Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson was featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer regarding her research on racial biases in the criminal justice system. The article titled "In Philly, your race predicts whether you'll be locked or go free until trial, study says" was written by Samantha Melamed and published 4/29/19.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters published "Here's how to stop think skinned bullies suing the media constantly" in the Columbia Journalism Review on 4/29/19 (with J. Schroeder). The article was featured in Politico's Morning Media and CNN's Reliable Sources.
Assistant Clinical Professor Melissa D. Redmon was featured in the Daily Report regarding the role of prosecutors in the justice system. The article titled "DA Paul Howard's Conviction Review Unit to Start With Wayne Williams Case" was written by Katheryn Tucker and published 4/29/19.
The Daily Report tracked 82 lawyers who made partner in 2019 at Atlanta law firms. University of Georgia School of Law graduates outnumbered the field with 13. Class of 2008 alumnus Naveen Ramachandrappa and his partnership path were featured. The article titled "Atlanta's New Partner Class Has A Lot More Women" was written by Meredith Hobbs and published 4/26/19.
The University of Georgia has become a national leader in the use of free online textbooks, and a new grant program funded by the Provost's Office will help save students even more money while improving the quality of their learning experience. This semester, 14 faculty members in 10 academic units - including the School of Law's Amy Taylor, clinical services and research librarian and Stephen Wolfson, research and copyright services librarian - received funding through the Affordable Course Materials Grant program to transition from costly textbooks to open educational resources. The $50,000 that was distributed through the program is expected to save 7,400 students a total of $770,000 in textbook costs each year.
Smith Professor Hillel Y. Levin, who has written extensively about vaccination law and policy and co-authored model legislation designed to improve vaccination compliance, advises schools about what policies they must, should, may, and may not adopt to protect their students. His recommendations were featured on WJCL-TV, the ABC affiliate in Savannah, on 4/30/19.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran's book The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap was awarded the 2019 Best Book in Urban Affairs Award, which is presented by the Urban Affairs Association.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Legal NewsLine regarding her thoughts on a law firm that gave some of its clients two days to decide whether to dismiss their lawsuits or accept a settlement from Johnson & Johnson. The article titled "Pelvic mesh lawyers pressured clients to dismiss cases to avoid costs of trial" was written by Daniel Fisher and published 4/25/19.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West's article "The Fragility of the Free American Press" (112 Northwestern University Law Review 47 (2017) (with R.A. Jones)) was cited by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in the case of Folta v. The New York Times and Lipton.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured in a Public Broadcasting System documentary titled "Boss: The Black Enterprise Business" that aired 4/23/19.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented "Physicians and Free Speech: How Doctors Ended Up in the Crosshairs of Political Court Battles" as part of the University of Florida's "Science: Unsilenced" series during April.
Hosch Associate Professor Melissa J. Durkee presented "Interstitial Space Law" at the Temple University Beasley School of Law during April.
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen published "... And Trade" in 2019 University of Illinois Law Review Online 48 (2019).
Congratulations to first-year student Lisa C. Garcia for receiving a Georgia Latino Law Foundation Fellowship. This program partners Latino law students with summer internship opportunities to gain substantive legal experience under the supervision and mentorship of legal professionals. The Georgia Latino Law Foundation selects fellows who have "demonstrated personal and academic excellence, as well as a true heart for leadership through service."
Smith Professor Hillel Y. Levin published "Justice Gorsuch's Views on Precedent in the Context of Statutory Interpretation" in 70 Alabama Law Review 687 (2019).
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen published "What is International Trade Law For?" in 113 American Journal of International Law 326 (2019).
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented as part of a panel titled "The Free Press and the Presidency" at the "Freedom of the Press in Tumultuous Times" conference hosted by the Utah Valley University Center for Constitutional Studies during April.
Clinical Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Alan A. Cook was featured in the LaGrange Daily News regarding his keynote address at LaGrange's Child Abuse Awareness Ceremony and Re-signing of the Child Abuse Protocol event. The article titled "Local officials re-sign Child Abuse Protocol" was written by Alicia B. Hill and published 4/17/19.
The OUTLaw/Stonewall Law Student Association's "Out: An Oral History of UGA Law's Queer Faculty and Staff" was selected as the "Outstanding Cross-Cultural Program" during the 18th Annual H. Gordon and Francis S. Davis Student Organization Achievement and Recognition Awards, given out April 16 at the Tate Student Center. The SOAR Awards celebrate the accomplishments of student organizations at the University of Georgia.
Associate Professor Logan E. Sawyer III presented "Originalism from the Soft Southern Strategy to the New Right: The Constitutional Politics of Sam Ervin Jr." as part of Boston College's Legal History Roundtable series during April.