Faculty Events

Professor Jorge Contesse of Rutgers Law will present "The Rule of Advice in International Human Rights Law" as part of the International Law Colloquium Series.

Professors Polsky, Rodrigues and Simon will answer your questions about the Law and Economics of COVID-19. This opportunity is open for School of Law students, faculty and staff only.

The Women's Law Student Association is hosting the 38th Annual Edith House Lecture featuring Georgia Supreme Court Justices Carla Wong McMillian and Sarah Hawkins Warren. They will share their backgrounds, experiences as women in the legal profession and paths to the state of Georgia's highest court.

The link to the webinar will be sent to the law school community the morning of the event.

Professor Butler researches and teaches in the areas of criminal law, race relations law, and critical theory. He is the author of the widely reviewed "Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice," which received the Harry Chapin Media award.

Karen M. Tani is a scholar of U.S. legal history, with broad interests in poverty law and policy, administrative agencies, rights language, federalism, and the modern American state. Her current research is about the history of disability law in the late twentieth century. She teaches torts, legal and constitutional history, and social welfare law.

After one week off, we'll pick up again with renowned attorney and UGA Law alumnus Emmet Bondurant, who will engage in a conversation with Professor Ringhand about the law and practice of partisan gerrymandering, especially in light of the upcoming census and a recent Supreme Court decision declaring the practice a non-justiciable political question. Read more about Emmet Bondurant's life in the law here.