The Appellate Litigation Clinic recently won its argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in the case McIlwain v. Burnside. The clinic's client filed five grievances after not receiving proper medical care for stab wounds, and the District Court claimed the client failed to exhaust his administrative remedies under the Prison Litigation Reform Act. The Eleventh Circuit judges agreed that the District Court dismissed the case prematurely and instructed the District Court to conduct an evidentiary hearing on the first grievance and make fact findings on the rest that respond to the client's exhaustion-related arguments. This ruling was featured on Bloomberg Law in the article titled "Georgia Prisoner's Indifference Complaints Revived On Appeal," which was authored by Porter Wells and published 10/9/20.
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 Jernigan v. State in relation to determining when prosecution evidence is unduly prejudicial. This text has now been cited 55 times by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
The School of Law was featured in U.S. News & World Report regarding the establishment of the Chester C. Davenport Memorial Endowment Fund honoring the school's first Black graduate. The fund, supported by discretionary allocations from UGA President Jere W. Morehead and Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge, will be a source of scholarships and fellowships for incoming students graduating from Georgia-based historically Black colleges and universities. Recipients also will be chosen for reflecting Davenport's legacy of academic excellence, courage, determination and trailblazing spirit. The article titled "Fund Created in Memory of UGA Law School's First Black Grad" was published 10/10/20.
The School of Law regrets to announce former employee Karen "Kay" Hardeman (Bramlett) Kirk passed away October 2, 2020, at the age of 64. Kirk served as an administrative assistant at the law school and retired in June 2008. She will be missed by law school faculty, staff and students.
Smith Professor Hillel Y. Levin was featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding a lawsuit challenging the way schools have reopened during the pandemic. The article titled "Georgia teacher lawsuit accuses Kemp, school officials of putting staff, students at risk for COVID-19" was written by Ty Tagami and published 10/8/20.
Thanks to a partnership with The Mediation Center of the Coastal Empire, third-year law student Allison "Allie" Evans and second-year students Hiance M. Castro Guerrero and Marissa G. Hill have used their skills as registered neutrals to virtually mediate civil cases in the Savannah area. These Mediation Practicum students are approved mediators with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, and each is handling approximately one small claims case per week. Practicum supervisor Rob McNiff said some litigants find that virtual mediations are a more convenient way to resolve their disputes.
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson published "Boots and Bail on the Ground: Assessing the Implementation of Misdemeanor Bail Reforms in Georgia" in 54 Georgia Law Review 1235 (2020).
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen presented on a panel titled "The Future of Trade" sponsored by Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas and Georgetown Law during September.
Hosch Professor Julian A. Cook III published "Presidential Crimes Matter" in 68 UCLA Law Review Discourse 222 (2020).
Dean Rusk International Law Center Interim Director & Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand published "Understanding the Elephant: Considering UK Electoral Reform in Light of the US Experience" in 2020 Public Law 701.
UGA Associate Provost & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks published "Designing Policy Solutions to Build a Healthier Rural America" in 48 The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 491 (2020) (with third-year student Anish Patel and S. Vohra, C. Pointer, A. Fogleman and T. Albers).
Brock Associate Professor in Professional Responsibility Nathan S. Chapman presented on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue as part of the University of Virginia School of Law's "The Future of Funding for Religious Schools" panel during September.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel S. Evans published "Balancing Act: Workflow Apps for Avoiding Bandwidth Overload" in 40.7 Computers in Libraries 4 (2020) (with G. Kalim).
Student Services Librarian Geraldine Kalim published "Balancing Act: Workflow Apps for Avoiding Bandwidth Overload" in 40.7 Computers in Libraries 4 (2020) (with R. Evans).
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky presented "Tax Buybacks" as part of the University of California Hastings Center on Tax Law's 2020 Tax Speaker Series during September.
Part-time Instructor & Appellate Litigation Clinic Counselor in Residence Anna White Howard has been elected chair of the Federal Bar Association's Younger Lawyers Division. She will lead the YLD and its national board of directors and serve as an ex officio member of the national FBA board of directors. Additionally, she is serving as treasurer of the Atlanta chapter of the FBA.
Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon presented as part of the Georgia Innocence Project's seminar titled "Race & Wrongful Conviction: Moving from Outrage to Action" in honor of Wrongful Conviction Day during October.
Dean and Hosch Professor Emerita Rebecca Hanner White published "Aging on Air: Sex, Age and Television News" in 50 Seton Hall Law Review 1323 (2020).
The University of Georgia has established the Chester C. Davenport Memorial Endowment Fund to support scholarships and fellowships in the School of Law in memory of the law school's first African American graduate, who passed away in early August. The fund will give priority to incoming students in the School of Law who have graduated from Georgia-based historically Black colleges and universities. Recipients also will be chosen for reflecting Davenport's legacy of academic excellence, courage, determination and a trailblazing spirit.
Within the past week, the University of Georgia and the School of Law have joined forces to memorialize the law school's first Black graduate - Chester C. Davenport (LL.B.'66) - and a prominent Georgia jurist - Horace J. Johnson Jr. (J.D.'82). The Chester C. Davenport Memorial Endowment Fund will support scholarships and fellowships prioritizing incoming students who graduated from Georgia-based historically Black colleges and universities and who reflect Davenport's legacy of academic excellence, courage, determination and trailblazing spirit. The Judge Horace J. Johnson, Jr. Lecture on Race, Law and Policy will feature thought leaders at the intersection of race, law and policy - all areas that Judge Johnson deeply understood and on which he made a significant impact throughout his life.