Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals in the cases Strong v. State (Supreme Court), Allison v. State (Court of Appeals) and Serdula v. State (Court of Appeals). These citations follow 50 other citations where courts have utilized Carlson's book to resolve evidentiary issues.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel S. Evans and Web Developer Leslie Grove published "Born-Digital Preservation: The Art of Archiving Photos With Script and Batch Processing" in 40 Computers in Libraries 23 (2020) (with S. Bradley).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Bloomberg article regarding a proposed settlement in the opioid litigation. The article titled "Opioid Distributors Are Asked to Boost Offer to End Litigation" was written by Jef Feeley and published 7/10/20.
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson was featured in The Intercept regarding the use of risk assessment algorithms in determining bail. The article titled "A Bail Reform Tool Intended to Curb Mass Incarceration Has Only Replicated Biases in the Criminal Justice System" was written by Bryce Covert and published 7/12/20.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Vanity Fair regarding Mary L. Trump publishing a book regarding her family. The article titled "'The Trump family is still fighting a quixotic action over Mary Trump's explosive memoir" was written by Joe Pompeo and published 7/9/20.