Third-year student Jason N. Sigalos argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit representing the Appellate Litigation Clinic's client in the case Arellano Herrera v. Barr. The client is seeking deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture with the main issues being whether she can relocate and whether a government official would acquiesce to her torture. Sigalos co-wrote the briefs with third-year student Mollie M. Fiero and 2020 graduate John Lex Kenerly IV. Notably, this is the first virtual oral argument for the clinic and its students.
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently announced a $25,000 investment to support a University of Georgia project studying the application of First Amendment and due process principles to nongovernmental digital platforms and services. The project will bring together the expertise of School of Law Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Associate Professor Jonathan Peters, and School of Public and International Affairs Assistant Professor Jason Anastasopoulos.
The School of Law proudly welcomes four new faculty members this fall: Associate Professor Laura Phillips Sawyer, Assistant Professor Thomas W. Kadri, Clinical Assistant Professor Elizabeth C. Taxel and Part-time Instructor & Appellate Litigation Clinic Counselor in Residence Anna White Howard. Phillips Sawyer will lead classes in antitrust, while Kadri will teach in the areas of torts, cybercrime and regulating digital abuse. Taxel will work with the Criminal Defense Practicum and Howard will lead a course in writing for judicial clerkships as well as continuing to assist with the Appellate Litigation Clinic.
Second-year student Emina Herzberger participated in a virtual Corporate Counsel Externship this past summer with Orange - one of the world's leading telecommunications companies - and coauthored the book Guide to Listing in Belgium. She worked remotely with alumnus Johan Van den Cruijce (LL.M.'94) in Orange/Atlas Services' office in Brussels.
Congratulations to first-year student Frances F. "Frankie" Brown for receiving Harris Lowry Manton's 2020 Civil Justice Scholarship. The aim of this scholarship is to ensure the civil justice system is "fair, just and open to all who need it." Her submitted essay was about the right to trial by jury.