Georgia Journalism and Access Project Attorney Samantha C. Hamilton was featured on WABE, Atlanta's National Public Radio affiliate, regarding the use of burner phones. The segment titled "Georgia attorney cautions against state prosecutors attempt to connect burner phones to criminal intent" aired as part of "Closer Look with Rose Scott" on 2/21/24.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was elected president of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation for 2024. GFAF is a nonprofit and nonpartisan membership organization that works across Georgia to protect and advance free expression, information access, open records/meetings and the rights of peaceable protestors.
Wilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer was featured in Motherboard/VICE Media regarding the major questions doctrine and federal agencies. The article titled "Amazon joins Elon Musk's SpaceX in mission to destroy federal agency protecting workers" was written by Jules Roscoe and published 2/16/24.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues presented "Shareholder Democracy as Sword and Shield" as part of the Regulation and Markets Workshop series hosted by the Boston College Law School during February.
Third-year students and Appellate Litigation Clinic participants Andrew C. Haygood and Joshua H. Patton argued the case Esteban-Lopez v. Garland before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The clinic's client was seeking deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture. Third-year student Kendra Hansey Õiglane helped the pair to prepare for the argument.
Ten university-wide projects devoted to advancing interdisciplinary research across multiple application areas have been awarded Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants as part of the 2023 cohort. Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West, Associate Professor Matthew I. Hall, Associate Professor Christian Turner and Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri are among those included.
Alumnus J. Anderson “Andy” Davis (J.D.'84) has created a unique scholarship fund at the University of Georgia School of Law that will benefit those who have participated in Scouts BSA (previously known as Boy Scouts of America) or Girl Scouts of the USA, particularly those who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout or earned the Gold Award, with a preference to individuals from Northwest Georgia.
Second-year student Madison L. Graham was featured in National Jurist regarding her experience studying abroad with the help of UGA Law’s unique overseas opportunities. The article titled "Studying Abroad Can Be Life Changing" was written by Trevor Mason and published in the magazine's Winter 2024 edition.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in Politico regarding the Truth Social's plans to list shares on Wall Street. The article titled "Trump's Truth Social nears Wall Street listing that could yield millions" was written by Declan Harty and published 2/15/24.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri presented "Big Tech Feminism" as part of the Intellectual Property and Information Law Colloquium Series at the Cardozo School of Law during February.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues presented "The Hidden Logic of Shareholder Democracy" as part of the Emory University School of Law's Faculty Colloquium Series during January.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri presented "Big Tech Feminism" as part of a Faculty Colloquium Series hosted by the University of Alabama School of Law during January.
First-year law student Chandler S. "Chan" Creswell is the winner of the School of Law's 2024 J. Ralph Beaird 1L Closing Argument Competition. Congratulations to all who competed, including finalist Brianna N. House, on their performances.
Assistant Professor Adam D. Orford published "Blue Carbon, red states, and Paris Agreement Article 6" in 6 Frontiers in Climate (2024).
Associate Dean & Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis presented as part of the Reform Efforts and Implementation panel at the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal Symposium titled "Evidence Through a Critical Lens" during January.
School of Law alumna Yvette K. Daniels (J.D.'89) was featured on UGA Today for laying out a roadmap to be a quiet trailblazer as the keynote speaker at the 24th annual Mary Frances Early Lecture. This lecture series honors Early’s legacy of helping to integrate UGA in 1961 and recognizes her dedication to making UGA an institution of higher learning for all people.
Brock Professor Nathan S. Chapman has received a McDonald Distinguished Senior Fellowship from the Emory University Center for the Study of Law and Religion. He is one of 19 scholars selected from leading universities across the United States and Europe to "promote a new set of scholars" and develop an "integrated series of books and articles rooted in the intersection of law and religion." Notably, Chapman was chosen as a McDonald Distinguished Fellow in 2019.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri presented on "Big Tech Feminism" as part of the Yale Law School Information Society Project Ideas Lunch Series during February.
Regents' Professor of International Law & Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented “Inge Viermetz, Woman Acquitted at Nuremberg” as part of "Perspectives on the International Criminal Court and International Criminal Law and Procedure: A Symposium in Memory of Megan Fairlie" held at Florida International University College of Law in Miami during February.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented as part of the "Taxable Persons and Related Issues in VAT Law" panel at the Court of Justice of the European Union: Recent VAT Case Law conference hosted by the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business during January.