Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law regarding "The Human Rights of Foster Children" on 10/25/23.
The School of Law was featured in the LaGrange Daily News regarding a free legal clinic hosted in Troup County recently. The article was written by Tommy Murphy and published 10/24/23.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in The Washington Post regarding Jenna Ellis and the 2020 Georgia election interference case. The article titled "Trump Co-defendant Jenna Ellis Pleads Guilty in Georgia Election Case" was written by Holly Bailey and Amy Gardner and was published 10/24/23.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson published Carlson's Guide to Evidence Authentication: Essential Foundations for Georgia Advocates, 3d ed. (LexisNexis, 2023) (with M. Carlson).
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in USA Today regarding the Fulton County district attorney impeachment claim. The article titled "Baseless claim Trump had DA in Georgia election conspiracy case impeached | Fact check" was written by Joedy McCreary and published 10/23/23.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Hosch Professor Kent Barnett presented his co-authored essay "Chevron and Stare Decisis" (with C. Walker) at a symposium titled "Chevron On Trial" held by the George Mason Law Review in Washington, D.C., during October. This essay is one of many considering Loper Bright Enters. v. Raimondo, a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to overturn the Chevron deference doctrine—under which courts must defer to reasonable agency interpretations of statutes that agencies administer.
The University of Georgia School of Law's First Amendment Clinic was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding a referendum lawsuit relating to Atlanta's planned public safety training center. The article titled "Training center battle tests Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens' messaging" was written by Riley Bunch and published 10/19/23.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in USA Today regarding the 2020 Georgia election interference case. The article titled "'Ominous' sign for Donald Trump? Guilty pleas from Chesebro, Powell raise the stakes in Georgia" was written by Aysha Bagchi and Bart Jansen and was published 10/21/23. The article was reprinted by other media outlets.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Court of Appeals in the case White v. Stanley to help explain the legislative purpose in enacting the state's evidence code. This citation brings the total to 68 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Smith Professor Hillel Y. Levin offers insight on the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case U.S. v. Rahimi: "The case U.S. v. Rahimi is the first opportunity since New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen for the U.S. Supreme Court to consider its application to a firearms restriction. I am particularly interested to see if the Supreme Court takes the opportunity to refine or reformulate the Bruen test in a manner that makes it somewhat easier for the federal and state governments to craft sensible firearms restrictions. I am hopeful for the Supreme Court to do so because the Bruen test is out of step with the rest of constitutional law and is unworkable in practice.”
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins planned and moderated "Black box platforms: Challenges of social media regulation,” a plenary panel at Yale Law School’s 2023 Access & Accountability Conference during October.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in The New York Times regarding Sidney Powell and the 2020 Georgia election interference case. The article titled "Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty in Georgia Trump Case" was written by Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim and was published 10/19/23.
The School of Law was featured in the Daily Report regarding its graduates leading the state for the tenth straight year in Georgia bar exam passage rates for first-time takers for the July/post-graduation sitting. The article was written by Everett Catts and published 10/20/23.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Reuters article regarding Lone Pine orders in multidistrict litigation. The article titled "Merck shingles vaccine appeal will test controversial mass torts case management tool" was written by Alison Frankel and published 10/18/23.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the Insurance Journal regarding Johnson & Johnson's attempts to file for bankruptcy to resolve baby powder lawsuits. The article titled "J&J Weighs Third Bankruptcy Try to Settle Baby Powder Suits" was written by Steven Church and Jef Feeley and was published 10/19/23.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding special purpose acquisition rights company investments. The article titled "The Bill Ackman SPARC Is Getting a Fresh Look Two Years Later" was written by Bailey Lipschultz and published 10/18/23. The article was reprinted by other media outlets.
The School of Law was featured in Above the Law regarding its selection as the best return on investment in legal education. The article was written by Staci Zaretsky and published 10/17/23.
For the 10th consecutive year, University of Georgia School of Law graduates have led the state in the Georgia bar exam passage rate. Law school graduates who sat for the July 2023 exam posted the highest rate for first-time takers among all of the state’s law schools – and more than 14 percent ahead of the overall first-time pass rate.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding scam attempts targeting claimants in personal injury litigation settlements. The article titled "3M Earplug Claimants Scammed for Personal Info in Phone Ruse" was written by Martina Barash and published 10/16/23.
Congratulations to LL.M. student Bohdan Krivuts for being selected as an American Branch of the International Law Association student ambassador. He is one of six ambassadors selected nationwide to assist the organization, especially in the lead up to International Law Weekend 2023.