Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in The Washington Post regarding special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "Trump Media, Launched After an Insurrection, Faces Rebellion of Its Own" was written by Drew Harwell and published 3/21/24.
Almost 26 years ago, Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley became a member of the University of Georgia School of Law community, initially serving as dean for five years before renewing his commitment to full-time teaching in 2003. In recognition of his service, several School of Law graduates have established a scholarship in his honor.
In a new test announced by the U.S. Supreme Court, public officials who censor their critics on social media only violate the First Amendment if the public official: (1) possessed actual authority to speak on the state’s behalf on a particular matter, and (2) purported to exercise that authority when speaking in the relevant social media posts. “Much of the litigation will now focus on the first part of the test,” according to Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins. “There will likely not be a clear-cut answer in many cases given that an official’s authority to speak on behalf of the state can be established not only by a ‘statute, ordinance, [or] regulation’ but also by ‘custom or usage.’ It will be left to the trial courts to decide how ‘custom or usage’ will be interpreted and applied in this context.”
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the lottery system that will determine which U.S. Court of Appeals circuit will hear a consolidated case relating to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The article titled "SEC Climate Suits Head Toward Lottery to Pick Single Court" was written by Andrew Ramonas and published 3/18/24.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured on MSNBC regarding the 2020 election interference case. The segment titled "The Trump Indictments" was hosted by Andrew Weissman and Melissa Murray and aired 3/15/24.