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Professor Joy Radice talks HELP4TNDAY with WBIR, UT Law to offer free expungement assistance

March 31, 2017 4:29 pm

Professor Joy Radice spoke with Knoxville’s NBC affiliate station WBIR about HELP4TNDAY and UT Law’s free expungement assistance for Grainger County residents this weekend.

UT breaks Guinness World Record for largest human letter, Al Roker and the TODAY Show cover it

March 29, 2017 3:00 pm

Comprised of 4,227 Tennessee Volunteers and measuring 190 feet by 190 feet, the University of Tennessee set a new Guinness World Record for the largest human letter with a Power T unlike any other. Al Roker, from NBC’s Today Show, was on the field covering it live.

Faculty Notes: March 2017

March 27, 2017 12:05 pm

Faculty Notes, compiled and written by Teri Baxter, is a monthly feature highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments.

Glenn Reynolds among Top 5 most downloaded legal scholars

March 24, 2017 12:46 pm

Constitutional Law professor Glenn Reynolds is among the top five for legal research downloads in the Social Science Research Network (SSRN)—an impressive level of influence from a network comprised of more than 610,000 full-text documents available from more than 300,000 authors.

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee kicks off Help4TNDay at UT Law

March 22, 2017 5:45 pm

The Tennessee Supreme Court’s five justices spread out across the state on Tuesday to kick off #HELP4TNDay as part of the court’s Access to Justice Initiative. Justice Sharon Lee, a graduate of UT Law, spoke in Knoxville at the College of Law.

Professor Zack Buck joins WalletHub panel of experts exploring the potential impact of Trumpcare

March 22, 2017 11:51 am

Zack Buck joins a panel of experts assembled by WalletHub for “2017’s Cities Most Affected by Trumpcare.” The article looks at the potential impact of the proposed American Health Care Act on hundreds of cities across the country.

College of Law to host In the Eye of the Beholder symposium March 30

March 20, 2017 2:59 pm

The 2017 TJLP Symposium will explore how judges and lawyers think differently from other members of the public and the challenges this presents when the application of various rules rely on what “reasonable” non-lawyers perceive.

UT College of Law climbs to 57th among law schools in U.S. News & World Report rankings

March 14, 2017 4:30 am

U.S. News & World Report released this year’s law school rankings on March 14. UT College of Law climbed eight spots over last year, ranking 57th of the 205 accredited law schools and 31st among public schools.

UT Law kicks off Title IX conference honoring Pat Summitt

March 3, 2017 11:56 am

UT Law kicked off its two-day “Title IX: History, Legacy, and Controversy” conference yesterday, spotlighting Title IX issues in athletics and education, campus sexual assault, media coverage of Title IX issues, LGBTQ students, and much more. The conference honors UT Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt.

UT College of Law is ‘More Bang for the Buck’ says Nashville Ledger

March 2, 2017 4:25 am

Dean Melanie Wilson recently spoke with the Nashville Ledger about the College of Law’s high quality education combined with very manageable tuition costs for students. “You are getting a lot of education for your dollars here,” she said.