University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues testified about accredited investors before the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission's Investor Advisory Committee during September.
UGA Associate Provost & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks has been elected to the American Law Institute. The ALI is "the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize and otherwise improve the law." The ALI's members work to "influence the development of the law in both existing and emerging areas," collaborate with other "eminent lawyers, judges and academics," give back to the legal profession and "contribute to the public good."
Professor & Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills Director Lisa Milot's research relating to pet overpopulation in Georgia was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The article titled "Fulton bans unregulated pet sales" was written by Jim Gaines and published 9/22/23.
First-year student Gordon Wayne was featured on ABC News regarding his 500-mile walk to fundraise for the National Alliance to End Homelessness. The segment titled "Person of the Week: 22-year-old walks 500 miles to advocate for homelessness" was reported by David Muir and aired 9/22/23.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner presented “Corporate Governance Reform and the Sustainability Imperative” (published in the Yale Law Journal) online at the University of Arkansas School of Law during September.
Brock Professor Nathan S. Chapman presented his book, Agreeing to Disagree: How the Establishment Clause Protects Religious Diversity and Freedom of Conscience (Oxford University Press, 2023), at the Bech-Loughlin First Amendment Center at the University of Texas School of Law during September (with coauthor M.W. McConnell).
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in The New York Times regarding Mark Meadows and the 2020 Georgia election interference case. The article titled "Mark Meadows's Testimony in Georgia Case May Have Done Him No Favors" was written by Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim and was published 9/18/23.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in the Wisconsin Law Journal regarding media coverage surrounding the investigations into the 2020 presidential election. The article titled "Law school professors express Republican empathy for media bias of Trump trials" was written by Steve Schuster and published on 9/15/23.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in Newsweek regarding the operation of courts during a government shutdown. The article titled "Will Supreme Court Shut Down if Republican Fighting Reaches Breaking Point?" was written by Nick Mordowanec and published 9/19/23.
Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans published "Your WFH & Office Gear: From the Basics to Puttin’ on the Ritz" in 28.1 AALL Spectrum 42 (2023) (with A. Abdullah, H. Bakken, V. Horton and J. Tubinis).
Information Technology Law Librarian Jason Tubinis published "Your WFH & Office Gear: From the Basics to Puttin’ on the Ritz" in 28.1 AALL Spectrum 42 (2023) (with A. Abdullah, H. Bakken, V. Horton and R. Evans).
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in Slate regarding the impact of the 2020 election interference case on campaign events. The article titled "The 2024 Campaign Will Overlap Almost Perfectly With Trump's Trial Schedule. Oh, Boy!" was written by Ben Mathis-Lilley and published 9/15/23.
The 2022-23 School of Law Community Health Law Partnership Clinic team was featured in preLaw magazine regarding the clinic's legal counseling and community service as well as its high rankings in health law. Notably, the School of Law earned a ranking of A in health law.
Wilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer was featured on BBC News regarding the U.S. et al v. Google case. The live segment titled "Google on trial over monopoly claims" aired 9/12/23.
The School of Law is pleased to share that once again 100% of the first-generation college graduates and military veterans enrolled in its Juris Doctor program are receiving aid. First-generation students are supported by more than 20 scholarship funds including the First-Start Scholars Program established by 1982 alumna Kathelen V. Amos and the Daniel P. Amos Family Foundation, while veterans benefit from the Butler Commitment, which was created in 2019 by renowned trial attorney and 1977 law school alumnus James E. "Jim" Butler Jr.
Wilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer was featured on Spectrum News regarding the U.S. et al v. Google case. The article titled "Justice Department's antitrust trial against Google begins" was written by Associated Press and Spectrum News staff and was published 9/11/23.
Brock Professor Nathan S. Chapman was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding solicitations sent to four defendants involved in the 2020 Georgia election interference case. The article titled "Co-defendants seek to punish Fulton prosecutor over legal brochure" was written by Tamar Hallerman and published 9/8/23.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein’s treatise State Taxation was quoted by the Montana Supreme Court in Franklin S. & Janet L. TIEGS (PTE) Baker Produce, Inc. v. Montana Department of Revenue (Sept. 5, 2023).
The UGA School of Law was featured in a Law.com article regarding President Jimmy Carter's 1974 Law Day speech. The article titled "Jimmy Carter's 1974 Law Day Speech: A Call for Lawyers to Do the Public Good" was written by Henry M. Greenberg and published 9/7/23.
School of Law alumnus and UGA President Jere W. Morehead (J.D.'80) was featured in Georgia Magazine regarding his ten years of service as president, the highlights from the past decade and where the university is headed. The article titled "A conversation with President Jere W. Morehead" was published in the magazine's Fall 2023 issue.