and Joni Hersch [6]. The program plans to admit its first class in Fall 2007. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Law and economics, or economic analysis of law, is the term usually applied to an approach to legal theory that incorporates methods and ideas borrowed from the discipline of economics. ...

Vanderbilt Law School also offers a summer study program, Vanderbilt in Venice [7], which is open to students from all accredited law schools and offers courses in comparative and international law. Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia) is the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ...

Notable alumni

• Greg Abbott -- Texas Attorney General
• Paul Atkins [8] -- Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission
• Cornelia A. Clark -- Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court
• Martha Craig Daughtrey -- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Pauline LaFon Gore -- Mother of former vice president Al Gore Jr. She met her future husband, Albert Gore Sr., while working her way through Vanderbilt Law School, from which she graduated in 1936.
• Robert Hays, Jr. -- Chairman, King & Spalding LLP
• Ric Keller -- Congressman (R-FL)
• Gilbert S. Merritt, Jr. -- Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Jim Neal -- Noted defense attorney and former U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee
• Paul Ney, Jr. -- Principal Deputy General Counsel, Department of the Navy
• John T. Nixon -- Senior Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
• Bill Purcell -- Mayor of Nashville
• Fred Thompson -- Former United States Senator (R-TN) and actor on the television drama Law & Order
• Aleta Trauger -- District Court Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
• Jody Wagner -- Secretary of Finance, Commonwealth of Virginia
• Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr. -- Senior Judge, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
• Justin P. Wilson -- Served in various high-level appointive roles in TN state government, and nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by President George H.W. Bush.

Vice President Al Gore also briefly attended the law school, but left without attaining a degree to pursue a career in Congress in 1976. For the soccer player, see Greg Abbott (footballer) Greg Abbott in front of the Ten Commandments display he argued for in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... The Securities and Exchange Commission, commonly referred to as the SEC, is the United States governing body which has primary responsibility for overseeing the regulation of the securities industry. ... The Tennessee Supreme Court is the highest appellate court of the State of Tennessee. ... Martha Craig Daughtrey is a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. ... The United States courts of appeals (or circuit courts) are the mid-level appellate courts of the United States federal court system. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Tennessee... Pauline LaFon Gore (1912-December 15, 2004) was the mother of former United States Vice President Al Gore and the wife of former US Senator Al Gore, Sr. ... Richard Keller (born September 5, 1964) is an American politician, and has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 8th District of Florida (map). ... Gilbert S. Merritt is an American jurist and Senior Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. ... The United States Courts of Appeals (or circuit courts) are the mid-level appellate courts of the United States federal court system. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Tennessee... United States Attorneys represent the U.S. federal government in United States district court. ... The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee is the federal trial court for most of Middle Tennessee. ... The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee is the federal trial court for most of Middle Tennessee. ... Mayor Bill Purcell William Paxon Purcell III (born October 25, 1953) is the fifth mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, elected first in 1999 and reelected to a second term in 2003. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... Fred Dalton Thompson (born August 19, 1942) is an American lawyer, actor and former Republican senator from Tennessee. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Law & Order is an American television police procedural and legal drama set in New York City. ... Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr. ... The United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee is the federal trial court for most of Middle Tennessee. ... Justin P. Wilson is an attorney and community leader in Nashville, Tennessee. ... The United States Courts of Appeals (or circuit courts) are the mid-level appellate courts of the United States federal court system. ... The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: Western and Eastern Districts of Kentucky Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Tennessee... Order: 41st President Vice President: Dan Quayle Term of office: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Preceded by: Ronald Reagan Succeeded by: Bill Clinton Date of birth: June 12, 1924 Place of birth: Milton, Massachusetts First Lady: Barbara Pierce Bush Political party: Republican George Herbert Walker Bush, KBE (born... Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ...

Notable faculty

Current

• W. Kip Viscusi [9], noted economist and health and safety risk expert who is the award-winning author of more than 20 books and 250 articles
• Richard Nagareda [10], author of Mass Torts in a World of Settlement (University of Chicago Press - released in 2007)
• Suzanna Sherry [11], author of numerous books on constitutional interpretive theory, and leading casebooks on Civil Procedure and Federal Jurisdiction.
• James F. Blumstein [12], a leading scholar in the area of Health Law, he also has expertise in Constitutional Law and has argued 10 cases before the Supreme Court.
• Edward L. Rubin [13], has authored numerous books and articles on legal theory and administrative law. He is among the most cited members of the law faculty.
• Owen D. Jones [14], recognized as a leading authority on the impaxct of evolutionary biology on law, a subject on which he has published articles in Columbia Law Review, among other journals.
• Rebecca L. Brown [15], a leading individual rights constitutional theorist, and co-chair of the American Constitution Society's "Constitution for the 21st Century" project.
• Nancy J. King [16], author fo the leading Criminal Procedure casebook, and member of the Rules Committee for the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
• Jeffrey Schoenblum [17], recognized as a leading authority on choice of law in international wealth transfers and probate.
• Robert K. Rasmussen [18], a leading bankruptcy scholar, and a current candidate for the deanship at USC's Gould Law Center.
• John C.P. Goldberg [19], an ALI Reporter on the Restatement 3d of the Law of Torts, leading proponent for constitutionalizing the right to redress through tort, on which he published an article recently in Yale Law Journal.

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Former

• Harold G. Maier (Emeritus) — Private International Law, International Civil Litigation
• Larry Soderquist (1944 - 2005) — Corporate Law

Harold G. Maier is a noted scholar in the field of international law, international civil litigation, and conflict of laws. ... Private International Law, International Private Law, or Conflict of Laws is that branch of law regulating all lawsuits involving a foreign law element where a difference in result will occur depending on which laws are applied as the lex causae. ... Larry D. Soderquist (born July 20, 1944 - died August 20, 2005) was a noted author & Professor of Law at Vanderbilt University Law School from 1981 - 2005 and director at Corporate and Securities Law Institute from 1993-2005. ...

External links

• Vanderbilt University Law School homepage

Publications

• Vanderbilt Law Review
• Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
• Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law