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Associate Professor Thomas E. Kadri’s co-authored article “Safe Sex in the Age of Big Tech Feminism” (with B. Dvoskin) in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology was reviewed by Aya Gruber in JOTWELL (May 21, 2026). In “Sex and Tech,” Gruber says Kadri’s article “puts a much-needed spotlight on a legal juggernaut.”

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Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq was featured by CNBC regarding international trade and labor law. The article titled "Trump’s trade war has a new target: forced labor. The case behind it is far from simple" was written by Paxton Honerkamp and published 6/9/26.

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Hosch Professor & Community Health Law Partnership Clinic Director Jason A. Cade was featured by NBC News regarding Board of Immigrations Appeals decisions. The article titled “Meet the judges powering Trump’s deportation machine” was written by Suzanne Gamboa and published 6/8/26.

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Congratulations to Clinical Professor Emeritus Alexander W. Scherr on receiving the Founder’s Vision Award from the National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium for his work with the law school’s Veterans Legal Clinic. The award seeks to honor “a professor or staff attorney of a member veterans clinic who has made significant contributions to the veterans clinic community.”

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The University of Georgia School of Law was named one of the top 30 sports law programs in the country by Sports Law Expert. The article titled “Hackney Publications Recognizes the Top Thirty U.S. Sports Law Programs in 2026” was written by Oliver Canning and published 6/1/26.

Pictured above are award recipients (top row) Nick Ames, (bottom row, l.to r.) Kellieanne Elliott and Jordan Elwarner.

Congratulations to recent Class of 2026 graduates Nicholas J. “Nick” Ames and Kellianne E. Elliott, along with second-year student Jordan Elwarner, on receiving the Outstanding Clinic Team Award from the Clinical Legal Education Association for their work as part of the First Amendment Clinic. The award honors “excellence in the fieldwork” and efficient collaboration among the students on a clinical team.

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Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented his article “Toward a Theory of Tax Sovereignty” as part of the panel titled “Tax Sovereignty, History, and Constitutional Structure” at the Law & Society Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco during May.  

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Associate Professor Thomas E. Kadri presented his co-authored article “Cyberflashing” (with B. Dvoskin) at the Law & Society Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco during May. He also moderated a roundtable discussion titled “Critical Sex: A Session on Critical Studies of Law and Sexuality.” 

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Alston Chair in Corporate Law Anne M. Tucker presented her co-authored article “The Hidden Work on Disclosure” (with T.D. Lytton) (forthcoming in the Oregon Law Review) at the Law & Society Association Annual Meeting in San Francisco during May.  

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Associate Professor Christian Turner has been selected as an AI and Society Fellow. As part of the Center for AI Safety fellowship, he will conduct research in AI governance and collaborate with academics in law, economics, international relations and adjacent fields for three months in San Francisco, California.  

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Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented his article “Toward a Theory of Tax Sovereignty” as part of a panel titled “Tax Theory & Policy” at the National Business Law Scholars Conference hosted by the William Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during May. He also moderated a panel titled “Tax & Business Entities.” 

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Congratulations to second-year law student McKay L. Powers on being named a Bergstrom Child Welfare Law Fellow. This fellowship “is committed to inspiring the best and brightest law students to pursue careers in child welfare law.”

Pictured above are (l. to r.) Avery Hill and Kero Gadelrab in front of the courthouse where they presented their arguments as part of the Appellate Litigation Clinic.

The Appellate Litigation Clinic recently argued Cruz Matas v. Blanche before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Class of 2026 graduates Kerolls “Kero” Gadelrab and Avery C. Hill presented the case. 

Pictured above are (l. to r.) Hailey Kairab, Dresden Day and Eric Gulbranson at the Top Gun Competition.

Congratulations to recent School of Law graduate Dresden L. Day (J.D.’26) on finishing as a semifinalist at the Top Gun National Mock Trial Competition. Second-year law student Eric S. Gulbranson served as second chair. Top Gun is an invitation-only tournament hosted by Baylor University Law School “that pits the best advocates from the nation’s top 16 trial advocacy schools against each other.” 

Pictured above are (l. to r.) Casey Smith and Sydney McRae in front of the courthouse where they presented their arguments as part of the Appellate Litigation Clinic.

The Appellate Litigation Clinic recently argued Dailey v. Fleming before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Class of 2026 graduates Sydney M. McRae and Casey E. Smith presented the case.

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The School of Law recently hosted legal officials and academics from Brazil at the State Bar of Georgia headquarters in Atlanta as part of an effort to promote international exchange and education in the field of alternate dispute resolution. This visit was coordinated by Clinical Assistant Professor Rob McNiff and included a meeting with ADR coordinators and judges in Gwinnett County. The exchange was part of a partnership with the School of Law and the University of Rio de Janeiro. Former School of Law student Alexandre Jorge Fontes Laranjeira (LL.M.’23) also participated. 

Pictured above are (l. to r.) Katelyn Hulsey and Julia Gillies in front of the courthouse where they presented their arguments as part of the Appellate Litigation Clinic.

The Appellate Litigation Clinic recently argued Pena-Lopez v. Blanche before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Class of 2026 graduates Julia A. Gillies and Katelyn W. Hulsey presented the case. 

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Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins presented “First Principles: No Democracy Without Freedom of Speech” at the American Association of Law School’s Clinical Legal Education Conference titled “Holding the Line: Clinical Education in Defense of Democracy” in Portland, Oregon, during May. 

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Associate Professor Christian Turner recently visited the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs in Tbilisi, Georgia, to train faculty and staff in artificial intelligence and assist with the development of a framework to govern AI policy and usage at the university. The week-long trip was made possible by the University Capacity Building Program, administered by American Councils for International Education and funded by the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi.  

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The University of Georgia School of Law was named the ninth-best moot court program in the country by the Blakely Advocacy Institute at the University of Houston Law Center, which hosts the Hicks-Thomas Moot Court National Championship annually.