Congratulations to Administrative Assistant Nikko Terry, who was selected for the 2023 Emma Terrell Distinguished Employee Award. Presented annually by the Law School Staff Representative Group, the award recognizes “individuals who have demonstrated a strong work ethic, commitment to service, and exceptional job performance as well as the cooperation needed to ensure the School of Law meets and exceeds its goals.”
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in an Associated Press article regarding public records requests. The article titled "Locked out of local government: Residents decry increased secrecy among towns, counties, schools" was written by Eric Scicchitano and Josh Kelety and was published 12/18/23. The article appeared on several media outlets including The Washington Post, ABC News, National Public Radio and Law.com.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in The New York Times regarding Mark Meadows and the 2020 election interference case. The article titled "Appeals Panel Rejects Meadows's Request to Move Georgia Case to Federal Court" was written by Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset and published 12/18/23.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in the Savannah Morning News regarding prosecutors reviewing cases in which lead detectives are accused of misconduct. The article titled "Chatham County District Attorney considers prosecuting former SPD detective who falsified search warrants" was written by Drew Favakeh and published 12/18/23.
Clinical Associate Professor & Jane W. Wilson Family Justice Clinic Director Christine M. Scartz participates in a Criminalized Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Policy Roundtable hosted by the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence during December.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner presented his working paper "Corporate Personhood, Corporate Rights, and the Contingency of Corporate Law" at a conference titled "Decoding the Rights of Companies in the Technocene" during December. The conference was hosted by the Lund University Faculty of Law in Lund, Sweden.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Criminal Defense Practicum Director Elizabeth Taxel was featured in The Appeal regarding the evidence in a case involving Atlanta protestors. The article titled "Prosecutors smearing dead 'Cop City' activist by publicizing their diary, organizers say" was written by Aja Arnold and published 11/22/23.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding jury trials for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims. The article titled "Camp Lejeune Victims' Lawyers Fight Bid to Ban Jury Trials" was written by Kaustuv Basu and published 12/5/23.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding a proposed settlement for the Johnson & Johnson talc baby powder lawsuits. The article titled "Ex-J&J Lawyer Proposed $19 Billion Talc-Cancer Case Settlement" was written by Jef Feeley and published 12/8/23.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein co-presented a paper on the value added taxation of crypto-assets at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Working Party No. 9 on Consumption Taxes in Paris, France, during November.
Assistant Professor Adam D. Orford offers insight into the upcoming case Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo: "The case is significant because Chevron is potentially implicated any time a federal agency makes a rule to implement a federal statute and chooses to fill in gaps or do any other thing not specifically contemplated by Congress – and there are thousands of such rulemakings every year. As one of the most-used decision rules in the federal courts, any significant change to the way courts review agency rulemaking authority will have wide-ranging impacts on the functioning of the entire federal bureaucracy – particularly in a legislative environment like today's, where it is probably not possible for Congress to agree on legislation containing extremely detailed instructions on many issues that are currently the subject of regulation.”
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri was featured in Thomson Reuters' Context regarding personal information held by data brokers. The article titled "US abortion bans push states to clamp down on location data trade" was written by Carey L. Biron and published 12/11/23. The article was republished by other media outlets including The Star in Malaysia.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding defamation lawsuits that arose from the 2020 election interference case. The article titled "Ruby vs. Rudy: Giuliani faces Fulton defamation trial next week" was written by David Wickert and published 12/7/23. The article was reprinted by other media outlets.
Congratulations to Charles A. "Charlie" McKeown (J.D.'23) for receiving the C.B. King Award from the National Lawyers Guild. This honor recognizes McKeown for his leadership at the School of Law, where he was president of the NLG student chapter, and for his commitment to human rights and the rights of ecosystems.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Wall Street Journal regarding lawsuits claiming that acetaminophen affects fetal development. The article titled "Lawsuits Seek to Link Tylenol Ingredient to Autism, ADHD" was written by Erin Mulvaney and published 12/6/23.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch's forthcoming article in the Yale Law Journal Forum (with A. Gluck and A. Zimmerman) was referenced in The Economist. The article titled "The Supreme Court may toss out Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement" was published 11/30/23. The Yale Law Journal Forum article was also referenced in The New York Times' story "Fate of Billions for Opioid Victims From Sacklers Rests With Supreme Court" published 12/3/23 and CNN.com's story "From the Boy Scouts to the Catholic Church, an upcoming Supreme Court ruling may mean some victims won't see their day in court" published 12/7/23.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's treatise State Taxation was quoted by the Minnesota Supreme Court in Cities Management, Inc. v. Commissioner of Revenue (Nov. 22, 2023) addressing the taxation of a nonresident’s income from the sale of goodwill.
Law School Registrar Paula E. McBride was featured on UGA Today regarding her work and career at the School of Law. The article titled "Law school registrar adapts to support students" was written by Averi Caldwell and published 12/1/23.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge was featured in The Washington Post regarding U.S. News & World Report law school rankings. The article titled "Law schools love to hate U.S. News rankings. But some can't let go." was written by Jack Stripling and published 12/4/23.
Congratulations to third-year students J. Briana Hayes, Mia A. McKnight and Alexandra M. Smolyar for each receiving the Law School Student Excellence in Access to Justice Award from the State Bar of Georgia. This prestigious honor recognizes law students who have "excelled in participation in support of a civil pro bono or legal aid program" or who have "been instrumental in the development of a civil pro bono program."