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College of Law raises $85K in one day of Big Orange Give
November 11, 2019 12:21 pm
The College of Law on Wednesday surpassed the goal to raise $50,000 as part of a university-wide Big Orange Give fundraising campaign. In one day, the college received $84,857 in donations –  170% of its goal. Across the Knoxville campus, colleges and organizations strived to reach potential donors with the plea to raise $2.

Faculty Forum: October 2019
November 8, 2019 8:42 am
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Michael Higdon highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments.

Legal Clinic plans expungement event to serve Polk County
October 23, 2019 3:58 pm
The University of Tennessee College of Law Legal Clinic is partnering with the Polk County legal community to host a Saturday Expungement Community Court on Nov. 23. The event will bring together judges, legal partners, and community volunteers at the First Baptist Church of Benton from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

UT Law professor advises U.S. House Judiciary Committee
October 21, 2019 1:10 pm
The research of University of Tennessee College of Law Professor Maurice Stucke is playing a role in the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s investigation into whether tech companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon have too much power in the marketplace.

Anderson, Byars take away top honors in Advocate’s Prize competition
October 16, 2019 12:54 pm
A team of two second-year College of Law students won the final round of the 2019 Advocate’s Prize Moot Court Competition Tuesday in what judges referred to as a “very close competition.” Joshua Anderson and Kaleb Byars argued their winning case on behalf of the petitioner in United States of America v.

Alumna to serve as deputy director of TN Administrative Office of Courts
October 15, 2019 1:41 pm
University of Tennessee College of Law alumna Michelle J. Long (’94) has been appointed the deputy director of the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts.  Long has served as the assistant commissioner of the division of Health Licensure and Regulation for the Tennessee Department of Health since 2012.

Faculty Forum: September 2019
October 1, 2019 3:41 pm
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature written by Michael Higdon highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments. Professor Wendy Bach’s article, Prosecuting Poverty, Criminalizing Care, 60 Wm. & Mary L. Rev.

Connecting the Threads event highlights trends in business law
September 30, 2019 3:16 pm
The University of Tennessee College of Law’s third annual Business Law: Connecting the Threads conference drew professors, students, and other attendees from across the country to learn more about business law. Throughout the day on Sept.