Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Hosch Professor Logan E. Sawyer III presented “Government by Originalism: Originalism and the Politics of Principle Inside the Reagan Administration” at the American Society for Legal History Annual Meeting during November.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in Teen Vogue regarding the First Amendment and flag burning. The article titled "Texas v. Johnson Significance: The Supreme Court Case That Protected Flag Burning" was written by Catherine Caruso and published 11/24/22.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in The Guardian regarding the Fulton County district attorney's investigation into the 2020 presidential election. The article titled "Could Trump's 2024 campaign keep his legal troubles at bay?" was written by Chris McGreal and published 11/18/22.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Washington Times regarding attorney's fees in mass tort cases. The article titled "Law firms spending millions on ads could rake in billions in damages for vets ill from Camp Lejeune" was written by Alex Swoyer and published 11/28/22.
Associate Professor Laura Phillips-Sawyer and her book American Fair Trade: Proprietary Capitalism, Corporatism, and the ‘New Competition,’ 1890-1940 were featured on Deutschlandfunk (German public radio) regarding John D. Rockefeller and antitrust laws in America. The segment titled "Aufstieg und Zerschlagung des Rockefeller-Konzerns" ("Rise and breakup of the Rockefeller corporation") was hosted by Caspar Dohmen and aired 11/2/22.