Faculty Events

Jessica Roth is a Professor of Law at Cardozo School of Law, where she is the co-director of the Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law.

Previously she was a federal prosecutor in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York for seven years. As a prosecutor, she focused on violent crime and securities fraud and conducted numerous jury trials. Her teaching and research interests are in criminal law and evidence.

Associate Justice of the United State Supreme Court Stephen Breyer will join the Kennedy Institute for an important and timely conversation on the increasingly vital role the Supreme Court plays as one of our three branches of government. Associate Justice Breyer will share how the Supreme Court provides checks and balances on the executive and legislative branches of government, how elections impact who is nominated to the bench, highlights of the Supreme Court's important recent rulings, and his thoughts on the passing of the legendary Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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.

UGA Law is competing in Food Frenzy once again and this year we are in it to win it! Visit an SBA representative outside of the law library every day from 11-1 to donate and to learn about this year's prizes!

The United Kingdom's Garden Court Chambers presents the international series "Black Lives Matter," which will feature the law school's Associate Dean Andrea Dennis speaking about the criminalization of rap lyrics.

The American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) and the Dean Rusk International Law Center are hosting this year's International Law Weekend, South.

President of the American Branch of the International Law Association, Leila Sadat, will give an introductory address. Panels will be moderated by UGA Law faculty members.

Please visit the website for more information and to register.

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.