TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 13, 2023

The Vanderbilt University Law School’s Black Law Student Association is hosting two lectures this week in honor of Black History Month. Tomorrow, Judge Rupert Byrdsong of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County will speak from 12:30-1:30 p.m. CST in the school’s Flynn Auditorium. Byrdsong is a 1994 graduate of the law school. On Thursday, Judge Waverly Crenshaw of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee will present a lecture on “Journey to Justice” from 12:30-1:30 p.m. CST in the same space. He is a 1981 graduate of the school. Next week on Tuesday, University of Georgia School of Law scholar Andrea Dennis will speak via Zoom on the topic “Prosecuting Rap: Racial and Constitutional Implications.” Her presentation explores the use of rap lyrics in criminal prosecutions. Read more about the events.