TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 13, 2020

Vanderbilt Law School students with the Immigration Practice Clinic recently developed a resolution addressing an increase in discrimination and harassment against Asian and Pacific Islanders during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighting the disproportionate impact the pandemic is having on the Latinx and African American communities. The Nashville Metropolitan Council approved the resolution on July 7. The students also have been working with Vanderbilt’s law librarian Sarah Dunaway to develop “COVID-19 and Racism: Legislative Responses” — a catalog of state and local responses to the disproportionate impact of the pandemic. The two projects were overseen by Karla McKanders, clinical professor of law, director of the Immigration Practice Clinic and immigrant and refugee law professor. Read more about the projects.