The School of Law was mentioned in a Common Dreams article regarding the work of the Community Health Law Partnership Clinic and the First Amendment Clinic. The clinics are serving as co-counsel in a putative class action filed December 21, 2020, on behalf of women who allegedly endured medical abuse and retaliation for speaking out about it while in the custody of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. The article titled "Class-Action Suit Sought Over 'Disturbing Pattern of Inhumane Medical Abuse' of ICE Detainees Including Forced Hysterectomies" was written by Andrea Germanos and published 12/22/20.
First Amendment Clinic Legal Fellow Samantha Hamilton was featured in the Georgia Recorder regarding Columbus Water Works releasing details of legal charges associated with new water quality requirements being imposed. The article titled "Columbus spends big to fight against Chattahoochee pollution limits" was written by Jill Nolin and published 12/17/20.
Associate Professor Fazal R. Khan was featured on 11 Alive, Atlanta's NBC TV affiliate, regarding whether or not your employer can require you to get a vaccine. The "Why Guy" segment titled "Why can your employer require you to get a COVID vaccine?" hosted by Jerry Carnes aired 12/16/20.
The First Amendment Clinic was featured by First Amendment Watch, a New York University online news site, regarding its work on behalf of women who allegedly endured abusive gynecological and other medical treatments while in the custody of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. First Amendment Clinic Director and Clinical Assistant Professor Clare R. Norins and the clinic's Legal Fellow Samantha Hamilton were quoted. The article titled "To Help ICE Detainees Speak Out, a First Amendment Clinic Asked a Court to Keep Their Testimonies Secret" was written by Soraya Ferdman and published 12/11/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch and her book Mass Tort Deals: Backroom Bargaining in Multidistrict Litigation was featured in a Legal Newsline article regarding MDL reform. The article titled "Plaintiffs lawyer rips colleagues over multidistrict litigation fees, pressure tactics" was written by Daniel Fisher and published 12/11/20.