38th Edith House Lecture featuring Justice McMillian and Justice Warren
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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.
ACS Voter Registration Table
Come celebrate National Voter Registration Day with UGA Law ACS by registering to vote or requesting an absentee ballot between 12pm-2pm. National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating our democracy. First observed in 2012, it has quickly gained momentum ever since. Nearly 3 million voters have registered to vote on the holiday to date. Celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of September, National Voter Registration Day will take place on September 22, 2020.
Night at the Museum
The Georgia Museum of Art and the UGA School of Law have partnered to bring you a special evening at the Georgia Museum of Art!
All law students, faculty, and staff are invited to sign up for a special tour highlighting pieces currently on exhibit, followed by free time to visit the rest of the collection. Tours will be offered on the following dates:
Thursday, October 22 at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 29 at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 5 at 6:00 p.m.
Law Library Reading Room Zoom
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Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Reading Room Zoom last Friday! Join our next session of the Reading Room Zoom this Friday from 1-3pm. Come together to connect with friends, classmates, acquaintances, or other law students you've never spoken to but wish you'd had!Steps:(1) Log onto 6 Ft.
School of Law Commencement
Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton will deliver the University of Georgia School of Law's 2021 Commencement address May 22 in Stegeman Coliseum, with social distancing measures in place.
Approximately 215 students will be eligible to participate in this year's ceremony for Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Master in the Study of Law (M.S.L) candidates.
32nd Annual Red Clay Conference: Overcoming Toxic Relationships
The 32nd Annual Red Clay Conference, titled "Overcoming Toxic Relationships," will address coal ash disposal, brownfield redevelopment in Georgia and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water.
Food Frenzy Tables
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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!
Peaceful Assembly as a Human Right at a Critical Time: A Discussion of General Comment No. 37 on Article 21 of the ICCPR
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Dr. Jonathan Peters, Associate Professor of Journalism at UGA's Grady College, will be leading the discussion.
Panelists will include:
Ilze Brands Kehris, the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Christof Heyns, the Human Rights Committee Rapporteur who drafted General Comment No. 37 Yuval Shany, former Chair of the Human Rights Committee, and H?l?ne Tigroudja, member of the Human Rights Committee.