Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published "US Experience and Recent Developments in the Collection of Tax on Online Sales" in CJEU: Recent Developments in Value Added Tax 2018 (M. Lang, et al., eds.) (Linde, 2019).
Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand co-presented "The Language of Gender and Racial Bias in Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings" (with C. Boyd) at the American Association of Political Scientists annual conference in Washington, D.C. during August.
For the second straight year, the University of Georgia School of Law commits to providing financial aid to every veteran who accepts its offer of admission for the fall of 2020 - a guarantee known as the "Butler Commitment." Furthermore, the law school is pleased to share that 100% of veterans currently enrolled in its Juris Doctor program are receiving some form of scholarship aid from the school.
The School of Law is proud to share that all first-generation college graduates in our Juris Doctor 2019 entering class are receiving some form of scholarship aid. Other support for first-gen students at the law school includes the First-Generation Student Association and a newly appointed First Start Coordinator who advises and guides these students.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson presented "Crucial Issues in Modern Evidence Law" at the State Bar of Georgia's 30th Annual Urgent Legal Matters Institute during August.
Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented "First Amendment (Un)Exceptionalism" at George Washington University during August.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in an Associated Press article regarding Sackler family assets relating to Purdue Pharma settlements. The article titled "Sackler family's web makes it hard to track cash from Purdue Pharma" was written by Adam Geller and published 9/2/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Daily Reporter regarding multiple settlements in the opioid litigation. The article titled "Over 9 million opioid pills used in six years in Branch County" was written by Don Reid and published 9/3/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The New York Times regarding the possibility of a global settlement in the opioid litigation. The article titled "Sacklers vs. States: Settlement Talks Stumble Over Foreign Business" was written by Matthew Goldstein, Danny Hakim and Jan Hoffman and was published 8/30/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Cleveland.com regarding the Ohio attorney general's bid to stop county opioid litigation from occurring before the state's litigation. The article titled "Ohio AG Dave Yost again seeks control of opioid litigation, asks appeals court to halt first federal trial" was written by Eric Heisig and published 8/30/19.
Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley published "Derivative Works and Making Sense of the Maxim that 'Others are free to copy the original. They are not free to copy the copy.'" in 44 University of Dayton Law Review 231 (2019).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in an Associated Press article the regarding possible settlement in the Purdue Pharma opioid litigation. The article titled "Where Did the Sacklers Move Cash From Their Opioid Maker?" was written by Adam Geller and published 8/30/19. The article appeared in media outlets across the country including U.S. News & World Report, the Miami Herald and CBS News.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on NPR affiliate KQED regarding the multidistrict opioid litigation. The show titled "The Legal Fight for Accountability in the Opioid Crisis" was hosted by Michael Kransy and aired 8/29/19.
The University of Georgia School of Law has created the Robinson Scholars Program, which will benefit underrepresented student populations with ties to Georgia. The program is named in memory of 1974 alumnus Robert E. "Robbie" Robinson, a civil and human rights attorney who was tragically killed in 1989 by politically motivated mail bombs that were sent to his Savannah office.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Christian Science Monitor regarding the multidistrict opioid litigation. The article titled "When it comes to opioid crisis, what does justice look like?" was written by Henry Gass and Christa Case Bryant and was published 8/28/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Economist regarding the multidistrict opioid litigation. The article titled "Johnson & Johnson, Purdue and other opioid-peddlers face a reckoning" was published 8/29/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The New York Times regarding the multidistrict opioid litigation and public nuisance laws. The article titled "Johnson & Johnson's Brand Falters Overs Its Role in the Opioid Crisis" was written by Katie Thomas and Tiffany Hsu and was published 8/27/19.
Associate Professor Logan E. Sawyer III published "Method and Dialogue in History and Originalism" in 37 Law and History Review 847 (2019).
The School of Law's Business Law Clinic was featured on UGA Today regarding the legal services it offers. The article titled "Providing free legal help to Athens entrepreneurs" was written by Aaron Hale and published 8/28/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the Bangor Daily News regarding the Johnson & Johnson Oklahoma opioid settlement. The article titled "$572M opioid judgment sparks hope in Maine, but don't read too much into it" was written by Charles Eichacker and was published 8/27/19.