Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the Daily Beast regarding multidistrict litigation practices. The article titled "Women Hurt by Mesh Implants Face Off With Their Former Lawyers" was written by Alicia Mundy and published 8/2/19.
Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented "Election Law: Looking Back at 2018 and ahead to 2020," "New and Established Voices in Constitutional Law," "Justice Kavanaugh's Impact on the Court" and "The Mueller Investigation" at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting during July.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in an Associated Press article regarding Arizona's U.S. Supreme Court request related to opioid maker Purdue Pharma. The article titled "Arizona asks for US Supreme Court involvement in opioid case" was written by Anita Snow and Geoff Mulvihill and published 7/31/19. The story aired on WSB-TV and in the Seattle Times and other media outlets.
Director of the Law Library Carol A. Watson presented "Maximizing Your Faculty's Scholarly Impact: Techniques to Increase Findability" at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., with co-presenters T.J. Striepe, associate director for research services, UGA Law Library; and C. Osborne, associate professor and director of the Law Library, West Virginia University College of Law.
Associate Director for Research Services Thomas "T.J." Striepe presented "Maximizing Your Faculty's Scholarly Impact: Techniques to Increase Findability" at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., with co-presenters Carol Watson, director of the UGA Law Library; and C. Osborne, associate professor and director of the Law Library, West Virginia University College of Law.
Associate Professor Nathan S. Chapman has received a McDonald Distinguished Fellowship from the Emory University Center for the Study of Law and Religion. This internationally recognized center seeks to promote and produce "innovative research and scholarship, exemplary teaching and training, robust public engagement and generous support of individual faculty initiatives at the intersection of law and religion."
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was featured on Politifact regarding whether or not a president can be indicted once he or she leaves office. The article titled "Could Trump (or any president) be indicted after leaving office? Mueller, legal experts say yes" was written by Bill McCarthy and published 7/26/19.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett's co-authored article "Chevron in the Circuit Courts" (116 Michigan Law Review 1 (2017)) was cited by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the case Braeburn Inc. v. FDA (D.D.C. July 22, 2019).
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was featured on History.com relating to Justice John Paul Stevens' time on the U.S. Supreme Court. The article titled "How John Paul Stevens' Views Evolved Over 34 Years on the Supreme Court" was written by Erin Blakemore and published 7/18/19.
Director of the Law Library Carol A. Watson presented "Leading, Energizing, and Developing Staff Through Times of Change" at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., with co-presenters J. Liebert, Sidley Austin's Firmwide Director of Library and Research Services; and J. Sánchez, Library of Congress' Law Librarian of Congress.
Martin Chair Andrea L. Dennis was featured in Fader regarding song lyrics being used in court proceedings. The article titled "The complicated, tragic end to Tay-K's race" was written by Brandon Caldwell and published 7/24/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Washington Post regarding opioid litigation in Ohio. The article titled "Opioid makers say there's no proof they are responsible for the epidemic's harms" was written by Lenny Bernstein and Katie Zezima and published 7/24/19.
Martin Chair of Law Emeritus James C. Smith published "Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Fuel Switching in Existing Buildings" in Legal Pathways to Deep Carbonization in the United States (M.B. Gerrard and J.C. Dernbach, eds.) (Environmental Law Institute, 2019).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding possible litigation relating to Monsanto-made PCBs. The article titled "Bayer's Other Legal Mess: An Old Liability Many Have Forgotten" was written by Jef Feeley and Tim Loh and published 7/23/19.
Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning & Mediation Clinic Director Eleanor Crosby Lanier published "Flying Without Wings: Training for Court-Appointed Attorneys and Adult Guardians Ad Litem in Georgia" in 40 No. 6 Bifocal 118 (2019).
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in The Washington Post regarding her thoughts on Justice John Paul Stevens. The article titled "John Paul Stevens remembered for 'deep devotion' to law and justice" was written by Robert Barnes and Cortlynn Stark and published 7/22/19.
Thanks to a $1 million gift, law students who have demonstrated success in the face of challenging circumstances will have assistance as they earn their law degrees from the University of Georgia School of Law. The Brian and Kim Cain Family Scholarship Fund, established by 1987 alumnus Brian P. Cain and his wife, Kim McLemore Cain, will offer two full scholarships for students who have overcome significant hardships while on their journey to law school.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the Daily Report regarding her new book Mass Tort Deals: Backroom Bargaining in Multidistrict Litigation. The article titled "Dark Side of Mass Tort Deals Exposed in UGA Law Prof's Book" was written by Katheryn Tucker and published 7/19/19.
Legal Writing Instructor Travis M. Trimble published "Environmental Law" in 70 Mercer Law Review 1007 (2019).
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was featured in The Washington Post's obituary for U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. The article titled "John Paul Stevens, longtime leader of Supreme Court's liberal wing, dies at 99" was written by Charles Lane and published 7/16/19.