Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured on NPR's "Morning Edition" regarding companies using bankruptcy as a way to combat lawsuits. The segment titled "Companies are using bankruptcy courts to thwart lawsuits" was hosted by Brian Mann and aired 3/31/22.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured on WABE, Atlanta's National Public Radio affiliate, regarding Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The segment titled "Local professors discuss Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings; Candace Doby talks about courage and her latest book" aired as part of "Closer Look with Rose Scott" on 3/30/22.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis' research was featured in The New York Times regarding rap lyrics being used as evidence in criminal trials. The article titled "He Wrote a Rap Song. It Helped Put Him in Prison for Life." was written by Jaeah Lee and published 3/30/22.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's treatise State Taxation was cited by the Texas Supreme Court in Sirius XM Radio, Inc. v. Hegar (March 25, 2022) regarding how to assign a radio programming company’s receipts from its subscribers.
Smith Professor Hillel Y. Levin was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding a school board transparency bill. The article titled "Georgia House passes school board transparency bill" was written by Ty Tagami and published 3/28/22