The Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic is one of five organizations selected to receive Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Grants. Approximately $300,000 in funding was awarded by the Safe Harbor Commission, which seeks to "increase awareness, improve coordination and multidisciplinary collaboration, and support services for sexually exploited children" in Georgia.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis' book Rap on Trial was featured in the New York Law Journal. The article titled "Putting Rap Music on Trial" was written by Brittany Francis, Anjali Pathmanathan and Arielle Reid and was published 6/30/21.
Congratulations to rising third-year student Allison M. Parker for her role in a recent Whitfield County trial. The Daily Citizen-News article titled "Gang member convicted of armed robbery, other charges" was published 7/3/21.
Assistant Clinical Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding her thoughts on the Boy Scouts of America's $850 million agreement with attorneys representing survivors of child sexual abuse. The article titled "Boy Scouts of America reaches $850M agreement with victims" was written by Randall Chase and published 7/2/21.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Bloomberg Law article regarding New York's opioid litigation. The article titled "First Opioid Jury Trial Marks High-Stakes Test for Drug Industry" was written by Jef Feeley and published 6/28/21. The article also appeared in outlets such as the Insurance Journal and Northern New York Newspapers.