Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington published “Child Trafficking” in Child Welfare Law and Practice: Representing Children, Parents, and Agencies in Neglect, Abuse, and Dependency Cases, 4th ed. (J. Gupta-Kagan ed.)(National Association of Counsel for Children, 2023) (with B. Atkinson). This book is commonly referred to as the Red Book.
The School of Law finished the 38th Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition as quarterfinalists. The team – comprised of third-year student Hunter T. Payne and second-year students Elizabeth Hope Garrison and Kirsten E. King – were coached by Director of Advocacy Kellie Casey, third-year student Roby H. Jernigan and 2022 alumnus Cole M. Harper. Thirty-six teams from law schools across the nation competed in the tournament.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Washington Post regarding a recent Delaware Superior Court ruling in the Dominion Voting Systems/Fox News litigation. The article titled "Over 24 hours, rumblings of a reckoning for the right" was written by Philip Bump and published 4/1/23. His comments were reprinted by other media outlets.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Washington Post regarding a recent Delaware Superior Court ruling in the Dominion Voting Systems/Fox News litigation. The article titled "Judge undercuts key Fox News defense as he sends Dominion suit to trial" was written by Sarah Ellison, Paul Farhi and Jeremy Barr and was published 4/1/23. His comments were reprinted by other media outlets.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured on BuzzFeed News regarding former President Donald Trump's indictment by a New York grand jury. The article titled "12 (Kinda Silly???) Questions We Have About Trump Getting Indicted" was written by Julia Reinstein and published 3/31/23.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured on Law360 regarding new legislation to create a prosecuting attorneys oversight commission. The article titled "Ga.'s DA Oversight Bill Elicits Hope And Fear In Legal Circles" was written by Rosie Manins and published 3/30/23.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in The Washington Post regarding a recent Delaware Superior Court ruling in the Dominion Voting Systems/Fox News litigation. The article titled "Judge undercuts key Fox News defense as he sends Dominion suit to trial" was written by Sarah Ellison, Paul Farhi and Jeremy Barr and was published 4/1/23.
Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Staff Attorney Brian Atkinson testified before the Georgia General Assembly House Judiciary Non-Civil Subcommittee about the possible detrimental effects of Senate Bill 36 on child survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking during March. SB 36 was written to change the pimping and pandering offenses from a misdemeanor to a felony and would institute mandatory minimums for offenders who commit acts of pimping and pandering against child victims of sexual exploitation.
Each year the School of Law community looks forward to Awards Day, when we celebrate the many accomplishments of our students and faculty. Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge said the hard work of those selected certainly deserves recognition, credit and acknowledgment of a job well done. "Thank you for joining me to recognize the accomplishments of our 2023 Awards Day recipients. Congratulations to all!"
The University of Georgia School of Law honored four individuals for their service during the school’s recent Awards Dinner at the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia. Law school graduates Nancy E. Rafuse, Gregory L. “Greg” Roseboro and Marlan Wilbanks received the law school alumni/alumnae association’s highest honor – the Distinguished Service Scroll Award – for their outstanding dedication and service to the legal profession and the law school. Additionally, David Dove was presented with the Young Alumni/Alumnae of Excellence Award.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding proposed changes to multidistrict litigation management. The article titled "Multidistrict Litigation Rules Proposal Gets Chilly Reception" was written by Julie Steinberg, Martina Barash and Madison Alder and was published 3/30/23.
University Professor and Caldwell Chair in Constitutional Law Dan T. Coenen was featured in Georgia Magazine. He was the subject of the Faculty Focus profile published in the spring 2023 issue.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand published "Contextualizing Corruption: Foreign Financing Bans and Campaign Finance Law" in 44 Cardozo Law Review 873 (2023).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding caps on legal fees relating to mass tort litigation. The article titled "Marines, Toxic Water and Lawyers: A Fight Over Billions in Fees" was written by Kaustuv Basu and published 3/23/23.
Director of the Law Library Emerita Carol A. Watson has been awarded lifetime membership to the Southeastern Association of Law Libraries. With more than 500 members, SEAALL promotes law librarianship and seeks to develop and increase the usefulness of law libraries, particularly those in the southeastern United States.
Congratulations to LL.M. students Alexandra F. “Lexa” Lampe, John A. Omotunde and Tatyana Popovkina, who won the tenth LL.M. International Commercial & Investment Arbitration Moot Competition hosted by American University. The team was coached by Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge and LL.M. student Gloria María Correa. Additionally, LL.M. student Olha Kaliuzhna was named the competition’s best oralist and Lampe was selected as an honorable mention. According to American University, this event, created specifically for LL.M. students, fosters the study of international arbitration for the resolution of international business and investment disputes.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge was featured on Law.com regarding the U.S. Supreme Court case Coinbase v. Bielski. The article titled "SCOTUS Justices Appear Divided in Crypto Arbitration Dispute" was written by Avalon Zoppo and published 3/23/23.
Brock Associate Professor in Professional Responsibility Nathan S. Chapman published "American Religious Liberty Without (Much) Theory" in 38 Journal of Law and Religion 126 (2023).
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published “Joint and Several Liability for Collection of Supplies Over Platforms” in CJEU-Recent Developments in Value Added Tax 2021 (G. Kofler, et al., eds) (Linde Verlag, 2023).
Congratulations to the School of Law's American Constitution Society student group for being named Student Chapter of the Week by its national organization for the week of March 20. The law school's chapter been very active during the 2022-23 academic year. Covering a range of topics, planned events have addressed voting rights, reproductive justice, prisoners’ rights, environmental justice, the Witness to Innocence Project, demystifying the law school experience, National Farmworkers Awareness Week, Transgender Day of Visibility and gun control, among other subjects.