Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lonnie T. Brown Jr.'s book Defending the Public's Enemy: The Life and Legacy of Ramsey Clark (Stanford University Press, 2019) received the 2020 Silver Independent Publisher Book Award in the biography category. This year's winning titles in the 24th Annual Independent Publisher Book Awards came from 44 U.S. states plus Washington, D.C., and Guam; 7 Canadian provinces; and 15 countries overseas.
The First Amendment Clinic won its first case with the assistance of co-counsel Gerry R. Weber Jr. (J.D.'89). The settlement included equitable relief, damages and attorneys' fees on behalf of a Douglas County (Ga.) resident who was blocked from her county commissioner's official-purpose Facebook page. The result was covered by the Douglas County Sentinel. First Amendment Clinic Director and Clinical Assistant Professor Clare R. Norins said she was pleased the newspaper covered the case because it will educate "readers and other politicians about the state of the law on government officials blocking people on social media based on the viewpoint of their speech - i.e., they can't do it!"
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published "Distortion of Income in a Single-Factor Sales Formula World" in 96 Tax Notes State 729 (2020).
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in USA Today regarding the video in the Ahmaud Arbery case. The article titled "Ahmaud Arbery video: Legal experts explain how key frames may be used in murder trial" was written by Ryan W. Miller and published 5/13/20. This article was reprinted by other media outlets.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured on NBC News regarding the Ahmaud Arbery case. The article titled "Were pursuit and killing of Ahmaud Arbery 'perfectly legal'? It's not that simple." was written by Erik Ortiz and published 5/13/20.