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Supreme Court opinion cites work of UT Professor Judy Cornett

May 31, 2017 11:48 am

Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has cited Professors Judy Cornett and Michael Hoffmeier’s article Good-Bye Significant Contacts: General Personal Jurisdiction after Daimler AG v. Bauman, 76 Ohio St. L. J. 101 (2015) in Sotomayor’s opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part in BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell.

New form of price fixing a threat to unsuspecting consumers

May 18, 2017 9:07 am

The trend among consumers to shop for goods and services online has increased the threat of price fixing – and that could significantly impact your wallet.

Rachel Wedding McClelland joins UT Law as the Director of Communications

May 17, 2017 11:43 am

Rachel Wedding McClelland served as the University of Tennessee Knoxville Director of Student Media before coming to UT Law. She will oversee all communications efforts for the college.

At 73, Tom Winston is excited to begin a new career in law

May 12, 2017 4:48 pm

Retirement was boring, so Tom Winston decided to do something different. He decided to go to law school. Now, 3 years later, he’s about to join 95 other UT Law classmates as they transition from law students to law school graduates.

Alumnus Al Separk honored for lifetime of volunteer service to UT Law

May 11, 2017 9:43 am

UT Law alumnus Al Separk (’69) was recently honored for his lifetime of volunteer service to the College of Law.

UT Law mourns the passing of friend and colleague Neil P. Cohen

May 10, 2017 3:07 pm

The College of Law mourns the passing of Neil P. Cohen, retired UT Distinguished Service Professor of Law and W.P. Toms Professor of Law.

Professor Wendy Bach selected as Bellow Scholar for her work on Tennesse’s criminalization of in-utero opiate transmission

May 4, 2017 2:40 pm

Professor Wendy Bach was recently selected as a Bellow Scholar for her work on Tennessee’s criminalization of in-utero opiate transmission.

Appellate Clinic students Alex Thomason and Garrett Ward argue before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

May 4, 2017 12:17 pm

UT Law Appellate Clinic students Alex Thomason (3L) and Garrett Ward (3L) recently argued Douglas Weissert v. Carmen Palmer before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, seeking post-conviction relief for violations of their client’s Sixth Amendment confrontation right and the Fifth Amendment right to counsel.

Professors George Kuney and Dean Rivkin recognized for excellence at Chancellor’s Honors Banquet

April 21, 2017 10:26 am

Professors George Kuney and Dean Rivkin were honored for their outstanding accomplishments at the University of Tennessee Chancellor’s Honors Banquet April 19 for “Excellence in Advising” and “Excellence in Teaching” respectively.

Professor Michelle Cosby elected Chair of AALL Council of Chapter Presidents

April 19, 2017 1:00 pm

Professor and Associate Director of the Law Library Michelle Cosby was recently elected 2017-2018 Chair of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Council of Chapter Presidents.