Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in The Texas Lawbook regarding Tony Mauro and his work reporting on the U.S. Supreme Court. The article titled "Pathbreaking Journalist, Remarkable Human Being, 'Jeopardy' Clue: 'Who is Tony Mauro?'" was written by Terry Carter and published 10/3/22.
Marshall Chair of Constitutional Law Randy Beck was featured in The New York Times regarding the "speech or debate" clause. The article titled "Lindsey Graham and the 'Speech or Debate' Clause, Explained" was written by Eliza Fawcett and published 10/24/22.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Vanity Fair regarding the Dominion Voting Systems/Fox News litigation. The article titled "Behind-the-scenes discussions at Fox News are emerging as Dominion lawsuit proceeds" was written by Charlotte Klein and published 10/20/22.
On October 14, the 2022 University of Georgia Blue Key Service Award was presented to Yvette K. Daniels, deputy director of workforce management at the Georgia Department of Public Health and president of the UGA Alumni Association; Judge William M. Ray II, U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of Georgia; and D. Paul Chambers Jr., retired AT&T North Georgia regional director of external affairs. Daniels and Ray are both School of Law graduates.
Martin Chair of Law Emeritus James C. Smith published Law of Neighbors (with D.J. Kochan) (Thomson Reuters, 2022).
Brock Associate Professor in Professional Responsibility Nathan S. Chapman presented on state funding for private religious schools as part of a St. John's University Center for Law and Religion colloquium during October.
Regents' Professor of International Law & Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented "Absent at the Creation? Nuremberg Women and International Criminal Justice" at the "Women & International Law" conference hosted by the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law during October.
The University of Georgia School of Law recently unveiled the portrait of its first Black graduate, the late Chester C. Davenport, and the painting will hang in the law school’s iconic rotunda that bears his name. “Today we honor the first,” Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge said at the event. “When future students following in Chester’s footsteps enter these halls for the first time, they [will] forever see Chester’s name. They [will] forever see Chester’s portrait. They [will] forever know that they belong here just like Chester did and just like Chester does now.”
Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues' conference remarks have been published under "Panel Three: How Should SPACs Be Treated Going Forward (IPOs, Mergers, or Distinctly Different?)" in 227 Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law 382 (2022).
Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues presented "The DAO of Organizational Law" as part of "'The Essential Role of Organizational Law' 20 Years Later: Exploring the Field That Emerged" conference held at the University of Michigan Law School during October.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge presented on "The Economics and Law of Arbitration" panel as part of the 16th Annual Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues hosted by the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School during October.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding jury selection in federal cases. The article titled "Years after acquittal, Clayton Sheriff Victor Hill back on trial Wednesday" was written by Leon Stafford and published 10/11/22.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis was featured in the Atlanta Black Star regarding the use of rap lyrics in criminal cases. The article titled "'It Primed the Jurors' Implicit Bias': California Judge Overturns Two Rappers' Murder Convictions That Used Song Lyrics as Evidence" was written by Nicole Duncan-smith and published 10/11/22.
Congratulations to third-year students Lindsey K. Adams, D. Briana Barnett and Nia N. Waller for finishing as national finalists in the 16th Annual Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition. Instructor Joe Lester served as coach. He was assisted by 2021 alumna Joi A. Siler.
During the 2021-22 academic year, more than 435 School of Law students enrolled in one of the school's 17 clinic/externship programs and cumulatively engaged in 94,129 service-learning hours. Nearly 28,000 of those hours occurred under the direct supervision of law school faculty members directing in-house clinical programs – all of which provide access to justice services for underrepresented communities and individuals.
The Criminal Defense Practicum, in partnership with the DeKalb County Public Defender’s Office and the Southern Center for Human Rights, secured a full acquittal for its client facing a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. Practicum Director Elizabeth Taxel served as lead counsel throughout the nine-day trial in DeKalb County Superior Court. Third-year students Charles A. "Charlie" McKeown and Hailey S. Laurie provided ongoing trial support alongside administrative assistant Jessie Des Jardines, who created the trial’s exhibits and demonstratives.
The First Amendment Clinic, directed by Clare R. Norins, was featured in The Current regarding the clinic's amicus brief in the Georgia Supreme Court case involving Camden County’s spaceport project. The article titled “Georgia Supreme Court to weigh validity of Spaceport Camden vote” was written by Mary Landers and published 10/4/22. The brief urges the court to uphold the Georgia Constitution’s petition-and-referendum power that Camden County voters used to block the county’s purchase of the land to build the spaceport.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins authored a guest column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in which she says supporting free speech on campus is critical for protecting American democracy. The article titled "Campuses must support First Amendment rights of students" was published 10/4/22.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters published "Dominion's lawsuit is no slam dunk - but neither is Fox News' defense" in Vanity Fair (9/22/22).
Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in The New York Times regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into the Digital World/Trump Media merger. The article titled "'Defund the S.E.C.' Becomes a Rallying Cry on Trump's Social Media Site" was written by Matthew Goldstein and published 10/5/22.