The First Amendment Clinic authored an amicus brief on behalf of 18 law professors challenging North Carolina's Property Protection Act, which prohibits speech based on information obtained from the nonpublic premises of any property owner. Written by clinic Director Clare Norins, third-year student Michael Sloman and second-year student Mark L. Bailey, the brief urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to declare the law unconstitutional under the First Amendment because it fails to survive heightened scrutiny and is substantially overbroad.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding opioid litigation settlements. The article titled "Two firms lost billions over opioids. CEOs got bonuses anyway." was written by Anders Melin and Jef Feeley and was published 3/3/21.
Congratulations to third-year students Shelby J. Bensinger, Grace B. Callanan, Blake A. Reed and Ashton T. Williams who finished as regional semifinalists in the American Association for Justice National Student Trial Advocacy Competition recently. The AAJ sponsors this annual competition to help law students develop and practice their trial advocacy skills before distinguished members of the bar and bench.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri was featured on WUGA-FM's "Athens News Matters" regarding cyber abuse. The segment titled "Cyber Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence" was reported by Jessica Wurst and aired 3/5/21.
Diane Marie Amann, holder of the Emily and Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law at the University of Georgia School of Law, was recently elected to the Council on Foreign Relations. The council is an independent, nonpartisan organization and thinktank that is composed of the most prominent foreign policy leaders, including top government officials, renowned scholars, business executives, acclaimed journalists, prominent lawyers and distinguished nonprofit professionals.
Third-year student Mollie M. Fiero argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in a Fair Housing Act case on behalf of a disabled military veteran. The questions presented were whether the veteran had standing to sue and whether he had stated a claim under the Act. Third-year student Jason N. Sigalos helped write the briefs.
Associate Professor Fazal R. Khan was featured on Atlanta's Fox5 regarding whether or not your employer can require you to get a vaccine. The segment titled "Yes, your boss can require you get a COVID shot (and so can the government)" was reported by Randy Travis and published 3/4/21.
Former Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Alan A. Cook published A Prosecutor's Story - Truth, Honor, and Justice are More Than Just Words (BookBaby, 2021).
Former Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Alan A. Cook published Cook's Field Guide to Prosecution in Georgia, 2d ed. (Georgian Press, 2020).
Rogers Chair of Law Emertia Camilla E. Watson presented as part of the "Race, Social Capital, and Wealth in Federal Income Tax" panel at the South Carolina Law Review's Symposium titled "Taxation, Finance, and Racial (in)Justice" during February.
Metadata Services and Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans published "Voices Across the Spectrum / Grit, Gusto & the Greater Good: The Formation of a First-Gen Caucus" in 25.4 AALL Spectrum 44 (2021) (with D. Fix, J. Lawson, S. McMahon, A. Pittman).
The Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic was featured in Dick Yarboough's column regarding Georgia's proposed Child Victim Protection Act. The article titled "Legislature has opportunity to help those who can't help themselves" was published in the Albany Herald and other newspapers throughout the state on 2/28/21.
Instruction and Faculty Services Librarian Savanna Nolan published "On the Ground: Real-World Solutions / Writing Winning Personal Statements for Scholarship Applications" in 25.4 AALL Spectrum 32 (2021).
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen presented "Culture Clash: The Sociology of WTO Precedent" at the Georgetown International Law Colloquium during February.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured on CNN Business regarding his NBC Think article titled "Dominion's MyPillow and Smartmatic's Fox News election suits put 'disinformation' on trial" that was published 2/24/21.
Law Library Director Thomas "T.J." Striepe published "Undergraduate Law Courses: A New Opportunity for Law Librarians" in 25.4 AALL Spectrum 17 (2021) (with S. Wolfson).
Research and Copyright Services Librarian Stephen M. Wolfson published "Undergraduate Law Courses: A New Opportunity for Law Librarians" in 25.4 AALL Spectrum 17 (2021) (with T. Striepe).
The University of Georgia has been named the top tier one research institution in the nation in Victory Media's Military Friendly Schools 2021 rankings. The designation recognizes the university for its outstanding commitment to and programs for student veterans and their families. UGA was last named the top institution in 2017 and has ranked in the top three each year since.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky published "Taxing Buybacks" in 38 Yale Journal on Regulation 246 (2021) (with D.J. Hemel).
Thanks to a recent $200,000 gift from the Callaway Foundation, the University of Georgia School of Law will expand the provision of legal services through its experiential learning programs, clinics and externships to rural and legally underserved communities in the Peach State. In addition, the school envisions scheduling "local legal service days" in Georgia counties, beginning with Troup County this summer.