Associate Professor & Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills Director Lisa Milot was featured in The Regulatory Review regarding her Tennessee Law Review article on backyard breeding. The article titled "Regulating Backyard Breeders" was written by Grace Gale and published 3/12/20.
Congratulations to third-year student Brooke A. Carrington for capturing third place in the 10th Annual Law Student Victims' Rights Writing Competition for her paper titled "A Well-Intentioned Attempt at Justice: Marsy's Law in Georgia and Potential Impacts on Victims of Child Sexual Abuse." This is national competition sponsored by the National Crime Victim Law Institute.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch presented her book Mass Tort Deals: Backroom Bargaining in Multidistrict Litigation at a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia Advisory Committee meeting during February.
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured in the CTInsider regarding mediators being selected to help facilitate the Purdue Pharma settlement. The article titled "Big questions still loom about Purdue Pharma opioid settlement" was written by Paul Schott and published 3/9/20.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Hill regarding the Trump campaign's libel lawsuits. The article title "Trump escalates fight against press with libel lawsuits" was written by Justin Wise and published 3/8/20.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured on CNN's "Reliable Sources with Brian Stelter" regarding the Trump campaign's libel lawsuits. The show aired 3/7/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch presented her book Mass Tort Deals: Backroom Bargaining in Multidistrict Litigation at Cardozo Law School's Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch presented on the current state of the opioid litigation to the National Governors Association.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published "Reviewing Wayfair's Impact" in International Tax Review 53 (Winter, 2020).
The University of Georgia School of Law has won the 2020 Law School Legal Food Frenzy. This is the first year the School of Law has won this contest championed by Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr. This year's record-breaking contest generated enough food and funds to provide more than 63,000 meals for regional food banks.
Hosch Associate Professor Jason Cade presented "Death, Dissent, and Democracy in the Borderlands" at a faculty workshop at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law during February.
Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans presented on "Avoiding Bandwidth Overload: Apps to Maximize Time and Accomplish More" at the Georgia Association for Women in Higher Education Conference during February (with G. Kalim).
Assistant Clinical Professor and Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured in the Augusta Chronicle regarding House Bill 479. The article titled "'Hidden Predator' bill widens statute of limitations for child sex abuse lawsuits in Georgia" was written by Beau Evans and published 3/4/20.
Student Services Librarian Geraldine Kalim presented on "Avoiding Bandwidth Overload: Apps to Maximize Time and Accomplish More" at the Georgia Association for Women in Higher Education Conference during February (with R. Evans).
First Amendment Clinic Director and Clinical Assistant Professor Clare R. Norins presented on "Model Rule 8.4(g): Over-Lawyered, Over-Inclusive, or Overdue? Discrimination, Harassment, and the Free Speech Rights of Lawyers" at an Atlanta Bar Association Women in the Profession Section event during February.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Washington Post regarding a Tweet he made about the importance of the First Amendment. The article titled " Trump campaign lawsuit against New York Times exposes honesty of New York Times" was written by Erik Wemple and published 2/27/20.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in VICE regarding Supreme Court protections for speech. The article titled "Trump Keeps Suing Newspapers Over Opinions He Doesn't Like" was written by David Uberti and published 3/3/20.
Associate Professor & Veterans Legal Clinic Director Alexander W. Scherr's 2003 Hastings Law Journal article was featured on Reason.com regarding diagnosing mental illness and predicting a person's dangerousness. The article titled "After He Found California's Indefinite Detention of Sex Offenders Wasn't Working, the State Shut Him Down and Destroyed His Research" was written by Steven Yoder and published in the April issue.
The Veterans Legal Clinic has successfully helped a veteran and his extended family avoid a winter eviction. The veteran rented a mobile home in August 2018 but soon had problems with the septic system. After numerous requests by the veteran for help, the landlord retaliated with a threat of eviction. Facing a short deadline, the veteran contacted Congressman Jodi Hice's office, which in turn asked the clinic for help. The Veterans Legal Clinic connected the veteran with experienced landlord-tenant attorney and 2014 School of Law graduate Charles M. McCranie at Georgia Legal Services in Athens. This three-way collaboration helped the veteran find the time and the means to arrange stable, long-term housing, without the need for eviction.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher Bruner presented "Leveraging Corporate Law: A Broader Account of Delaware's Competition" at the Maryland Law Review 2020 symposium titled "Delaware's Emerging Competition and the Future of American Corporate Law" during February. Bruner participated remotely from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa where he is conducting research for a new book.