Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Brazil's Folha de S.Paulo regarding the U.S. government's efforts to regulate vaccine misinformation and disinformation. The article titled "Governo Biden abre guerra contra redes sociais por causa da avalanche de notícias falsas sobre vacina" was written by Patricia Campos Mello and published 7/31/21.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Court of Appeals in the case Goforth v. State. This citation brings the total to 59 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg regarding the $26 billion opioid litigation settlement. The article titled "$26 billion opioid settlement doesn't go far enough" was written by Joe Nocera and published 7/22/21. The article was republished in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg regarding Bayer AG's U.S. Supreme Court appeal relating to its Roundup weedkiller. The article titled "Bayer's Roundup Costs Could Top $16 Billion as Provisions Mount" was written by Tim Loh and Jef Feeley and published 7/29/21.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Seattle Times regarding the conflict between The Seattle Times and Seattle City Hall concerning a public information request. The article titled "Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes not off hook in public-records debacle" was written by Brier Dudley and published 7/28/21.