Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Washington Post regarding the increasing number of government lawsuits over public record requests. The article titled "'Intimidation measure': Louisiana AG criticized for suing reporter over records request" was written by Hannah Knowles and published 2/7/21.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured on CNN Business regarding the Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit against Fox News. The article titled "'There is real teeth to this': Legal experts weigh in on Smartmatic's $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News" was written by Oliver Darcy and published 2/5/21.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in The New Yorker regarding the First Amendment's Press and Speech clauses and her Harvard Law Review article "Press Exceptionalism." The article titled "When Reporting Becomes a Defense for Rioting" was written by Andrew Marantz and published 2/3/21.
Adjunct Professor Weyman T. Johnson was featured on WXIA/11Alive TV regarding the city of Atlanta suspending pre-employment physical exams and drug screenings for non-safety sensitive positions. The segment titled "City of Atlanta eliminating pre-employment drug screening, physical exams for some jobs" aired 2/3/21.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in The New York Times regarding Apollo Global Management's leadership changes. The article titled "Pension Funds Are Mixed or Mum on More Cash for Apollo" was written by Matthew Goldstein and published 2/3/21.