Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in the Advocate regarding hate speech. The article titled "After racist video, experts and activists ask if hate speech on campuses like LSU should be restricted" was written by Brooks Kubena and published 6/14/20.
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson published "Misdemeanors by the Numbers" in 61 Boston College Law Review 971 (2020).
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel S. Evans, Student Services Librarian Geraldine Kalim, Associate Director for Collection Services Wendy Moore and Director of the Law Library Carol A. Watson presented "Surviving COVID with the Breakfast Club: Task Management & Communication Tools for Multi-Generational Telework" at the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction's Conference for Law School Computing during June.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding federal rules of evidence and how they may be applied in the Bickers case. The article titled " Atlanta corruption probe moves forward as feds ready for Bickers trial" was written by J. Scott Trubey and published 6/10/20.
During the 2019-20 academic year, the Jane W. Wilson Family Justice Clinic logged more than 2,700 hours of service to over 200 individual callers seeking assistance. This represents a 16% increase in the number of callers over the previous school year, despite the clinic implementing remote working conditions due to COVID-19 during the spring semester.
Employment statistics for the Class of 2019 place the School of Law at 9th in the nation for "gold-standard" full-time law jobs, 9th for federal clerkships and 13th for jobs requiring bar passage or where a J.D. is considered an advantage, according to Law.com. Statistics are based on employment 10 months after graduation and underscore the first-rate training our students receive and employers prefer.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in the Advocate regarding the U.S. Supreme Court case Papish v. Board of Curators as it relates to free speech. The article titled "Day after LSU's bungled response to racist video: An apology and meeting with black student leaders" was written by Brooks Kubena and published 6/8/20.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in the Valdosta Daily Times regarding the use of public profanity in public as political speech. The article titled "Update 9:30: Valdosta protester arrested over sign" was written by Terry Richards and published 6/5/20.
First Amendment Clinic Director and Clinical Assistant Professor Clare R. Norins was featured on Fox 5 Atlanta regarding the differences between peaceful protest and civil disobedience. The story titled "First Amendment expert breaks down the difference between peaceful and lawful protesting" was published 6/6/20.
First Amendment Clinic Director and Clinical Assistant Professor Clare R. Norins was featured on WCTV regarding the use of profanity while protesting. The story titled "Valdosta protester arrested for obscene sign sparks controversy" was written by Amber Spradley and published 6/5/20.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's treatise State Taxation (3d ed., 2020) was cited and quoted by the Oregon Tax Court in the case Estate of Evans v. Department of Revenue (May 28, 2020).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch presented on "MDL Machinery" as part of DePaul University College of Law's 26th Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy titled "The Opioid Crisis: Where Do We Go From Here?" The May virtual symposium had 900 participants.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's article "State Taxation of Corporate Income from Intangibles: Allied-Signal and Beyond" (48 Tax Law Review 739 (1993)) was quoted in the Idaho Supreme Court decision of Noell v. Idaho State Tax Commission (May 22, 2020) (by J.R. Stegner, dissenting).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the role in-person meetings can have on environmental damage cases. The article titled "PFAs Plaintiffs Stranded as Virus Bogs Down High-Stakes Lawsuits" was written by Ellen M. Gilmer and published 6/1/20.
Assistant Clinical Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington presented "Alternative Justice for Victims: The CEASE Clinic" as part of a Children's Healthcare of Atlanta webinar series during May.
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson published "Detention by Any Other Name" in 69 Duke Law Journal 1643 (2020).
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Variety regarding the president's executive order relating to social media companies. The article titled "Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Twitter, Facebook That Legal Experts Say Is Likely Unconstitutional" was written by Todd Spangler and published 5/28/20.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky presented "The Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion and Entrepreneurship" at the National Tax Association's Golden Anniversary Symposium: New Thinking on Enduring Questions during May.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel S. Evans organized and co-facilitated the Georgia Library Association's first virtual workshop titled "Linked Data for the Real World: Leveraging Metadata for Cataloging." The event was delivered live in collaboration with Georgia Public Libraries, and more than 700 librarians from around the world registered for the program.
Dean Rusk International Law Center Interim Director & Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand published "First Amendment (Un)Exceptionalism: A Comparative Taxonomy of Campaign Finance Reform Proposals in the United States and United Kingdom" in 81 Ohio State Law Journal 405 (2020).