University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in a Bloomberg article regarding special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "SPAC Auditor Crackdown Puts Pressure on Second Biggest Player" was written by Nicola M. White and published 6/22/23.
Regents' Professor of International Law and Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented “Children, as Subjects & Objects of Laws Promoting Human Rights & Banning Genocide” and “New Crimes / Old Crimes / New Bottles” as part of the 22nd Specialization Course in International Criminal Law titled “75 Years: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Genocide Convention” hosted by the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights in Italy during June.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner published “Artificially Intelligent Boards and the Future of Delaware Corporate Law” in 22 Journal of Corporate Law Studies 783 (2022).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch's research was featured on Law.com regarding lawyers involved in multidistrict litigation leadership teams. The article titled "Meet the Diverse 'New Faces and Voices' in Multidistrict Litigation" was written by Amanda Bronstad and published 6/20/23.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans presented "Hosting a Homeschool Happening: Outreach with Optimism" at the GALILEO 2023 Conference during June. GALILEO, known as Georgia's virtual library, is an initiative of the University System of Georgia.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West received the Stonecipher Award for Distinguished Research on Media Law and Policy for her co-authored article "The U.S. Supreme Court's Characterizations of the Press: An Empirical Study" in the North Carolina Law Review (with R.A. Jones). The award is presented annually by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication to recognize the "best mass communications law research" with preference "given to research with a strong theoretical component that demonstrates the potential to have a lasting influence on freedom of expression scholarship." Notably, West received the award in 2017 for her article "The ‘Press,’ Then & Now" in the Ohio State Law Journal.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans presented "The Building Blocks of Project Management Design" at the Best Practices Exchange (Un)Conference during June. Best Practices Exchange is an online community for librarians, archivists, records managers and other information professionals dedicated to managing digital information in government and non-government settings.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch published "MDL for the People" in 108 Iowa Law Review 1015 (2023).
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri published "Brokered Abuse" in 3 Journal of Free Speech Law 137 (2023).
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee presented "The Pledging World Order" to faculty and students at the Leiden Law School in The Netherlands during June
Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Lindsey Simon was featured on Law.com regarding the 3M/Aearo Technologies' combat ear plugs litigation. The article titled "No 'Valid Reorganization Purpose': Judge Dismisses 3M Unit's Earplug Bankruptcy" was written by Amanda Bronstad and published 6/9/23.
UGA Associate Provost & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks presented as part of the Assessing Faculty Effectiveness panel at the American Public and Land Grant Universities Annual Faculty Affairs conference during June.
Associate Professor Laura Phillips-Sawyer published "Restructuring American Antitrust Law: Institutionalist Economics and the Antitrust Labor Immunity, 1890-1940s" in 90 University of Chicago Law Review 659 (2023).
Clinical Associate Professor & Jane W. Wilson Family Justice Clinic Director Christine M. Scartz was featured on Atlanta's 11Alive TV regarding Marsy's Law, a Georgia amendment that gives crime victims certain rights. The article titled "We just wanted to have our day in court" was written by Rebecca Lindstrom and Meredith Sheldon and was published 6/7/23.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented "The Supreme Court's Characterizations of the Press" as part of the "Law, Press Freedom, and Democracy" panel at the Law and Society Association annual meeting during June.
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee was featured in The Wall Street Journal regarding an International Court of Justice hearing relating to Ukraine and Russia. The article titled "Ukraine Asks U.N. Court to Condemn Russia" was written by Jess Bravin and published 6/6/23.
Clinical Associate Professor & Jane W. Wilson Family Justice Clinic Director Christine M. Scartz was featured on Law360 regarding Marsy's Law, a Georgia amendment that gives crime victims certain rights. The article titled "Ga. DA Apologies For Violating Victim's Rights, Recuses" was written by Emily Johnson and published 6/6/23.
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee published "The Pledging World Order" in 48 Yale Journal of International Law 1 (2023).
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in the Georgia Recorder regarding the First Amendment and the right to protest. The article titled "Crackdown on opponents of planned Atlanta police training center spurs First Amendment debate" was written by Ross Williams and Jill Nolin and was published 6/6/23.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The New York Times regarding multidistrict litigation relating to three major chemical companies. The article titled "Three 'Forever Chemicals' Makers Settle Public Water Lawsuits" was written by Ben Casselman, Ivan Penn and Matthew Goldstein and was published 6/2/23.