Staff Events

Are you interested in elections? Do you care about democracy? UGA Law's American Constitution Society (ACS) invites you to volunteer as a poll monitor to protect the right to vote during the 2020 elections!

Every voter deserves to vote without fear or unfair barriers- that's the cornerstone of our democracy. Become a trained nonpartisan volunteer to be the first line of defense against extremely long lines, broken voting machines, and outright acts of intimidation.

Annual Holiday Lunch for Law Faculty and Staff. Pick-up Lunch to be taken to a classroom to eat and enjoy live feed of Holiday program with Dean, LSSRG award, etc.

Spreading out in rooms so that we can be joined by live feed.

Reservations required for food and rooms.

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The day-long virtual symposium will discuss a range of topics related to voting in the United States, including the history of the Civil Rights and Suffrage movements, the Electoral College, and the future of voting rights litigation. This past election cycle has highlighted the importance of emerging swing states like Georgia. We invite students, practitioners, scholars, and any other interested parties to join us for this exciting discussion. The event is free to UGA students, staff, faculty, community members, and attorneys not seeking CLE credit.

Professor Jorge Contesse of Rutgers Law will present "The Rule of Advice in International Human Rights Law" as part of the International Law Colloquium Series.

UGA faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in the American Red Cross blood drive to be held on campus. You can sign up for a blood drive appointment by going to this link - https://forms.gle/wmF172CrqXnbrm526

This panel will focus on the effects race plays on the death penalty in America. Professor Nesset will provide a beginning presentation on the status of legal challenges to the death penalty based on race, and then the panelists will speak on their personal experiences of race in their capital punishment cases.