Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri presented "Big Tech Feminism" as part of the Intellectual Property and Information Law Colloquium Series at the Cardozo School of Law during February.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues presented "The Hidden Logic of Shareholder Democracy" as part of the Emory University School of Law's Faculty Colloquium Series during January.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri presented "Big Tech Feminism" as part of a Faculty Colloquium Series hosted by the University of Alabama School of Law during January.
First-year law student Chandler S. "Chan" Creswell is the winner of the School of Law's 2024 J. Ralph Beaird 1L Closing Argument Competition. Congratulations to all who competed, including finalist Brianna N. House, on their performances.
Assistant Professor Adam D. Orford published "Blue Carbon, red states, and Paris Agreement Article 6" in 6 Frontiers in Climate (2024).
Associate Dean & Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis presented as part of the Reform Efforts and Implementation panel at the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal Symposium titled "Evidence Through a Critical Lens" during January.
School of Law alumna Yvette K. Daniels (J.D.'89) was featured on UGA Today for laying out a roadmap to be a quiet trailblazer as the keynote speaker at the 24th annual Mary Frances Early Lecture. This lecture series honors Early’s legacy of helping to integrate UGA in 1961 and recognizes her dedication to making UGA an institution of higher learning for all people.
Brock Professor Nathan S. Chapman has received a McDonald Distinguished Senior Fellowship from the Emory University Center for the Study of Law and Religion. He is one of 19 scholars selected from leading universities across the United States and Europe to "promote a new set of scholars" and develop an "integrated series of books and articles rooted in the intersection of law and religion." Notably, Chapman was chosen as a McDonald Distinguished Fellow in 2019.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri presented on "Big Tech Feminism" as part of the Yale Law School Information Society Project Ideas Lunch Series during February.
Regents' Professor of International Law & Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented “Inge Viermetz, Woman Acquitted at Nuremberg” as part of "Perspectives on the International Criminal Court and International Criminal Law and Procedure: A Symposium in Memory of Megan Fairlie" held at Florida International University College of Law in Miami during February.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented as part of the "Taxable Persons and Related Issues in VAT Law" panel at the Court of Justice of the European Union: Recent VAT Case Law conference hosted by the Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law at the Vienna University of Economics and Business during January.
Congratulations to third-year student Holly C. Jordan and second-year student M. Drake Jones for winning Region VI of the National Trial Competition. A second Georgia team comprised of third-year student Doraly G. Blanton and second-year students Caitlin M. Banks and M. Luke McGahren finished as regional semifinalists. Notably, McGahren was named best advocate of the competition. Jordan and Jones will represent UGA at the national tier of the competition to be held during April.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in The New York Times regarding defamation and the First Amendment. The article titled "The Changing Focus of Climate Denial: From Science to Scientists" was written by Delger Erdenesanaa and published 2/6/24.
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 Mason v. State regarding when a family violence nurse was qualified to testify about the strangulation of a victim in an assault case. This citation brings the total to 70 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented "Protecting the First Amendment in an Anti-Press Age" as part of the Princeton University Program in Law and Public Policy's Spring Seminar Series during January.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's treatise State Taxation was quoted by the Oregon Tax Court in Apple Inc. v. Department of Revenue (Jan. 24, 2024) involving state corporate income taxation.
Clinical Assistant Professor Scott Lowry published "Business Associations" in 75 Mercer Law Review 75 (2023).
Assistant Professor John B. Meixner Jr. was featured on UGA Today regarding helping students to become analytical thinkers. The article titled "Assistant Professor's new course blends law, psychology, neuroscience" was written by Heidi Murphy and published 2/2/24.
Wilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer was featured in Motherboard/VICE Media regarding the major questions doctrine and federal agencies. The article titled "U.S. Corporations Are Openly Trying to Destroy Core Public Institutions. We Should All Be Worried." was written by Jules Roscoe and published 2/1/24.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Radio regarding Bayer AG Roundup trial verdicts. The segment titled "Bloomberg Law: Impeaching Mayorkas & Multibillion Dollar Bayer Verdicts" was hosted by June Grasso and aired 2/1/24.