Appellate Litigation Clinic participant and third-year student Madison "Maddie" Conkel argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in the case Denis Aguilera Fernandez, Petitioner v. U.S. Attorney General. The clinic's client was detained and beaten by Cuban police 7-10 times over the course of two years to prevent him from protesting the Cuban government. The issues in the case were: what is the appropriate standard of review for past persecution rulings, did the clinic's client show past persecution, and does the client have a reasonable fear of future persecution.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The New York Times regarding the likelihood of "real change" in internet regulation. The article titled "Is a Big Tech Overhaul Just Around the Corner?" was written by Giovanni Russonello and published 3/25/21.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Washington Post regarding the impact of New York Times v. Sullivan on ideological diversity in the media. The article titled "Fox News would be in trouble without 'actual malice' standard" was written by Eric Wemple and published 3/23/21.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher Bruner published "Index Funds and Millennial Assets," a review of a forthcoming article titled "Shareholder Value(s): Index Fund ESG Activism and the New Millennial Corporate Governance" (in the Southern California Law Review by M. Barzuza, Q. Curtis and D. Webber), in JOTWELL (March 22, 2021). Bruner is a contributing editor to JOTWELL's Corporate Law section.
Metadata Services and Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans presented "Dapper Design: Using Infographics for Library Marketing & Institutional Data" at the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries annual conference during March (with G. Kalim).
Student Services Librarian Geraldine Kalim presented "Dapper Design: Using Infographics for Library Marketing & Institutional Data" at the Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries annual conference during March (with R. Evans).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the Detroit Free Press regarding attorney fees in mass tort settlements. The article titled "Attorneys fees in Flint deal controversial" was written by Paul Egan and published 3/24/21.
Former Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Alan A. Cook and Adjunct Professor Titus Nichols were featured in The Daily Beast regarding false statement charges in legal proceedings related to the 2020 election in Georgia. The article titled "Georgia Prosecutors Eye 'False Statement' Charges for Rudy Giuliani and Team Trump" was written by Jose Pagliery and Asawin Suebsaeng and was published 3/24/21.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the Detroit Free Press regarding attorney fees in mass tort settlements. The article titled "Concerns mount over attorney fees in Flint water settlement. Here's Why." was written by Paul Egan and published 3/23/21.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented on the "Interpreting the Press Clause" panel as part of the "Crisis of the Press and Democracy: Saving the Press Function" conference hosted by Yale Law School's Information Society Project during March.
The University of Georgia School of Law is pleased to announce that it will begin offering an undergraduate minor in the fall of 2021. The minor's flexible curriculum is specifically designed for UGA undergraduate students by allowing them to integrate their legal studies with other academic interests and courses of study. There are two required courses that are taught by School of Law faculty - Foundations of American Law and Law, Justice, and the State - while the other three elective courses can be chosen from classes taught by faculty at the law school or other units across the university.
Hosch Professor Joseph S. Miller published "United States Supreme Court IP Cases, 1810-2019: Measuring & Mapping the Citation Networks" in 69 Catholic University Law Review 537 (2020).
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis published "The Music of Mass Incarceration" in 13 Landslide 14 (2020).
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett's article, "Resolving the ALJ Quandary" (66 Vanderbilt Law Review 797 (2013)), was cited in an opinion piece in The New York Times. The op-ed titled "How to Tame the Presidency After Trump" was written by John A. Dearborn, Desmond S. King and Stephen Skowronek and published on 3/16/21.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in the Daily Report regarding his thoughts on attorney-client privilege in the Hemy Neuman trial. The article titled "Attorney-Client Privilege Takes Center Stage in Case Before Georgia Supreme Court" was written by Cedra Mayfield and published 3/16/21.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published "John Due's Wisdom Only Ripens With Age" in 99 Tax Notes State 1159 (2021) (with C.E. McLure Jr.).
A free virtual legal clinic for Georgia veterans will be held Saturday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Veterans in the southern part of Georgia will be able to access the clinic through physical locations located near the southeastern and southwestern Georgia/Florida borders, while veterans from across the state can connect for services via webcam or telephone. The Georgia Veterans Outreach Project provides quick advice and brief service on issues with special relevance to former military members, including veterans and military benefits and other civil legal matters, such as consumer, family, housing, shelter and other civil issues, but not criminal legal issues.
For the third year, the Provost's Affordable Course Materials Grant program will help save students money on course materials, enhance the quality of their learning experience in the classroom and increase their opportunities for success. This semester, 13 faculty members in nine schools and colleges - including the law school's Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri and Washington, D.C., Semester in Practice Director Jessica L. Heywood - received funding through the program to transition from costly textbooks to open and affordable educational resources. The grant program is expected to save students more than $155,000 in textbook costs per academic year.
Associate Professor Matthew I. Hall published "The Nature of Standing" in 29 William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal 67 (2020) (with C. Turner).
Associate Professor Christian Turner published "The Nature of Standing" in 29 William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal 67 (2020) (with M. Hall).