Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured on Atlanta News First regarding sex trafficking allegations at an Atlanta hotel. The segment titled "Metro Atlanta Red Roof Inn locations named in sex trafficking lawsuit" aired 6/10/24.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding defamation claims. The article titled "Election criminal cases stall, but defamation lawsuits notch victories" was written by David Wickert and published 6/7/24.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured on Atlanta's 11 Alive regarding artificial intelligence and defamation laws. The segment titled "This Georgia court case is testing the future of AI law" was hosted by Zach Merchant and aired 6/10/24.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner presented the keynote address for a symposium on "Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD), Sustainability, and Corporate Law" at Ghent University Law School in Belgium during May. Bruner's keynote was titled "Developments and Debates on Corporate Sustainability in the US" and the symposium was co-sponsored by the journal European Company Case Law.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Supreme Court in Baker v. State relating to the corroboration of confessions in criminal cases. This citation brings the total to 75 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.