Regents' Professor of International Law & Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann participated in a panel discussion on the role of international law in prosecuting crimes against humanity as part of the Eighth Annual Justice Stephen Breyer Lecture on International Law titled "Crimes against humanity, genocide, and ecocide: Of rights, responsibilities and international order." The April event was hosted by the Brookings Institution.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge, third-year student Jacob D. Swanstrom and second-year student Cara B. Musciano published "This Panama Canal Case Might End Up at the U.S. Supreme Court" in the Daily Report on 4/8/22.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in Politico regarding Ketanji Brown Jackson, a former federal public defender, joining the U.S. Supreme Court. The article titled "What Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson means for the country" was written by Brakkton Booker and published 4/7/22.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand was featured in The Christian Science Monitor regarding the growing political importance of U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The article titled "Jackson headed to Supreme Court. Why was it such a nailbiter?" was written by Christa Case Bryant and published 4/7/22.
Congratulations to second-year students J. Caleb Grant, Alexander F. "Alex" Krupp, Emily M. "Millie" Price, Courtney H. Robinson and James A. Stewart for finishing the prestigious Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition as octofinalists. Robinson tied for the best overall oralist through the Advanced Rounds and Stewart was named the fifth best. In February, the team was crowned the U.S. national finalist. The Jessup competition is the world's largest moot court tournament boasting participants from roughly 700 law schools in 100 countries and jurisdictions. Third-year student Courtney M. Hogan served as coach.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins published "Restoring Student Press Freedoms: Why Every State Needs A 'New Voices' Law" in 32 George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal 63 (2021).
Regents' Professor of International Law & Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented “No Exit at Nuremberg: The Postwar Order as Stage for 21st-Century Global Insecurity” as the keynote speaker at the 2022 European Society of International Law Research Forum, which was hosted by the University of Glasgow and was themed “International Law and Global Security: Regulating an Illusion?”
Third-year students Donavan C. Juleus and Haley K. Kairab finished the National Trial Competition as quarterfinalists. Hosted by the Texas Young Lawyers Association and the American College of Trial Lawyers, this competition is one of the largest mock trial tournaments in the country, attracting teams from more than 140 law schools and involving more than 1,000 law students each year. The pair won their regional competition during February, earning the right to advance to the national tier of the tournament.
Second-year law students Kiyah J. Bussie, MariClaire "Claire" Kimbrell and Nicholas R. "Nick" Lewis won the Intrastate Moot Court Competition, bringing home this Peach State bragging right for the fourth consecutive year and for seven of the last 10 contests. UGA, Emory, Georgia State and Mercer field two teams in this annual state of Georgia law school rivalry. The second UGA team, comprised of Alexander S. "Alex" Balser, D. Brianna Barnett and Christian M. Sullivan finished as semifinalists. Lewis was named the best oralist of the competition.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding government gag orders on public employee speech. The story also cites the First Amendment Clinic’s 2021 study of Georgia government agencies that restrict their employees’ speech to the press. Titled "Employees faced threats to not speak out on sex harassment scandal," the article was written by Asia Simone Burns and Johnny Edwards and was published 4/1/22.
The University of Georgia School of Law recently received a $200,000 grant from PetSmart Charities benefitting the Community Interventions for Sustainable Access to Care program. “This initiative will determine if it is cost-effectively possible to remove some of the access barriers to key resources so that more dogs and cats can stay in good, if under-resourced, homes and so the animals that are impounded despite the interventions require less rehabilitation at taxpayer expense,” Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills Director and Associate Professor Lisa Milot said.
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured on NPR regarding companies using bankruptcy as a way to combat lawsuits. The segment titled "Rich companies are using quiet tactic to block lawsuits: bankruptcy" was hosted by Brian Mann and aired 4/2/22.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans presented "Outreach from Your Laptop: Virtual and Hybrid Law Library Orientations" at the NELLCO Symposium during March. NELLCO is an international law library consortium with more than 125 member institutions.
Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley published "Protecting the Public Domain and the Right to Use Copyrighted Works: Four Decades of the Eleventh Circuit's Copyright Law Jurisprudence" in 29 Journal of Intellectual Property Law 67 (2021).
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured on NPR's "Morning Edition" regarding companies using bankruptcy as a way to combat lawsuits. The segment titled "Companies are using bankruptcy courts to thwart lawsuits" was hosted by Brian Mann and aired 3/31/22.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured on WABE, Atlanta's National Public Radio affiliate, regarding Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings. The segment titled "Local professors discuss Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings; Candace Doby talks about courage and her latest book" aired as part of "Closer Look with Rose Scott" on 3/30/22.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis' research was featured in The New York Times regarding rap lyrics being used as evidence in criminal trials. The article titled "He Wrote a Rap Song. It Helped Put Him in Prison for Life." was written by Jaeah Lee and published 3/30/22.
The latest U.S. News & World Report rankings validate the University of Georgia School of Law’s vision of being one of the best returns on investment in legal education. "Coupled with our position as the #1 or #2 best value law school for the past five years, these most recent U.S. News rankings reaffirm UGA as Georgia’s highest-ranked law school, drawing on our strengths as a national leader in job placement, bar passage and low debt, including a guarantee of financial aid to all enrolled first-generation college graduates and veterans," Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge said.
Each year we look forward to Awards Day and the occasion it provides to celebrate the many accomplishments of our students and faculty. The hard work of those selected certainly deserves recognition, credit and acknowledgment of a job well done. Congratulations to all!
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's treatise State Taxation was cited by the Texas Supreme Court in Sirius XM Radio, Inc. v. Hegar (March 25, 2022) regarding how to assign a radio programming company’s receipts from its subscribers.