Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Associate Dean & Hosch Professor Jason A. Cade was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding the Southern Poverty Law Center's Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative. The article titled "For migrants in Georgia, fighting deportation will become harder. Here's why." was written by Lautaro Grinspan and published 6/26/24. The article was reprinted by other media outlets.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented his draft paper "Global Tax Wars and the Shift to Cross-Border Taxation" at the 2024 National Business Law Scholars Conference during June.
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured on WABE, Atlanta's National Public Radio affiliate, regarding sex trafficking allegations at an Atlanta hotel. The segment titled "Plaintiffs testify in case alleging Red Roof Inn knew of sex trafficking at metro Atlanta locations" was reported by Jim Burress and aired 6/24/24.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in a Reuters article regarding changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law. The article titled "Delaware law to allow big investors greater sway over US corporate boards" was written by Tom Hals and published 6/25/24.
Marshall Chair of Constitutional Law Randy Beck has offered insight on the cases Moody v. NetChoice & NetChoice v. Paxton, which will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court: “These cases challenge Texas and Florida laws regulating content moderation policies on large social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube). Both states have rules that limit the ability of the platforms to censor, hide or ban users and that require individualized explanation for actions taken."