Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:

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Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Georgia Public Broadcasting regarding a recent Georgia Supreme Court decision. The article titled “Georgia Supreme Court declines medical monitoring suit against BioLab over 2024 fire” was published 8/18/26.

Chapman, Nathan

Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Cleveland Distinguished Chair Nathan S. Chapman was featured by The New York Times regarding his recent co-authored working paper “Prescribing Religion: The Ten Commandments on Classroom Walls.” The article titled "A Few Expert Lawyers Dominate Supreme Court Arguments, a New Study Finds" was written by Adam Liptak and published 8/20/26.

Headshots of Dean Usha R. Rodrigues (left) and Christian Turner.

Dean Usha R. Rodrigues and Associate Professor Christian Turner were featured by Law360 regarding the School of Law’s comprehensive approach to ensuring its students graduate with essential critical-thinking and analytical skills as well as fluency in the latest technology. The article was written by Emily Johnson and published 8/17/26.

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Assistant Professor John B. Meixner Jr. presented “Empirical Trends in Sentencing Mitigation” at the 2026 Judges Seminar for the United States Sentencing Commission in San Diego, California. Notably, Meixner was the only scholar selected to present before approximately 100 federal judges in attendance.

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Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Cleveland Distinguished Chair Nathan S. Chapman presented “Constituting Free Exercise” as part of the government funding and religion panel at the Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law’s State of Religious Freedom Conference in Malibu, California.