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.
Congratulations to 2023 graduate Taylor McClain, who was selected as a 2022-23 Merit Distinction Finalist for the National Association for Law Placement's PSJD Pro Bono Publico Award. The award is given to "a law student whose extraordinary commitment to law-related public service work contributes to the overall growth of pro bono culture within their law school and their broader community."
The University of Georgia School of Law's First Amendment Clinic was cited by The Macon Telegraph regarding the right to record police activity in Georgia. The article titled "Can you be arrested for filming an arrest in Georgia? Here's what the law says" was written by Chelsea Madden and published 9/5/23. The article was reprinted by other media outlets including Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Wilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer was featured in The New York Times regarding the U.S. et al v. Google case. The article titled "In Its First Monopoly Trial of Modern Internet Era, U.S. Sets Sights on Google" was written by David McCabe and Cecilia Kang and published 9/6/23. The article was reprinted in other media outlets including The Sydney Morning Herald, the Chicago Tribune and the Honolulu Star Advertiser.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in The Daily Beast regarding the 2020 Georgia election interference case. The article titled “Trump’s Fulton County Case Has Descended Into Chaos Even Before It Starts” was written by Jose Pagliery and published 9/5/23. The article was reprinted by other media outlets.
The University of Georgia School of Law’s Journal of Intellectual Property Law was featured on MSNBC regarding the ownership of photos taken by law enforcement during the booking process. The article titled “The tricky legal question at the center of the Trump mug shot cash grab” was written by Dean Obeidallah and published 9/2/23.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in The Washington Post regarding cameras being allowed in courtrooms. The article titled “Trump’s Georgia trial is readied for TV, while others are hard to see” was written by Paul Farhi and published 9/1/23.