Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann published "Justice John Paul Stevens leaves behind a rich legacy that we cannot forget" in The Washington Post on 7/17/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in an Associated Press article regarding federal Drug Enforcement Administration records relating to opioid pill distribution. The article titled "Several companies contributed to US opioid crisis: data" was written by Geoff Mulvihill and Matthew Perrone and published 7/17/19. The story aired on CBS and in the Chicago Sun-Times and other media outlets.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured on Law.com regarding her time as a judicial clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. The article titled "'Justice Stevens Improved Everyone's Game': Former Clerks Remember Mentor" was written by Marcia Coyle and published 7/17/19.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West authored "John Paul Stevens, Maverick and Conscience of the Supreme Court, Dies at 99" in Slate (with D. Lithwick) on 7/16/19.
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was featured in the Los Angeles Times regarding the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, for whom she clerked. The article titled "John Paul Stevens, retired Supreme Court justice, dead at 99" was written by David G. Savage and published 7/16/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on NPR regarding the Johnson & Johnson opioid case in Oklahoma. The article titled "Pain Meds As Public Nuisance? Oklahoma Tests A Legal Strategy for Opioid Addiction" was written by Jackie Fortier and was published 7/16/19.
The University of Georgia Foundation approved changes in leadership and board positions during its annual meeting. The board voted unanimously to elect John H. Crawford IV as chairman and elected 10 new trustees and accorded seven trustees emeritus status, including naming School of Law alumna Betsy Cox (J.D.'80) as a new trustee, alumnus Neal J. Quirk (J.D.'87) as executive vice chairman and Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley as an ex-officio, voting trustee.
During the spring semester, the Family Justice Clinic provided nearly 2,100 hours of service to approximately 100 callers seeking assistance. The clinic, which is staffed by law students, provides low-income members of the Athens community with courtroom representation in family violence and stalking protective order cases. The students also provide advice and counsel to victims of abuse who are considering their legal options as they move towards safety and security for themselves and their children. "While the clinic's work is challenging in many ways, the students work closely together to give creative, high-quality responses to persons who would otherwise not have access to legal services," Family Justice Clinic Director Christine M. Scartz said.
Assistant Clinical Professor and Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured in the Daily Report regarding Georgia's statute of limitations for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The article titled "Could Jeffrey Epstein Be Sued Under Georgia Law?" was written by Katheryn Tucker and published 7/15/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Law360 regarding Johnson & Johnson's pelvic mesh litigation in California. The article titled "Breaking Down J&J And California's $1B Pelvic Mesh Trial" was written by Daniel Siegal and published 7/12/19.
Assistant Clinical Professor and Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding Georgia's statute of limitations for sexual abuse prosecutions. The article titled "Sex abuse admission by Boy Scouts puts new focus on Georgia predator law" was written by Christian Boone and published 7/12/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Insurance Journal regarding her book Mass Tort Deals: Backroom Bargaining in Multidistrict Litigation, which explains how mass tort suits may benefit everyone except victims. The article titled "How Lawyers, Not Plaintiffs, Wind Up the Winners in Mass Tort Lawsuits" was published 7/12/19.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett published "Non-ALJ Adjudicators in Federal Agencies: Status, Selection, Oversight and Removal" in 53 Georgia Law Review 1 (2018) (with R. Wheeler).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on WUGA regarding her book Mass Tort Deals: Backroom Bargaining in Multidistrict Litigation, which explains how mass tort suits may benefit everyone except victims. The show titled "UGA Expert: Lawyers, Not Plaintiffs, See Payouts in Liability Cases" by Alexia Ridley aired 7/10/19.
Special Collections Librarian Sharon Bradley published "Time Traveling with Timelines: Web Apps for Storytelling in Libraries" in 39 Computers in Libraries 17 (July/August 2019) (with R. Evans).
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence, 5th ed. (with M. Carlson) was cited by the Georgia Court of Appeals when deciding Hill v. Georgia Board of Regents. The evidentiary point involved damaging admissions made by a party in pleadings.
Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans published "Time Traveling with Timelines: Web Apps for Storytelling in Libraries" in 39 Computers in Libraries 17 (July/August 2019) (with S. Bradley).
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher Bruner presented "Distributed Ledgers, Artificial Intelligence, and the Purpose of the Corporation" at "The Future of the Firm" conference in London. The event was hosted by the University College London Faculty of Laws and co-sponsored by the University of Cambridge Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law and the European Corporate Governance Institute, of which Bruner is an academic member.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on UGA Today regarding her book Mass Tort Deals: Backroom Bargaining in Multidistrict Litigation, which explains how mass tort suits may benefit everyone except victims. The article titled "Lawyers, not plaintiffs, see payouts in liability cases" was written by Leigh Beeson and published 7/9/19.
Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lonnie T. Brown Jr. has published Defending the Public's Enemy: The Life and Legacy of Ramsey Clark (Stanford University Press, 2019).