Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand published Supreme Bias: Gender and Race in U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings (Stanford University Press, 2023) (with C.L. Boyd and P.M. Collins).
The School of Law participated in a pop-up legal clinic during October in Troup County that offered free civil legal advice and referrals to residents. Public Interest Practicum Director Elizabeth M. Grant, Wilson Family Justice Clinic Director Christine M. Scartz and Veterans Legal Clinic Director Alexander W. “Alex” Scherr participated in the event, providing consultation in numerous areas of the law. Second-year students John A. Omotunde and Thomas P. Crabb also participated in the event, giving advice to some participants and shadowing attorneys during the three-hour event.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner presented his working paper "Corporate Governance and Sustainability Incentives" at a conference titled “Addressing the Sustainability Impacts of Corporations” during October. The conference was hosted by the Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security at the Osgoode Hall Law School (York University) in Toronto.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky presented "Private Equity and Venture Capital Tax Strategies" as part of a University of Florida Levin College of Law Tax Colloquium during October.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues published "The SPAC Market" in 100 Washington University Law Review 1759 (2023) (with M. Stegemoller).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the application of the 1996 Communications Decency Act's Section 230 in social media lawsuits. The article titled "Social Media Addiction Suits Take Aim at Big Tech's Legal Shield" was written by Isaiah Poritz and published 10/25/23.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented "Our Democratic Republic" at the 2023 Vacketta-DLA Piper Lecture on the Role of Government and the Law held at the University of Illinois College of Law during October.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured on Insider regarding Sidney Powell and the 2020 Georgia election interference case. The article titled "Sidney Powell pushes claims that 2020 election was rigged and prosecutors 'extorted' her after she pleaded guilty to election interference" was written by Jacob Shamsian and published 10/24/23. The article was reprinted by other media outlets.
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law regarding "The Human Rights of Foster Children" on 10/25/23.
The School of Law was featured in the LaGrange Daily News regarding a free legal clinic hosted in Troup County recently. The article was written by Tommy Murphy and published 10/24/23.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in The Washington Post regarding Jenna Ellis and the 2020 Georgia election interference case. The article titled "Trump Co-defendant Jenna Ellis Pleads Guilty in Georgia Election Case" was written by Holly Bailey and Amy Gardner and was published 10/24/23.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson published Carlson's Guide to Evidence Authentication: Essential Foundations for Georgia Advocates, 3d ed. (LexisNexis, 2023) (with M. Carlson).
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in USA Today regarding the Fulton County district attorney impeachment claim. The article titled "Baseless claim Trump had DA in Georgia election conspiracy case impeached | Fact check" was written by Joedy McCreary and published 10/23/23.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Hosch Professor Kent Barnett presented his co-authored essay "Chevron and Stare Decisis" (with C. Walker) at a symposium titled "Chevron On Trial" held by the George Mason Law Review in Washington, D.C., during October. This essay is one of many considering Loper Bright Enters. v. Raimondo, a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to overturn the Chevron deference doctrine—under which courts must defer to reasonable agency interpretations of statutes that agencies administer.
The University of Georgia School of Law's First Amendment Clinic was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding a referendum lawsuit relating to Atlanta's planned public safety training center. The article titled "Training center battle tests Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens' messaging" was written by Riley Bunch and published 10/19/23.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in USA Today regarding the 2020 Georgia election interference case. The article titled "'Ominous' sign for Donald Trump? Guilty pleas from Chesebro, Powell raise the stakes in Georgia" was written by Aysha Bagchi and Bart Jansen and was published 10/21/23. The article was reprinted by other media outlets.
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 White v. Stanley to help explain the legislative purpose in enacting the state's evidence code. This citation brings the total to 68 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Smith Professor Hillel Y. Levin offers insight on the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case U.S. v. Rahimi: "The case U.S. v. Rahimi is the first opportunity since New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen for the U.S. Supreme Court to consider its application to a firearms restriction. I am particularly interested to see if the Supreme Court takes the opportunity to refine or reformulate the Bruen test in a manner that makes it somewhat easier for the federal and state governments to craft sensible firearms restrictions. I am hopeful for the Supreme Court to do so because the Bruen test is out of step with the rest of constitutional law and is unworkable in practice.”
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins planned and moderated "Black box platforms: Challenges of social media regulation,” a plenary panel at Yale Law School’s 2023 Access & Accountability Conference during October.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in The New York Times regarding Sidney Powell and the 2020 Georgia election interference case. The article titled "Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty in Georgia Trump Case" was written by Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim and was published 10/19/23.