Third-year students Donavan C. Juleus and Haley K. Kairab finished the National Trial Competition as quarterfinalists. Hosted by the Texas Young Lawyers Association and the American College of Trial Lawyers, this competition is one of the largest mock trial tournaments in the country, attracting teams from more than 140 law schools and involving more than 1,000 law students each year. The pair won their regional competition during February, earning the right to advance to the national tier of the tournament.
Second-year law students Kiyah J. Bussie, MariClaire "Claire" Kimbrell and Nicholas R. "Nick" Lewis won the Intrastate Moot Court Competition, bringing home this Peach State bragging right for the fourth consecutive year and for seven of the last 10 contests. UGA, Emory, Georgia State and Mercer field two teams in this annual state of Georgia law school rivalry. The second UGA team, comprised of Alexander S. "Alex" Balser, D. Brianna Barnett and Christian M. Sullivan finished as semifinalists. Lewis was named the best oralist of the competition.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding government gag orders on public employee speech. The story also cites the First Amendment Clinic’s 2021 study of Georgia government agencies that restrict their employees’ speech to the press. Titled "Employees faced threats to not speak out on sex harassment scandal," the article was written by Asia Simone Burns and Johnny Edwards and was published 4/1/22.
The University of Georgia School of Law recently received a $200,000 grant from PetSmart Charities benefitting the Community Interventions for Sustainable Access to Care program. “This initiative will determine if it is cost-effectively possible to remove some of the access barriers to key resources so that more dogs and cats can stay in good, if under-resourced, homes and so the animals that are impounded despite the interventions require less rehabilitation at taxpayer expense,” Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills Director and Associate Professor Lisa Milot said.
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured on NPR regarding companies using bankruptcy as a way to combat lawsuits. The segment titled "Rich companies are using quiet tactic to block lawsuits: bankruptcy" was hosted by Brian Mann and aired 4/2/22.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans presented "Outreach from Your Laptop: Virtual and Hybrid Law Library Orientations" at the NELLCO Symposium during March. NELLCO is an international law library consortium with more than 125 member institutions.
Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley published "Protecting the Public Domain and the Right to Use Copyrighted Works: Four Decades of the Eleventh Circuit's Copyright Law Jurisprudence" in 29 Journal of Intellectual Property Law 67 (2021).
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured on NPR's "Morning Edition" regarding companies using bankruptcy as a way to combat lawsuits. The segment titled "Companies are using bankruptcy courts to thwart lawsuits" was hosted by Brian Mann and aired 3/31/22.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured on WABE, Atlanta's National Public Radio affiliate, regarding Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The segment titled "Local professors discuss Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings; Candace Doby talks about courage and her latest book" aired as part of "Closer Look with Rose Scott" on 3/30/22.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis' research was featured in The New York Times regarding rap lyrics being used as evidence in criminal trials. The article titled "He Wrote a Rap Song. It Helped Put Him in Prison for Life." was written by Jaeah Lee and published 3/30/22.
The latest U.S. News & World Report rankings validate the University of Georgia School of Law’s vision of being one of the best returns on investment in legal education. "Coupled with our position as the #1 or #2 best value law school for the past five years, these most recent U.S. News rankings reaffirm UGA as Georgia’s highest-ranked law school, drawing on our strengths as a national leader in job placement, bar passage and low debt, including a guarantee of financial aid to all enrolled first-generation college graduates and veterans," Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge said.
Each year we look forward to Awards Day and the occasion it provides to celebrate the many accomplishments of our students and faculty. The hard work of those selected certainly deserves recognition, credit and acknowledgment of a job well done. Congratulations to all!
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's treatise State Taxation was cited by the Texas Supreme Court in Sirius XM Radio, Inc. v. Hegar (March 25, 2022) regarding how to assign a radio programming company’s receipts from its subscribers.
Smith Professor Hillel Y. Levin was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding a school board transparency bill. The article titled "Georgia House passes school board transparency bill" was written by Ty Tagami and published 3/28/22
Clinical Professor & Business Law and Ethics Program Director Carol Morgan was featured in Columns regarding the school's Business Law and Ethics Program. The article titled "Director builds Business Law and Ethics Program" was written by Lona Panter and published 3/25/22.
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon presented on "Examining the Economics, Purposes, and Structure of Bankruptcy Law in Light of Developments in Congress and the Courts" as part of a virtual Bankruptcy and Mass Torts panel held by the Antonin Scalia Law School's Law & Economics Center during March.
Associate Dean & Community Health Law Partnership Clinic Director Jason A. Cade was featured in the Athens Banner-Herald regarding a grant he is part of that will support an interdisciplinary health center at Clarke Middle School in Athens. The article titled "Augusta University/UGA Medical Partnership launching Clarke Middle School health center" was written by Lindsey Derrick and published 3/23/22.
Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley presented on "The impact of sports betting legislation and conference realignment on college sports" as part of the Southeastern Conference Law Schools' A Series of Conversations on Name, Image and Likeness and the Future of Intercollegiate Athletics during March.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand was featured in The New York Times regarding U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown. The article titled "Confirmation Hearings, Once Focused on Law, Are Now Mired in Politics" was written by Adam Liptak and published 3/23/22. Of note, one of her quotes was included in the newspaper's 3/24 e-news briefing.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding her research on U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings and questioning tendencies. The article titled "Spars with Graham, Cruz leave Jackson with similar hurdles as past minorities" was written by Kelsey Butler and published 3/23/22.