Director of the Law Library Carol A. Watson presented as part of the Providing Non-Traditional Library Services: A Bridge Too Far or Part of a Responsive Relationship panel at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting during August.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Hosch Professor Elizabeth Weeks presented on health care rights as part of a state constitutional law panel and on Affordable Care Act litigation in Texas v. United States before the Fifth Circuit as part of a health care year in review panel at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting during July.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Georgia Public Broadcasting's "On Second Thought" regarding the latest developments in Cleveland's opioid litigation. The show titled "Judge Considers Unprecedented 'Negotiation Class' For Opioid Suit Involving Georgia Communities" was posted by Amy Kiley, Virginia Prescott and Pria Mahadevan on 8/8/19.
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson was featured in The Appeal regarding the use of pretrial risk assessment tools to justify pretrial detention. The article titled "How a tool to help judges may be leading them astray" was written by Ethan Corey and published 8/8/19.
The memory of a domestic violence victim will have a lasting impact on the University of Georgia School of Law as an anonymous donor has pledged $1 million to support the school's Family Justice Clinic and create a Distinguished Law Fellowship, both bearing the victim's name - Jane W. Wilson. Wilson, a resident of rural Northern Georgia in her early 30s, was shot and killed by her second husband of just three days during August 1976. By making this gift to the law school, the donor hopes to help "others similarly situated - in particular, victims and families who often find neither help nor hope."
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Bloomberg Law article regarding a $10 billion settlement proposed by opioid distributors. The article titled "McKesson, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen make opening bid" was written by Jef Feeley and published 8/6/19. The story appeared in The Dallas Morning News, The Philadelphia Inquirer and other media outlets.
Associate Professor & Veterans Legal Clinic Director Alexander W. Scherr and his Hastings Law Journal article titled "Daubert & Danger: The 'Fit' of Expert Predictions in Civil Commitments" were featured on Reason.com regarding the prediction of danger relating to one's mental health. The article titled "To Stop Mass Shooters, Trumps Says, We Should Make Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Easier. No, We Shouldn't." was written by Jacob Sullum and published 8/6/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The New York Times regarding multidistrict litigation practices. The article titled "States Clash With Cities Over Potential Opioids Settlement Payouts" was written by Jan Hoffman and published 8/5/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the Daily Beast regarding multidistrict litigation practices. The article titled "Women Hurt by Mesh Implants Face Off With Their Former Lawyers" was written by Alicia Mundy and published 8/2/19.
Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented "Election Law: Looking Back at 2018 and ahead to 2020," "New and Established Voices in Constitutional Law," "Justice Kavanaugh's Impact on the Court" and "The Mueller Investigation" at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting during July.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in an Associated Press article regarding Arizona's U.S. Supreme Court request related to opioid maker Purdue Pharma. The article titled "Arizona asks for US Supreme Court involvement in opioid case" was written by Anita Snow and Geoff Mulvihill and published 7/31/19. The story aired on WSB-TV and in the Seattle Times and other media outlets.
Director of the Law Library Carol A. Watson presented "Maximizing Your Faculty's Scholarly Impact: Techniques to Increase Findability" at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., with co-presenters T.J. Striepe, associate director for research services, UGA Law Library; and C. Osborne, associate professor and director of the Law Library, West Virginia University College of Law.
Associate Director for Research Services Thomas "T.J." Striepe presented "Maximizing Your Faculty's Scholarly Impact: Techniques to Increase Findability" at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., with co-presenters Carol Watson, director of the UGA Law Library; and C. Osborne, associate professor and director of the Law Library, West Virginia University College of Law.
Associate Professor Nathan S. Chapman has received a McDonald Distinguished Fellowship from the Emory University Center for the Study of Law and Religion. This internationally recognized center seeks to promote and produce "innovative research and scholarship, exemplary teaching and training, robust public engagement and generous support of individual faculty initiatives at the intersection of law and religion."
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was featured on Politifact regarding whether or not a president can be indicted once he or she leaves office. The article titled "Could Trump (or any president) be indicted after leaving office? Mueller, legal experts say yes" was written by Bill McCarthy and published 7/26/19.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett's co-authored article "Chevron in the Circuit Courts" (116 Michigan Law Review 1 (2017)) was cited by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the case Braeburn Inc. v. FDA (D.D.C. July 22, 2019).
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was featured on History.com relating to Justice John Paul Stevens' time on the U.S. Supreme Court. The article titled "How John Paul Stevens' Views Evolved Over 34 Years on the Supreme Court" was written by Erin Blakemore and published 7/18/19.
Director of the Law Library Carol A. Watson presented "Leading, Energizing, and Developing Staff Through Times of Change" at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., with co-presenters J. Liebert, Sidley Austin's Firmwide Director of Library and Research Services; and J. Sánchez, Library of Congress' Law Librarian of Congress.
Martin Chair Andrea L. Dennis was featured in Fader regarding song lyrics being used in court proceedings. The article titled "The complicated, tragic end to Tay-K's race" was written by Brandon Caldwell and published 7/24/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Washington Post regarding opioid litigation in Ohio. The article titled "Opioid makers say there's no proof they are responsible for the epidemic's harms" was written by Lenny Bernstein and Katie Zezima and published 7/24/19.