Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured on NPR regarding the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy opioid settlement. The segment titled "Judge rejects Purdue Pharma's opioid settlement that would protect Sackler family" was hosted by Steve Inskeep and aired 12/17/21.
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured in a Reuters article regarding the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy opioid settlement. The article titled "Analysis: Purdue Pharma ruling targets controversial U.S. bankruptcy tactic" was written by Mike Spector and Dan Levine and was published 12/17/21. The article was printed in the Insurance Journal and by other media outlets across the country.
Congratulations to Amy Weaver, winner of the 2021 Emma Terrell Distinguished Employee Award. Presented annually by the Law School Staff Representative Group, the award recognizes “individuals who have demonstrated a strong work ethic, commitment to service, and exceptional job performance as well as the cooperation needed to ensure the School of Law meets and exceeds its goals.”
The School of Law was recently ranked among the best law schools in the nation for its classroom experience and for the number of its students securing federal clerkships. The annual rankings produced by The Princeton Review are based on its survey of students and school-reported data.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge presented on arbitration at the 15th Annual Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues during November.
Sibley Professor in Corporate and Business Law Larry D. Thompson was featured on Law.com regarding his receipt of the National Law Journal's lifetime achievement award and his thoughts on the legal profession. The article titled "The Legal Profession Is 'More Than Just a Way to Make Money. It's a Calling.'" was written by Andrew Goudsward and published 12/7/21.
Director of the Law Library Emerita Carol A. Watson was presented with the 2022 Outstanding Service and Contributions to the Profession Award by the Association of American Law Schools Law Libraries and Legal Information Section.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in The Boston Globe regarding special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "Donald Trump's meme investment: No product? No revenue? No Problem" was written by Larry Eddleman and published 12/10/21.
The Appellate Litigation Clinic recently obtained a remand in the case Naranjo Garcia v. Barr. The clinic team has worked on this case since 2019 and, after winning in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in February, the case was sent back to the Board of Immigration Appeals. In this jurisdiction, the clinic filed a motion to remand to the Immigration Judge for further factfinding on whether the client is eligible for asylum and withholding of removal. The motion was granted, allowing the client to present new evidence on whether her particular social groups are cognizable and on whether her home country is unable or unwilling to control the cartels that targeted her and her family.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in Mother Jones regarding private investment in public equity funding and special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "Who Poured $1 Billion Into Trump's Media Empire? We Might Never Know." was written by Russ Choma and published 12/9/21.
Associate Dean & Community Health Law Partnership Clinic Director Jason A. Cade recently published a report, coauthored with Project South, that details local law enforcement collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina from 2016 to 2018. The report titled "Escalating Jailhouse Immigration Enforcement" revealed an increase in the issuance of ICE detainers across the three states during the period in question, among other findings.
Brock Associate Professor in Professional Responsibility Nathan S. Chapman was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding religious exemptions for the Covid-19 vaccine. The article titled" Religious Covid Vaccine Objections Can Come From 'Church of One'" was written by Robert Iafolla and published 11/30/21.
Congratulations to third-year students Benjamin S. "Ben" Causey, Starlyn M. Endres, Alexander J. "Alex" Hill and Tyerus R. Skala; second-year students Michael S. Reynolds and Julian M. Saviano; and first-year students Patricia Fors, Blaise V. Gargiulo and Michael J. Hines for receiving scholarships through the UGA Student Veterans Resource Center. More than 200 student veterans are currently pursuing undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees at UGA, and 65 were awarded scholarships.
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan Grant Cohen presented "Judicializaton and Public Support for Compliance with International Commitments" at the Midyear Meeting of the American Society of International Law during November (with R. Powers).
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee presented "International Lobbying by Industry Trade Groups: Context, Laws, Reforms" to the Department of Law at the North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, during November. This presentation drew on her publication "Welcoming Participation, Avoiding Capture: A Five-Part Framework" in 114 American Society of International Law Proceedings 39 (2021) and her work-in-progress titled "Industry Groups in International Governance: A Framework For Reform."
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan Grant Cohen published "Culture Clash: The Sociology of WTO Precedent" in Precedents as Rules and Practice (A. Frese and J. Schumann, eds.) (C.H. Beck/Hart/Nomos, 2021).
Marshall Chair of Constitutional Law Randy Beck was featured on Georgia Public Broadcasting's "Political Rewind" regarding the U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The segment titled "Dickens wins Atlanta runoff; SCOTUS hears arguments in landmark abortion case" was hosted by Bill Nigut and aired 12/1/21.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis was featured on The Rooster regarding her research on rap lyrics used as evidence in trials. The article titled "Lawmakers Attempt To Ban Self-Snitching Rap Lyrics From Being Used As Evidence" was written by Evan Vitkovski and published 11/30/21.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in the Correio Braziliense (a Brazilian newspaper) regarding the verdict in the Ahmaud Arbery trial. The article titled "United States judge convicts white men guilty of killing young black man" was written by Rodrigo Craveiro and published 11/25/21.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in the Los Angeles Times regarding the verdict in the Ahmaud Arbery trial. The article titled "Three men guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery" was written by Jenny Jarvie and published 11/24/21.