Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Colorado Independent regarding Colorado police agencies encrypting their radio communications. The article titled "Media: Denver police want to block radio chatter from the public - but not selected new outlets?" was written by Corey Hutchins and published 2/22/19.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured on National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition" regarding the landmark New York Times Co. v. Sullivan decision. The show titled "Revisiting 'New York Times Co. v. Sullivan'" aired 2/24/19. She was interviewed by Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured on the HuffPost regarding postal banking. The article titled "How Predatory Banking Fees Are Zapping Our Wealth" was written by Casey Bond and published 2/22/19.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was cited by the Georgia Court of Appeals regarding the right to cross-examine a witness about the bias of the witness being a constitutional right in the case of Johnson v. State. Carlson's book has been cited more than 40 times by the state's appellate courts.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Washington Post regarding his thoughts on New York Times v. Sullivan. The article titled "Justice Thomas calls for reexamining landmark libel decision in case involving Cosby accuser" was written by Robert Barnes and published 2/19/19.