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  • Alabama bars tax dollars for ministry, yet new tax credits to support religious schools
    March 21, 2013

    Associate Professor Hillel Y. Levin was quoted by AL.com, an Alabama news website, regarding Alabama's new education law that allows tax dollars to be used for religious schools. The article was written by Challen Stephens and appeared on 3/15/13.

  • 50 Years After Key Case, Problems Defending The Poor Persist
    March 15, 2013

    Associate Professor Erica J. Hashimoto was quoted by NPR regarding whether or not indigent defendants are receiving adequate representation in today's court systems. The interview was conducted by Carrie Johnson and aired on 3/15/13.

  • UGA residence hall to be named in honor of former Governor and Georgia Law alumnus George Busbee
    March 15, 2013

    The East Campus Village on the University of Georgia’s campus will soon have a new addition to its named residence halls. The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted today to approve the naming of Building 1512 after the late Gov. George D. Busbee. This 1952 Georgia Law graduate and 77th governor of Georgia, championed education during his time in office—particularly kindergarten through 12th grade—establishing the statewide public kindergarten system.

  • Theft charges dropped against Glock investigators
    March 15, 2013

    Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was quoted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding a recent Georgia Supreme Court ruling on the statute of limitations and how that affected a local theft case. The article was written by M.B. Pell and Andria Simmons and appeared on 3/14/13.

  • Sibley Lecturer

    UGA School of Law Sibley Lecture to address social justice
    March 14, 2013

    Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Ala., will present “Social Justice Lawyering: Confronting Power, Racial and Economic Injustice and Hopelessness Within the Law” at the University of Georgia School of Law’s 109th Sibley Lecture March 27 at 3:30 p.m. in the Hatton Lovejoy Courtroom of Hirsch Hall.