Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured on Fox 5 Atlanta regarding a lawsuit the clinic filed against a county commissioner who blocked a constituent's access to his interactive Facebook page that he used to communicate with the public about his official activities after she criticized his response to constituent concerns. The Dec. 31, 2020 article titled "Politician broke promise to unblock critics from Facebook, costing taxpayers at least $160,000" and related Dec. 29, 2020 news broadcast were reported by Randy Travis.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on NPR's "Morning Edition" regarding special acquisition companies. The segment titled "SPACs: The Backwards IPO That's Taking Over Wall Street" was hosted by Camila Domonoske and aired 12/28/20.
Associate Professor Fazal R. Khan was featured on 11 Alive, Atlanta's NBC TV affiliate, regarding whether or not your employer can require you to get a vaccine. The "Why Guy" segment titled "Why can your employer require you to get a COVID vaccine?" hosted by Jerry Carnes aired 12/16/20.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published "The rapidly evolving universe of US state taxation of cross-border online sales after South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc., and its implications for Australian businesses" in 18 ejournal of Tax Research 320 (2020).
The First Amendment Clinic was featured by First Amendment Watch, a New York University online news site, regarding its work on behalf of women who allegedly endured abusive gynecological and other medical treatments while in the custody of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. First Amendment Clinic Director and Clinical Assistant Professor Clare R. Norins and the clinic's Legal Fellow Samantha Hamilton were quoted. The article titled "To Help ICE Detainees Speak Out, a First Amendment Clinic Asked a Court to Keep Their Testimonies Secret" was written by Soraya Ferdman and published 12/11/20.