We are excited to join ACS student and lawyer chapters across Georgia for a panel that will examine barriers to registering to vote, navigating acceptance of ballots, and structural issues that prevent votes from translating into representation. The panelists will conclude with a discussion of on-going legal and advocacy efforts to secure the right to vote.
This blood drive is open to all members of the UGA community. In order to properly maintain social distancing, donors will require an appointment and should visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time and use the sponsor code: UGA.
This blood drive is open to all members of the UGA community. In order to properly maintain social distancing, donors will require an appointment and should visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time and use the sponsor code: UGA.
Book Repair Clinic is back! On Wednesday and Thursday, February 19th-20th, members of the Law Library's Collection Services department Rachel Evans and David Rutland will offer a clinic in the law library foyer for making small repairs to your law textbooks for free! Examples include: if a few pages are coming out or torn, or if the front cover is loose or has detached from the book, or if the spine is damaged. Come get these things patched up! Plan to drop your book off with us and pick it up later with a claim ticket that we'll give you.
The 2020 Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Virtual Conference will be held in a webinar format. Topics will focus on the commercial and sexual exploitation of children, LGBTQ+ Youth in foster care and creative justice for survivors. The virtual conference's keynote lecture will be delivered by Director Tom C. Rawlings of the Georgia Division of Children and Family Services. Attorneys participating in the live webinar may earn up to 4 CLE credits.
The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) Legal Observer program is part of a comprehensive system of legal support by NLG's Mass Defense Committee designed to enable people to express their political views as fully as possible without unconstitutional disruption or interference by the police and with the fewest possible consequences from the criminal justice system.
Join us for a conversation with Professor Ringhand on the nuts and bolts of election regulation. Many of the most contentious issues surrounding this year's presidential election involve basic election administration. Professor Ringhand will talk us through the basic laws undergirding voter registration, mail in and absentee voting, polling place operation, and the Electoral Count Act to help all of us become better consumers of news on election night. Register here.