A School of Law remote pop-up legal clinic recently assisted more than 60 local businesses with understanding the new Paycheck Protection Program, which is an unprecedented forgivable loan initiative authorized by the federal government's Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Additionally more than 20 of those businesses received virtual one-on-one direct-service legal counseling.
Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans, Access Services Manager Marie R. Mize, Collection Services Manager David Rutland, Access Services Associate Szilvia Somodi and former Special Collections Librarian Sharon Bradley published "How to Hack Outreach: An A-Z Guide of Ideas, Tips, and Tools" in 40 Computers in Libraries 14 (2020).
First Amendment Clinic Director and Clinical Assistant Professor Clare R. Norins published "Recalibrating the balance: Increasing transparency around COVID-19 while still respecting privacy" (Georgia First Amendment Foundation, April 8, 2020). The piece has been reprinted by a variety of news outlets across the nation.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and second-year student Miles S. Porter published "Georgia Veteran's Case Allows U.S. High Court to Rethink Foreign Affairs Powers" in the Daily Report on 4/8/20.
Are you one of the many experiencing conflicts related to sheltering in place? These disputes can be between family members, partners and roommates or even between tenants and landlords. Would it help to have an independent party help guide you to a resolution? The University of Georgia School of Law's Mediation Practicum has qualified, registered mediators who can assist free of charge. This confidential service is available by calling (706) 542-5213.
Hosch Associate Professor Melissa J. Durkee was recently elected to the board of editors for the American Journal of International Law. AJIL is a leading peer-reviewed journal featuring articles by "pre-eminent scholars and practitioners from around the world addressing developments in public and private international law and foreign relations law."
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks presented on "What caused this policy disaster? Constitutional design, constitutional culture, or the human condition?" as part of the "Coronavirus and the Constitution Conference on Zoom" hosted by Yale Law School during April.
Congratulations to third-year student Shivani H. Patel for being selected as a Georgia Association for Women Lawyers scholarship winner. GAWL uses scholarships to "recognize women law students who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence and an aptitude for leadership and philanthropy; promote excellence in legal studies by providing assistance to deserving students; and advance the missions of both the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers and the GAWL Foundation."
Congratulations to third-year students Andrew J. "Andy" Klemm and Savannah B. Phinney who won the Best Draft Award and finished as first runner-up for their representation of a buyer in a complex M&A transaction at the first-ever virtual transactional law negotiation competition, which was originally scheduled to be held at the University of Denver recently. The pair was assisted by third-year student Ethan J. Rode.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky presented "Taxing Buybacks" as part of Duke University's Tax Policy Workshop Series (with D. Hemel).
Congratulations to Kelly Ann Parker for becoming a permanent staff attorney at the School of Law's Veterans Legal Clinic. In her role, she will supervise teams of students who provide free legal representation to veterans on claims related to benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Parker joined the clinic's team in the fall of 2019 as a post-graduate fellow.
Associate Professor Fazal R. Khan was featured on 11Alive regarding the recent enactment of emergency declarations. The segment titled "Why has the coronavirus prompted so many emergency declarations" was put together by Jerry Carnes and aired 4/1/20.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks was featured on 11Alive regarding the recent enactment of emergency declarations. The segment titled "Why has the coronavirus prompted so many emergency declarations" was put together by Jerry Carnes and aired 4/1/20.
Associate Professor Logan E. Sawyer III published "Reform Prosecutors and Separation of Powers" in 72 Oklahoma Law Review 603 (2020).
Associate Professor Christian Turner published "The Segregation of Markets" in 7 Texas A&M Law Review 299 (2020).
Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp has announced his selection of Judge Carla Wong McMillian to serve on the Supreme Court of Georgia and Judges Verda M. Colvin and John A. "Trea" Pipkin III to serve on the Georgia Court of Appeals. McMillian and Colvin graduated from the School of Law in 1998 and 1990, respectively.
Woodruff Chair in International Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center Diane Marie Amann published "The Policy on Children of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor: Toward greater accountability for crimes against and affecting children" in International Review of the Red Cross 2020 as part its special issue on "Children and War."
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 Jones v. State and by the Supreme Court of Georgia in the case Corley v. State. These citations mark the 48th and 49th Georgia appellate court decisions wherein the courts utilized Carlson's book to resolve evidentiary issues.
Professor Joseph S. Miller presented "'Justice X, dissenting': A Citation-Network Approach to Mapping Judicial Ideology" as part of the University of Virginia Law School's OWCAL (On-Line Workshop in Computational Analysis of Law) forum. Dr. Sofia Amaral-Garcia, a law and economics professor at KU Leuven (Belgium), served as the discussant for his paper. The meeting took place virtually using Zoom so attendees from Europe and across the United States could participate.
Adjunct Professor Titus T. Nichols was featured on Fox News regarding foreign governments being immune to lawsuits from citizens. The article titled "How China can be held legally accountable for coronavirus pandemic" was written by Hollie McKay and published 3/21/20.