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 Gallegos-Munoz v. State regarding the right to cross examine a witness about prior falsehoods authored by the witness. This citation brings the total to 77 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Professor Pamela Foohey presented her research at the American Bankruptcy Law Journal symposium titled "The Role of Bankruptcy Law in the US Legal System" held as part of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judge’s annual meeting during September.
Associate Dean, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on Bloomberg regarding the buying and selling of stock shares. The article titled "Trump can cash in his slumping stock now. But he promised not to" was written by Bailey Lipschultz and published 9/19/24. The article was republished by other media outlets.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz published “The U.N. Framework Tax Convention: Can It Bridge the North-South Divide?” in Tax Notes International (Sept. 16, 2024).
Associate Dean, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in Fortune regarding special purpose acquisition companies and meme stocks. The article titled "Trump Media lockup deadline leaves Trump with a choice: trigger a fire sale or hold a meme stock" was written by Paolo Confino and published 9/18/24.The article was republished by other media outlets.
Associate Dean, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on Bloomberg regarding Trump Media & Technology Group stock shares. The article titled "Trump SPAC Founder Orlando Wins More Shares in Media Company" was written by Jef Feeley and Bailey Lipschultz and was published 9/17/24.
Associate Dean & Hosch Professor Jason A. Cade's article "Deporting the Pardoned” (46 UC Davis Law Review 355 (2012)) was cited by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case Lopez v. Garland.
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq presented her research on the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement at the 2024 World Trade Organization Public Forum in Geneva, Switzerland.
Professor Pamela Foohey was featured on ProPublica regarding car loan extensions. The article titled "One of the Nation’s Largest Auto Lenders Told Customers, 'We’re Here to Help.' Then It Took Their Money and Their Cars." was written by Ryan Gabrielson and Byard Duncan and was published 9/12/24. The article was republished by other media outlets.
Professor Pamela Foohey was featured on ProPublica regarding car loan deferments. The article titled "What No One Tells You About Car Loan Deferments" was written by Ryan Gabrielson, Byard Duncan and Lucas Waldron and was published 9/12/24.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand's book Supreme Bias: Gender and Race in U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings (Stanford University Press, 2023) (with C.L. Boyd and P.M. Collins) was reviewed by Kirsten Widner in Political Science Quarterly. The review was published 9/4/24.
Regents' Professor of International Law & Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann is serving as a research visitor at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, Oxford University Faculty of Law. She is pursuing scholarship related to women professionals who played roles in international criminal trials after World War II and her work on child rights, especially as they relate to armed conflict and similar violence.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner published “National Identity and Economic Development in Market-Dominant Small Jurisdictions” in 4 Journal of Law and Political Economy 883 (2024).
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand received the C. Herman Pritchett Award at the American Political Science Association's 120th Annual Meeting for 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 award recognizes the best book on law and courts published during the previous year.
Wilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer was featured on BBC News regarding Google's online advertisement litigation. The article titled "Google's lucrative ad tech business goes on trial" was written by Lily Jamali and published 9/8/24. The article has been republished by other media outlets.
The University of Georgia School of Law proudly announces two initiatives that speak directly to its vision of redefining what it means to be a great national public law school – one that provides a world-class, hands-on, purpose-driven education with a pioneering commitment to affordability, according to School of Law Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge. The first is the Georgia Honors Fellows Program, which has been designed to help address the deficit of prosecutors and public defenders in Georgia communities without adequate access to legal services, and the second is the guarantee of a minimum one-quarter scholarship to every first-generation college graduate and veteran who enrolls at the law school.
The Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic, which began operations eight years ago, continues to demonstrate the value of quality, trauma-responsive legal representation for survivors. Last year, more than 55 survivors in 12 Georgia counties received direct client services from the clinic, while dozens more received indirect advocacy through the clinic’s partnerships with law firms, child advocacy centers and other agencies across the state. The clinic was established in 2016 thanks to a founding gift from 1986 School of Law alumnus and Board of Visitors Chair Marlan B. Wilbanks.
Research Services Librarian Brandy Ellis co-presented "Bridging Differences in Mentoring Relationships" at the American Association of Law Libraries 2024 Annual Meeting in Chicago during July.
Assistant Professor John B. Meixner Jr. presented his draft article "Biased Mitigation" at the 2024 CrimFest conference.
Associate Dean, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues published "Inequity in Equities: SPACs and the Expansion of the Retail Market" in 49 Brigham Young University Law Review 1395 (2024) (with M. Stegemoller).