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All-community response underway with Houston flooding

August 28, 2017 5:09 pm
UT Law Professor Glenn Reynolds is sourced in this story from The Christian Science Monitor. The story suggests that the all-hands-on-deck response to historic floods in Houston, Texas, exemplifies something new. It’s a template for what the nation’s top emergency managers call “whole-community” response.

Zuckerberg for president? That could be a problem.

August 25, 2017 8:04 am
UT Law Professor Maurice Stucke is sourced in story from The Nation. The story suggests if Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg became president, we would be handing over the leadership of an already privacy-violating government to the creator of one of the world’s most invasive surveillance platforms.

Those donating to white supremacist groups get IRS tax breaks

August 18, 2017 4:05 pm
UT Law Professor Eric Amarante is sourced in with this Business Insider story: “People who donate to white supremacist groups can get a tax break because the IRS considers many of them ‘educational.'” Amarante suggests the problem lies in an “unnecessarily broad definition of ‘educational.

We have reason to celebrate

August 9, 2017 8:53 am
For 70 years, the University of Tennessee College of Law Legal Clinic has helped law students develop lawyering skills while advancing the cause of justice by serving thousands of indigent clients unable to afford legal representation. Join us as we celebrate our 70th Anniversary with a series of events taking place throughout the fall semester.

New York Times offers praise for UT Law Professor’s book

August 1, 2017 8:39 am
UT Law Professor Benjamin Barton’s book “Rebooting Justice: More Technology, Fewer Lawyers and The Future of Law” has earned high praise in a New York Times book review. In the book Barton co-authored with Stephanos Bibas, the two argue that the legal system is too complex and legal advice is too expensive.

Law student wins big with Nashville Predators

July 17, 2017 10:34 am
A University of Tennessee College of Law student had no way of knowing what was in store for the Nashville Predators hockey team when she applied for an internship with the organization’s legal department.