Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in an Associated Press article regarding the Ahmaud Arbery trial. The article titled "Explainer: What Are the Charges in Ahmaud Arbery's Killing?" was written by Kate Brumback and published 11/23/21. It appeared on Fox News, the ABC TV affiliate in Pensacola and other media outlets throughout the country.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in an Associated Press article regarding pharmacies and the opioid litigation. The article titled "Public Nuisance Laws in Opioid Cases Give Hope to Both Sides" was written by Geoff Mulvihill and John Seewer and was published 11/24/21. The article appeared in U.S. News & World Report and other media outlets throughout the country.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured on Politico regarding the Ahmaud Arbery trial. The article titled "The legality of white men with guns" was written by Brakkton Booker and published 11/23/21.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured on VICE News regarding the Ahmaud Arbery trial. The article titled "The Brutal Racism in the Trial of Ahmaud Arbery's Killers" was written by Trone Dowd and published 11/23/21.
Assistant Clinical Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington will serve as a co-principal investigator for a UGA Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach (CenHTRO) grant that will provide support to Georgia-based stakeholders responding to domestic minor human trafficking and the commercial and sexual exploitation of children. The funding is part of CenHTRO's inaugural Faculty Research Seed Grants on Human Trafficking in the U.S. and Across the Globe, which is supported by the UGA Office of the Provost.
Associate Professor Laura Phillips Sawyer presented on the uses of history in contemporary regulatory policymaking at the American Society for Legal History Annual Meeting during November.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented as part of the First Amendment Jurisprudence panel at the Practising Law Institute Communications Law in the Digital Age 2021 conference during November.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in The New York Times regarding the Ahmaud Arbery trial. The article titled "Discussions of Race Are Notably Absent in Trial of Arbery Murder Suspects" was written by Tariro Mzezewa, Giulia Heyward and Richard Fausset and published 11/19/21.
Congratulations to third-year students Haley K. Kairab, Taylor N. Lear and Navroz N. Tharani for winning Region 13 of the National Moot Court Competition. Kairab was also named best oralist of the final round. The team will compete for the national title in January.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in an Associated Press article relating to the Ahmaud Arbery trial. The article titled "Explainer: What Are the Charges in Ahmaud Arbery's Killing?" was written by Kate Brumback and published 11/18/21. It was published in U.S. News & World Report and by other media outlets throughout the country.
Brock Associate Professor in Professional Responsibility Nathan S. Chapman was featured on Reason.com relating to the case Ramirez v. Collier and his 2017 Washington Law Review article "Adjudicating Religious Sincerity." The Reason.com article titled "Religious Sincerity and Executions" was published by Samuel Bray on 11/18/21.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Eminetra.com relating to the Johnson & Johnson opioid litigation. The article titled "Oklahoma Court Overturns $465 Million Opioid Decision Against Johnson & Johnson" was written by Swati Pramod and published 11/12/21.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues presented "Behind the (SPAC) Scenes" at the 2021 Berkeley Forum for Corporate Governance during November.
The University of Georgia Alumni Association has unveiled the 2022 Bulldog 100, a list of the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni. Nine companies affiliated School of Law graduates were named to the list: Abernathy Ditzel Hendrick Bryce (Sean Ditzel (J.D.'06)), Agora Vintage (Russell Edwards (J.D.'10)), The Brogdon Firm (Gino Brogdon Jr. (J.D.'11)), Caplan Cobb (Mike Caplan (J.D.'06)), Edwards & Hawkins (Cameron Hawkins (J.D.'08)), Litner + Deganian (Arman Deganian (J.D.'03)), Murray Osorio (Benjamin Osorio (J.D.'11)), Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Services (Julie Wade (J.D.'00)) and The Spotted Trotter (Meagan Ouzts (J.D.'05)).
Rogers Chair of Law Emerita Camilla E. Watson's 2018 Florida State University Law Review article on the future of lower-income students in higher education was featured in a Reuters article. Titled "Providing aid to for-profit colleges is not a matter of racial justice," the Reuters article was written by Hassan Kanu and published 11/17/21.
The University of Georgia held a dedication ceremony Nov. 16 to celebrate the recent naming of the Institute of Higher Education in tribute to the late Louise McBee, a revered university administrator and state legislator. Following the dedication, Joan T.A. Gabel, president of the University of Minnesota and a UGA School of Law 1993 alumna, delivered the 31st Louise McBee Lecture in Higher Education. Gabel spoke on “Fulfilling Higher Education’s Social Contract and Value Proposition,” first acknowledging McBee’s contributions to the field.
Congratulations to third-year students Austin Albertson, Peyton Clark, Audrey Cunningham, Varad Dabke and Richmond Wrinkle, and second-year student Brianna Yates for winning the William Daniel Mock Trial Tournament. The tournament was a state championship event and the UGA team was the only undefeated team, winning against teams from the law schools at Emory, Georgia State and Mercer universities. The team was coached by Jeremy Dailey (J.D.’14).
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis' research was featured in Rolling Stone magazine regarding rap lyrics being used as evidence in criminal trials. The article titled "New York Lawmakers Introducing Bill to Limit Rap Lyrics as Evidence in Criminal Trials" was written by Nancy Dillon and published 11/16/21.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented as part of a panel titled “VAT and the Digital Economy” organized by the International Monetary Fund that was attended by more than 500 participants from countries around the world during November.
Associate Professor Laura Phillips Sawyer presented on "Myths and Facts: The Progressive Era and Populist Expressions of Antitrust" as part of a University of Southern California Gould School of Law Center for Transnational Law & Business event during November.