Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in The Guardian regarding offers of immunity for individuals involved in investigations surrounding the 2020 presidential election. The article titled "Trump rages after sexual abuse verdict but legal woes have only just begun" was written by Chris McGreal and published 5/14/22. The article also appeared on various other news outlets.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding a possible trial relating to the 2020 presidential election. The article titled "Could Trump's town hall remarks help Fulton prosecutors investigating him?" was written by Tamar Hallerman and was published 5/11/23.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Georgia Law News regarding the outcome of a Georgia case against opioid distributors. The article titled "Opioid distributors cleared of liability to Georgia addict families" was written by Alice Barrett and published 5/11/23.
The First Amendment Clinic and its director, Clinical Assistant Professor Clare R. Norins, were featured in an Associated Press article regarding the recent settlement of Hassan v. City of Atlanta, in which the clinic represented plaintiff Sharif Hassan, a photojournalist arrested while covering summer 2020 protests in Atlanta. The lawsuit asserted that Hassan was arrested in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment right to record. The litigation also challenged the City of Atlanta’s city-wide curfew order that contained no exception for the working press. The article titled "Atlanta to Pay Journalist $105K to Settle Lawsuit Over 2020 Protest Arrest" was published 5/10/23. It has appeared in several media outlets across the country including The Washington Post, The Seattle Times, Georgia Public Broadcasting and the Daily Report.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and LL.M. student Vladyslav Rudzinskyi published "Eleventh Circuit Switches Stance on Grounds for the Vacatur of Non-domestic Awards" in the Daily Report on 5/11/23.