Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published "Digital Taxation Lessons From Wayfair and the U.S. States' Responses" in 94 Tax Notes International 241 (2019) (with J. Owens and C. Dimitropoulou) (published simultaneously in 92 State Tax Notes 219 (2019)).
Congratulations to second-year student Robert E. "Bob" Schaaf for being recognized as a distinguished law student at the 45th Annual Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Rules. This national seminar is presented by the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute and brings together over 500 bankruptcy attorneys and professionals each year.
Congratulations to the Community Health Law Partnership (HeLP) Clinic for assisting two clients from Egypt with their citizenship cases. Third-year student Sarah A. Mirza and Onur Yildirim (J.D.'18) helped prepare the initial applications last year. Third-year student Amy E. Buice and second-year student William D. Ortiz worked to prepare the pair for their naturalization interviews and attended the naturalization ceremony in 2019. The cases were supervised by clinic Director and Associate Professor Jason A. Cade.
Professor Joseph S. Miller presented "IP Law's Semantic Self-Portrait: A Co-Citation Analysis" as the featured presenter as part of the University of San Diego School of Law's IP Speaker Series during April.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett was featured in Bloomberg Law regarding the White House's new policy regarding the review of major pending rules and guidance by the federal budget office. The article titled "White House exerts control over finance regulators" was written by Evan Weinberger and published 4/15/19.
Hosch Associate Professor Melissa J. Durkee published a book review of Global Lawmakers: International Organizations in the Crafting of World Markets in 113 American Journal of International Law 422 (2019).
Clinical Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Alan A. Cook was featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding his thoughts on pro se defendants. The article titled "Facing the death penalty, Gwinnett woman chooses a lawyer -- herself" was written by Bill Rankin and published 4/12/19.
Congratulations to first-year law student Mollie Fiero for winning the 2019 Richard B. Russell Moot Court Competition and to finalist Jason Sigalos and all of the first-year law students who made this year's tournament such a success. Fiero also received the Jere W. Morehead Moot Court Award.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Washington Post regarding his thoughts on whether Julian Assange is a journalist. The article titled "The Assange indictment is thin gruel" was written by Erik Wemple and published 4/11/14.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Washington Post regarding his thoughts on the indictment of Julian Assange. The article titled "Traditional journalists may abandon WikiLeaks' Assange at their own peril" was written by Margaret Sullivan and published 4/11/14.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured on Vice News regarding his thoughts on the indictment of Julian Assange. The article titled "How Julian Assange's Arrest Could Test the First Amendment" was written by David Uberti and published 4/11/19.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West published "Presidential Attacks on the Press" in 83 Missouri Law Review 915 (2018)
Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans co-presented "Decoder Rings and Deep Fakes: Translating Complex Technologies for Legal Education" at the Southeastern Association of American Law Libraries annual meeting during March.
Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans presented "The Hybrid of Law Library Orientation" at the Southeastern Association of American Law Libraries annual meeting during March.
Information Technology Librarian Jason Tubinis co-presented "Decoder Rings and Deep Fakes: Translating Complex Technologies for Legal Education" at the Southeastern Association of American Law Libraries annual meeting during March.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran testified about The Community Reinvestment Act and its impact on discrimination and redlining before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services' Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions.
Professor Joseph S. Miller presented "IP Law's Semantic Self-Portrait: A Co-Citation Analysis" at the Text Analysis and Law Conference held at the Northwestern University School of Law during April.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett published "Towards Optimal Enforcement" in 72 Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc 127 (2019), which is an invited response to Michael Sant'Ambrogio's article "Private Enforcement in Administrative Courts" (72 Vanderbilt Law Review 425 (2019)).
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky was featured in The Wall Street Journal regarding his thoughts on Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code. The article titled "Startups Discover the Allure of the 'C Corporation'" was written by Richard Rubin and published 4/7/19.
Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented on the regulation of third-party spending on the internet at the Centre for Law, Policy and Society at the University of Southampton School of Law during April.