University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in the Financial Times regarding special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "Dozens of groups brought to market via Spacs to enter key Russell index" was written by Miles Kruppa and Ortenca Aliaj and was published 6/24/21.
Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. is the first U.S. Supreme Court decision addressing whether public schools may constitutionally regulate off-campus student speech. The Supreme Court's prior student-speech decisions involved speech on school grounds, during school-sponsored events or in school-sponsored publications. The Supreme Court's 8-1 recent decision in Mahanoy allows both sides to claim victory, according to Clare Norins, director of the University of Georgia School of Law's First Amendment Clinic, who also serves as an assistant clinical professor.
2021 alumnus Devin Mashman was featured in the Daily Report regarding his winning argument before the Supreme Court of Georgia in the case Harvey v. Merchan. Mashman was a participant in the school's Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic, which was handling the case involving the choice of law and the constitutionality of the state's Hidden Predator Act.
The Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic has filed an amicus brief in the case Philip Doe v. Saint Joseph's Catholic Church, et al., urging the Georgia Supreme Court to grant certiorari in the case and overturn a decision by the state Court of Appeals. The brief argues that the lower court's decision is inconsistent with Georgia law and that it could deny justice for survivors of child sexual abuse. The brief was authored by Wilbanks CEASE Clinic Post-Graduate Fellow Melina D. Lewis and Director Emma M. Hetherington.
A free virtual legal clinic for Georgia veterans will happen on Saturday, July 10, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Veterans in Northeast Georgia can access the clinic in person in Gainesville, Georgia. Veterans from other parts of the state can connect by webcam or telephone. The Georgia Veterans Outreach Project offers legal advice on issues important to veterans. Veterans must register in advance. They can call (706) 542-6439 or email uga.veteransclinic@gmail.com. Registration closes at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, July 7.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand was featured on Kate Archer Kent's "The Morning Show," which airs on Wisconsin Public Radio, regarding her thoughts on the U.S. Supreme Court and originalism. The program aired 6/22/21.
The Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic received a favorable opinion in a case 2021 graduate Devin Mashman argued before the Supreme Court of Georgia. The case Harvey v. Merchan involved the choice of law and the constitutionality of the state's Hidden Predator Act. The court determined that the act's retroactive window is constitutional and that claims can go forward regardless of where they were committed. Mashman and second-year students Maigan Jenkins and Annefloor De Groot also assisted in writing the brief.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on MSN.com regarding special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "Electric auto startups hit speed bumps after heady debuts" was published 6/17/21.
Carter Chair in Tort and Insurance Law Michael L. Wells published "Some Objections to Strict Liability for Constitutional Torts" in 55 Georgia Law Review 1277 (2021).
Hosch Professor Julian A. Cook III published "Prosecuting Executive Branch Wrongdoing" in 54 University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform 401 (2021).
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues participated in the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Law and Economics' program titled "SPACs, Direct Listings, and Other Innovations in Capital Formation." In attendance were the acting and incoming directors of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance, John Coates and Renee Jones, respectively.
Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lonnie T. Brown Jr. was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding his presentation on "Lawyering in the D.C. Spotlight" at the ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility. The article titled "Politics Presents Ethical Quandaries for Lawyers" was written by Nancy Kisicki and published 6/9/21.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in The New York Times regarding special acquisition companies and Lordstown Motors. The article titled "Lordstown, Truck Maker That Can't Afford to Make Trucks, Is on the Brink" was written by Matthew Goldstein, Lauren Hirsch and Neal E. Boudette and was published 6/14/21.
Carter Chair in Tort and Insurance Law Michael L. Wells published "Marshall Shapo's Constitutional Tort Fifty-Five Years Later" in 115 Northwestern University Law Review Online 256 (2020).
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky was featured in The New York Times regarding private equity firms' use of fee waivers to limit tax liability. The article titled "Private Inequity: How a Powerful Industry Conquered the Tax System" was written by Jesse Drucker and Danny Hakim and published 6/12/21.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky was featured in Investor's Business Daily regarding the taxation of corporate stock buybacks. The article titled "Why The Apple-led Stock Buyback Boom May Get Caught In Biden's Tax-Hike Net" was written by Jed Graham and published 6/14/21.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West's research was featured on Syracuse.com regarding the U.S. Supreme Court and its references to the press. The article titled "Assaults on press freedom, here and abroad, endanger democracy" was written by Roy S. Gutterman and published 4/30/21.
Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lonnie T. Brown Jr. presents as part of a panel on "Lawyering in the D.C. Spotlight" at the ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility during June.
A free virtual legal webinar for Georgia renters who are worried about eviction and would like to learn more about their rights will take place Thursday, June 24, at noon. Sponsored by the University of Georgia School of Law's Public Interest Practicum and the Georgia Legal Services Program, the webinar will cover tenants' rights, Georgia's rental assistance programs and what will happen when the state's eviction moratorium expires on June 30.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West's research was featured in the Kentucky New Era regarding the U.S. Supreme Court and its references to the press. The article titled "Is the Supreme Court still a defender of press freedom?" was written by Tony Mauro and published 6/10/21