The Veterans Legal Clinic has helped approximately 800 veterans and their family members claim more than $3 million in additional benefits during its first five years of operation. The clinic – which primarily assists former Georgia military members with claims before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – was established with a lead gift from renowned trial attorney and 1977 law school alumnus James E. "Jim" Butler Jr., who also supports the school's Butler Commitment that guarantees financial aid to 100% of student veteran law school matriculants.
Rogers Chair of Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Law Joseph S. Miller published "A Judge Never Writes More Freely: A Separate-Opinions Citation-Network Approach to Assessing Judicial Ideology" in 2022 Michigan State Law Review 901.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters published "All the news that's fit to be identified: Facilitating access to high-quality news through internet platforms" in 21 Colorado Technology Law Journal 1 (2023) (with S.R. West and L.J. Anastasopoulos).
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West published "All the news that's fit to be identified: Facilitating access to high-quality news through internet platforms" in 21 Colorado Technology Law Journal 1 (2023) (with J. Peters and L.J. Anastasopoulos).
Regents' Professor of International Law and Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented "Child-Taking in International Criminal Law” at King's College London Department of War Studies in the United Kingdom during October.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky published "Tax Aspects of Incorporations" in Research Handbook on CorporateTaxation (R.S. Avi-Yonah ed.) (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023).
Carter Chair in Tort and Insurance Law Michael L. Wells was named associate reporter for The American Law Institute's Restatement of the Law, Constitutional Torts project that will "examine the law of 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which provides an individual the right to sue state government employees and others acting 'under color of state law' in federal court for violations of federal law."
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured on Georgia Public Broadcasting regarding Georgia petition and referendum votes relating to the state Supreme Court's decision in Camden County v. Sweatt and the current petition effort concerning the Atlanta police training center. The segment was hosted by Orlando Montoya and aired 10/3/23.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented "Gender and Race in U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings" at a symposium on judicial-decision making held at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law during September.
The University of Georgia School of Law was recently named the nation’s Best Value in legal education. Notably, this is the fourth time in the last six years that the school has occupied the top spot in the National Jurist ranking, including an historic three-peat at the number one position from 2018 to 2020.
Regents' Professor of International Law and Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented "Child-Taking and Human Rights Law” at the 2023 European Human Rights Law Conference titled “Human Rights Law: Prospects, Possibilities, Fears & Limitations” held at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law in the United Kingdom during September.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Hosch Professor Kent Barnett was featured in Newsweek regarding the Chevron deference doctrine. The article titled "Supreme Court Ruling Could See Environmental Protections Stripped Away" was written by Sean O'Driscoll and published 10/3/23.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding Scott Hall and the 2020 Georgia election interference case. The article titled "First Trump co-defendant pleads guilty in Fulton election case" was written by Tamar Hallerman and published 9/29/23.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in The Guardian regarding Scott Hall and the 2020 Georgia election interference case. The article titled "Trump ally is first to plead guilty in Georgia elections case" was written by Hugo Lowell and Sam Levine and was published 9/29/23.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge presented his book Arbitration and the Constitution at the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada in Brazil during September. His Cambridge University Press book was recently translated into Portuguese.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein testified before the New Hampshire Legislative Commission on Worldwide Combined Reporting for Unitary Business Under the Business Profits Tax during September.
Eight years after opening its doors in 2016, the Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic continues to demonstrate the value of quality and trauma-responsive legal representation for survivors. In recognition of its work, the clinic received a total of $147,000 from Georgia’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to strengthen the state’s response against child sexual abuse and trafficking. Survivor-clients also saw the benefits of quality legal representation, such as securing a $1.1 million verdict for a client who had been abused by their stepfather in addition to assisting dozens of survivors to find healing and empowerment through public validation of the abuse and harm they suffered.
Georgia Journalism and Access Project Attorney Samantha C. Hamilton was featured in The Augusta Chronicle regarding the constitutionality of ordinances on panhandling. The article titled "When can local governments restrict asking for money in public? Rarely, says lawyer" was written by Abraham Kenmore and published 9/28/23.
First Amendment Clinic Legal Fellow Allyson Veile was featured in the Georgia Recorder regarding the Georgia Attorney General’s open government mediation program. The article titled "Georgia AG shrugs off open records violations but demands local DAs enforce all laws equally" was written by Chaya Tong and published 9/22/23.
Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley published "Architects, Artists, Photographers, Property Owners, the Public and Their Rights: Reconciling VARA, the AWCPA, and Copyright Fundamentals" in 51 AIPLA Quarterly Journal 221 (2023).