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.
Adjunct Professor Weyman T. Johnson published “Privatization of Employment Claims: Perhaps a Hybrid Approach Will Free American Society from the Epic Trap the Supreme Court Has Sprung, Without Forfeiting All Advantages of Arbitration” in 14 William & Mary Business Law Review 353 (2023) (with 2021 School of Law graduates Kailyn G. Coots and Alexander S. Edmonds).
The School of Law is pleased to share news of five scholarship funds that are being established through gifts from individual donors and a partnership with the University of Georgia Foundation. These contributions are helping the School of Law school to redefine what it means to be a great national public law school by offering a world-class, hands-on, purpose-driven educational experience while never surrendering its commitment to accessibility and affordability.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured on Business Insider regarding Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization statute and possible charges related to the 2020 election. The article titled "Atlanta DA Fani Willis loves using a law designed for going after the mob. She may use it to charge Trump." was written by Jacob Shamsian and published 3/16/23
Clinical Professor Emerita Eleanor Crosby Lanier published "New Laws, Ex-Court Solutions Improve Guardianship: Legal Insight" in Bloomberg Law (with R. Dinerstein, D.nix-Ross and N. Kohn) on 3/9/23.
Assistant Professor Adam D. Orford provides insight into U.S. Supreme Court case Arizona v. Navajo Nation. Orford says the chief legal question is: Whether tribal water rights the Supreme Court has previously found to be implied by tribal treaties (“Winters” rights) are enforceable in a suit for breach of trust given prior Supreme Court precedent indicating such enforcement requires a right expressly accepted by the U.S.
Congratulations to third-year student Marcus C. Lee and second-year students Shepherd Bridges, Delaney Davis and Erika L. Love for winning the regional round of the American Association for Justice National Student Trial Advocacy Competition. The quartet will advance to the national tier of the tournament to be held later this month. They were coached by Jonathan (J.D.'16) and Whitney (J.D.'15) Stuart. A second team comprised of third-year student Nia N. Waller and second-year students Doraly G. Blanton, Jessica L. Davis and Justin D. Nixon also competed in the tournament. They were coached by Cheryl Champion.
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan Grant Cohen published "Journeys Through Space and Time While Reading International Law and the Politics of History, Found on a Palimpsest, Translated for You, the Reader" in 36 Temple International & Comparative Law Journal 129 (2022).