Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in the Georgia Recorder regarding book banning in Forsyth County schools. The article titled "Investigators say Forsyth book bans may have created 'hostile environment' for students" was written by Ross Williams and published 5/30/23. The article was reprinted in the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured in the Boston Globe. The article titled "Cardinal O'Malley, other church leaders failed to prevent abuse of three former Arlington Catholic students, lawsuit claims" was written by John Hillard and 5/23/23.
During April, Assistant Dean for Career Development Tony Waller became the president of NALP (the National Association for Law Placement), an international association of over 3,000 legal career professionals who advise law students, lawyers, law offices and law schools. Of note, he is the first person from the state of Georgia to serve in this leadership capacity in more than two decades.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in Courthouse News regarding the merits of a lawsuit filed in federal district court challenging a school district's decision to remove books from its school libraries. The article titled "Florida school district faces First Amendment challenge to book bans" was written by Megan Butler and published 5/17/23.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in a Reuters article regarding remote access to federal court proceedings. The article titled "Bad timing: Federal courts are poised to backtrack on remote access" was written by Jenna Greene and published 5/18/23.