Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in the Columbia Journalism Review regarding malice as defined in New York Times v. Sullivan. The article titled "The two big questions after the Sarah Palin New York Times trial" was written by Caleb Pershan and published 2/17/22.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in The Washington Post regarding recent developments in Palin v. New York Times. The article titled "A judge's unusual timing may keep Sarah Palin's legal hopes alive" was written by Paul Farhi and published 2/17/22.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West published "Palin lost her libel case. The news media still should worry about what's next." in The Washington Post on 2/17/22.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington has been named to the 2022-23 Sexual Assault, Child Abuse, and Human Trafficking State Expert Committee, which will seek to develop best practice guidance, protocol development, training, technical assistance and other resources benefiting Georgia’s 50 judicial circuits.
Associate Professor Laura Phillips Sawyer was featured in the French magazine L'Express regarding recent Facebook litigation. The article titled "Attaque en justice contre Facebook: 'Le vent est en train de tourner pour les Gafam'" was written by Raphaël Bloch and published 1/16/22.
Assistant Dean for Career Development Tony Waller has been voted to become president-elect of NALP (the National Association for Law Placement), an international association of over 2,500 legal career professionals who advise law students, lawyers, law offices and law schools. When he assumes the post in April, he will be the first from the state of Georgia to serve in this leadership capacity in more than two decades.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West's research was featured in The New York Times regarding the U.S. Supreme Court and its references to the press. The article titled "Effort to Weaken Press Protections Isn't Likely to End With Palin Case" was written by Jeremy W. Peters and published 2/16/22.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published “Are State and Local Taxes Constitutionally Distinguishable? (Revised)” in 103 Tax Notes State 743 (Feb. 14, 2022).
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Forbes regarding his thoughts on public figures and libel cases. The article titled "New York Times Didn't Defame Sarah Palin, Jury Finds - Agreeing With Judge's Ruling" was written by Alison Durkee and published 2/15/22.
The Appellate Litigation Clinic has won a remand in the case Thomas v. Secretary, Fla. Dep’t of Corrs before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. The court remanded for an evidentiary hearing on whether amending the client's habeas petition would be futile. The case was argued by third-year student Matthew Moore, who prepared for the argument with third-year student Madison G. Mischik. 2021 graduates Jared R. Allen and Olivia B. Hunter helped write the briefs.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Court of Appeals in the case Interest of A. A. regarding how text messages are authenticated when they are important evidence in court cases. This citation brings the total to 62 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured on WXIA regarding his thoughts on the selection of Supreme Court justices. The segment titled "Here's what President Biden may be taking into consideration when picking a Supreme Court justice" aired 2/11/22.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Washington Post regarding his thoughts on public figures and libel cases. The article titled "Palin judge will dismiss her libel case, finding no malice by New York Times" was written by Sarah Ellison and Elahe Izadi and published 2/15/22.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured on CNN Business regarding former Gov. Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. The article titled "Times wins round one" was written by Brian Stelter and published 2/14/22.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured on NPR regarding former Gov. Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. The segment titled "Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin's defamation suit against 'New York Times'" was hosted by David Folkenflik and published 2/14/22.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in The Washington Post regarding her thoughts on the court's role in cases involving journalists. The article titled "Palin judge will dismiss her libel case, finding no malice by New York Times" was written by Sarah Ellison and Elahe Izadi and published 2/15/22.
Associate Professor Laura Phillips Sawyer presented "Establishing the Extraterritorial Reach of American Antitrust, United States v. Alcoa (1945)" at the University of Utah Eccles School of Business during February.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Bloomberg article regarding the Purdue Pharma opioid settlement. The article titled "Purdue's Sacklers Said to Mull $1 Billion Opioid-Deal Boost" was written by Jef Feeley, Jeremy Fill and Malathi Nayak and was published 2/11/22. The article was republished by other media outlets throughout the country.
The School of Law proudly announces that dozens of alumni, alumnae, friends and colleagues have come together to honor Thomas A. “Tom” Eaton, Hosch Professor of Law Emeritus, with a scholarship bearing his name. The scholarship will benefit law students who have overcome significant adversity and who show great promise of making substantial contributions to the public good and the legal profession.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand was featured on NPR regarding the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation process. The article segment "Biden says he's done a 'deep dive' on 4 Supreme Court candidates" was hosted by Scott Detrow and published 2/10/22.