Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West moderated a panel titled "A First Amendment Right to Troll?" at the American Constitution Society's National Convention during June.
Congratulations to rising third-year student Madison L. Graham for being selected as an American Branch of the International Law Association student ambassador. She is one of five ambassadors selected nationwide to assist with the work of the organization, especially in the preparation of the International Law Weekend 2024 conference.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in the Daily Report regarding proposed changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law. The article titled "Rare Opposition to Proposed Del. Corporate Law Changes Is Voiced to House Committee" was written by Ellen Bardash and published 6/18/24.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz was featured in Newsweek regarding the impact of eliminating the federal income tax by creating an "all tariff policy." The article titled "Warning Issued Over Donald Trump's Income Tax Plans" was written by Giulia Carbonaro and published 6/17/24.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner presented his book, The Corporation as Technology: Re-Calibrating Corporate Governance for a Sustainable Future (Oxford University Press 2022) at the London School of Economics and Political Science during June.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented "Supreme Court Ideology and the Press" (with R.A. Jones) at the "Rocky Mountain First Amendment All Stars" workshop, sponsored by the University of Colorado Law School.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans published "Making the Ask: How to Gain Leadership Experience at Work in a Non-Supervisory Role" in 28 AALL Spectrum 34 (with A. Abdullah. H. Bakken, V. Horton and J. Tubinis).
Information Technology Librarian Jason Tubinis published "Making the Ask: How to Gain Leadership Experience at Work in a Non-Supervisory Role" in 28 AALL Spectrum 34 (with A. Abdullah. H. Bakken, V. Horton and R. Evans).
Retired Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Benham (J.D.'70) will receive UGA's 2024 Footsteps Award. Each year, alumni who demonstrate a significant positive impact in their community are honored with the award, named to recognize three UGA trailblazers that helped to integrate the university: Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Hamilton Holmes and Mary Frances Early. Winners are chosen by a committee of University of Georgia faculty, staff and students.
Second-year student Madison Graham recently shared her thoughts on finishing an externship in Norfolk, Virginia, in the legal department of HQ SACT, a leading unit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This externship forms part of the School of Law’s D.C. Semester in Practice initiative in partnership with NATO Allied Command Transformation.
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured on WABE, Atlanta's National Public Radio affiliate, regarding sex trafficking allegations at an Atlanta hotel. The segment titled "Red Roof Inn faces civil trial over sex trafficking allegations at two Atlanta locations" was reported by Jim Burress and aired 6/11/24.
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured on WSB-TV regarding sex trafficking allegations at an Atlanta hotel. The segment titled "Red Roof Inn denies sex trafficking allegations as jury selection begins for federal trial in Cobb" was reported by Michele Newell and aired 6/12/24.
Brock Professor Nathan S. Chapman was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the effects of Groff v. DeJoy on religious objections in the workplace. The article titled "Workplace Religious Objections Struggle Despite New Legal Test" was written by Khorri Atkinkson and published 6/7/24.
Congratulations to 2024 graduate Megan K. Cherry for her selection for the Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest Award for the Gulf Region. Recipients were chosen for "their exemplary commitment to public interest law and pro bono work" with each student being recognized for "providing outstanding service through clinics, volunteer work, internships, extracurricular projects, and other initiatives."
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured on Atlanta News First regarding sex trafficking allegations at an Atlanta hotel. The segment titled "Metro Atlanta Red Roof Inn locations named in sex trafficking lawsuit" aired 6/10/24.
Recent graduate Marc A. Minichello (M.S.L.'24) was featured on GeorgiaDogs.com for winning the 2024 NCAA javelin competition. The article titled "Minichello captures his second javelin title at NCAA Championships" was published 6/6/24.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding defamation claims. The article titled "Election criminal cases stall, but defamation lawsuits notch victories" was written by David Wickert and published 6/7/24.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured on Atlanta's 11 Alive regarding artificial intelligence and defamation laws. The segment titled "This Georgia court case is testing the future of AI law" was hosted by Zach Merchant and aired 6/10/24.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner presented the keynote address for a symposium on "Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CSDD), Sustainability, and Corporate Law" at Ghent University Law School in Belgium during May. Bruner's keynote was titled "Developments and Debates on Corporate Sustainability in the US" and the symposium was co-sponsored by the journal European Company Case Law.
During April, Assistant Dean for Career Development Tony Waller completed his tenure as the president of NALP (the National Association for Law Placement), an international association of over 3,000 legal career professionals who advise law students, lawyers, law offices and law schools. Of note, he is the first person from the state of Georgia to serve in this leadership capacity in over 20 years.