Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in PolitiFact regarding libel laws and the First Amendment. The article titled "Trump's promise to 'open up our libel laws' is Stalled" was written by Daniel Funke and published 7/15/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Reuters article regarding repeat players in class action and multidistrict litigation counsel leadership teams. The article titled "Judge in Robinhood class action balks at all-male class counsel team" was written by Alison Frankel and published 7/15/20.
The School of Law's Mediation Clinic students have handled over 1,700 cases in Athens-Clarke County with a positive settlement rate of approximately 75% since the program began tracking data in 2008. More than 200 students have participated in the clinic and slightly more than two-thirds of the cases mediated involved landlord/tenant issues.
Hosch Professor Emeritus Thomas A. Eaton presented on "Qualified immunity, §1983, and other claims with a stacked deck for the defense" as part of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association New Lawyers Division's program titled "Litigating Against the Odds" during July.
The University of Georgia's Commit to Georgia Campaign ended June 30 after raising $1.45 billion, becoming the university's most successful fundraising effort in its history. The campaign publicly launched in November 2016 with a $1.2 billion goal--a mark it surpassed 16 months ahead of schedule--and garnered donations from 175,488 donors, who hailed from all 50 states and 62 countries. The law school raised over $61 million and grew financial aid resources to benefit nearly 70% of our student body, expanded the number of clinical and experiential offerings to 18 and helped solve grand challenges by providing a first-rate legal education to tomorrow's leaders.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals in the cases Strong v. State (Supreme Court), Allison v. State (Court of Appeals) and Serdula v. State (Court of Appeals). These citations follow 50 other citations where courts have utilized Carlson's book to resolve evidentiary issues.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel S. Evans and Web Developer Leslie Grove published "Born-Digital Preservation: The Art of Archiving Photos With Script and Batch Processing" in 40 Computers in Libraries 23 (2020) (with S. Bradley).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Bloomberg article regarding a proposed settlement in the opioid litigation. The article titled "Opioid Distributors Are Asked to Boost Offer to End Litigation" was written by Jef Feeley and published 7/10/20.
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson was featured in The Intercept regarding the use of risk assessment algorithms in determining bail. The article titled "A Bail Reform Tool Intended to Curb Mass Incarceration Has Only Replicated Biases in the Criminal Justice System" was written by Bryce Covert and published 7/12/20.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Vanity Fair regarding Mary L. Trump publishing a book regarding her family. The article titled "'The Trump family is still fighting a quixotic action over Mary Trump's explosive memoir" was written by Joe Pompeo and published 7/9/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Bloomberg article regarding Bayer's Roundup settlement. The article titled "Bayer to Alter Plan for Handling Future Roundup Cancer Suits" was written by Jef Feeley and published 7/8/20.
The First Amendment Clinic and its Director Clare R. Norins were featured in the Oconee Enterprise regarding the clinic's establishment. The article titled "UGA clinic focuses on speech, press freedoms" was written by Julia Fechter and published 7/8/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Reuters article regarding Bayer's Roundup settlement. The article titled "Roundup judge poised to reject novel class for future claims" was written by Alison Frankel and published 7/7/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Law.com regarding attorneys who are leading multidistrict litigation proceedings. The article titled "There Are New Faces Leading MDLs. And They Aren't All Men." was written by Amanda Bronstad and published 7/6/20.
The School of Law's Veterans Legal Clinic held a virtual event on Saturday, July 11, that connect veterans in 15 counties surrounding Athens with volunteer attorneys for information and quick advice on legal issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic. This Virtual Clinic was held on Zoom.
The Appellate Litigation Clinic was featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding its role in the case Edward Williams v. DeKalb County et al. The article titled "Judge recuses himself from DeKalb commission pay raise lawsuit" was written by Tyler Estep and published 7/2/20.
Smith Professor Hillel Y. Levin published "Private Schools' Role and Rights in Setting Vaccination Policy: A Constitutional and Statutory Puzzle" in 61 William & Mary Law Review 1607 (2020).
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Court of Appeals in the case Sherrod v. State. This citation, relating to the point that a defendant's prior acts of domestic violence are admissible in a subsequent prosecution of the accused, marks the 50th Georgia appellate court decision wherein the courts utilized Carlson's book to resolve evidentiary issues.
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann published "I help children in armed conflict. The President is forcing me to stop." in Just Security on 6/29/20. In her capacity as the International Criminal Court prosecutor's special adviser on children in and affected by armed conflict, she wrote the article regarding President Trump's executive order relating to the ICC.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on WSB TV regarding Bayer's Roundup settlement. The segment titled "Maker of Round Up settles massive lawsuit. Here's what it means for consumers ..." aired 6/26/20.