The First Amendment Clinic and its director, Clinical Assistant Professor Clare R. Norins, were featured on Fox 5 Atlanta/Fox News regarding the recent settlement of Hassan v. City of Atlanta, in which the clinic represented plaintiff Sharif Hassan, a photojournalist arrested while covering summer 2020 protests in Atlanta. The lawsuit asserted that Hassan was arrested in retaliation for exercising his First Amendment right to record. The litigation also challenged the City of Atlanta’s city-wide curfew order that contained no exception for the working press. The news items titled "Atlanta pays settlement to photojournalist arrested during George Floyd protests" and "Atlanta agrees to $105K settlement with photojournalist arrested during George Floyd protests in 2020," respectively, were published 5/9/23.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the practice of worldwide combined tax reporting. The article titled "Litigation Cloud Floats Over Minnesota's Corporate Tax Overhaul" was written by Michael J. Bologna and published 5/5/23.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in the Athens Banner-Herald regarding the Prosecuting Attorneys Oversight Commission. The article titled "Kemp signs into law prosecutors oversight commission targeting district attorneys" was written by Drew Favakeh and published 5/7/23.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge publishes "Law Schools Shouldn't Blame 'U.S. News' for Their Own Moral Choices" in The Chronicle of Higher Education on 5/5/23.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the practice of worldwide combined tax reporting. The article titled "Minnesota Targets Corporations Shifting Profits to Tax Havens" was written by Michael J. Bologna and published 5/2/23.