Regents' Professor of International Law & Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented as part of the Research Forum panel titled "The Behavior of International Courts" at the 2022 American Society of International Law Midyear Meeting during November. In her capacity as an ASIL Counsellor, she also participated in the biennial meeting of the ASIL Executive Council.
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee presented her article “The Pledging World Order” (which is forthcoming in Yale Journal of International Law) and spoke on the topic of "Global Trends in International Law-Making" as part of a Research Forum panel at the 2022 American Society of International Law Midyear Meeting held during November. She also attended the society’s American Journal of International Law Editorial Board meeting and the ASIL Executive Council meeting.
The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic has successfully negotiated for immigration benefits, including deferred action and employment authorization, from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for noncitizen workers who survived gas leaks while employed at a poultry processing plant. The clinic's representation has included facilitating Department of Labor witness testimony as part of federal investigations into these matters, which led to the deaths of several coworkers. Law students involved in this advocacy included 2022 graduates Navroz N. Tharani and Ariane C. "Ari" Williams, third-year students Victoria Hiten Carabello, Savannah L. Grant, Zakary D. Pearsall and Nia N. Waller, and second-year students Andrew M. Dietz and Madeleine B. "Maddie" Hoss. They were assisted by Clinic Paralegal Sarah Ehlers and supervised by Associate Dean Jason A. Cade and Staff Attorney Kristen Shepherd.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding a recent U.S. District Court ruling relating to Forsyth County Schools school-board meeting rules. The article titled "Federal judge orders Forsyth schools to allow profanity at meetings" was written by Ty Tagami and published 11/18/22.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented on First Amendment jurisprudence at the Practicing Law Institute's "Communications Law in the Digital Age 2022" conference held in New York during November.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans presented "Avoiding Total Eclipses in Your Repository: Leveraging Grants, Digitization, Consortia-OAI Harvesting, Digital Exhibits & PR Campaigns" at the Digital Commons North American 2022 Conference during November.
The Clarke Middle Health Center celebrated its grand opening on Thursday, Nov. 10, introducing the Athens-Clarke County community to the many free medical, mental health and legal services provided to students, staff and families. Through a collaboration between the Clarke County School District and the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership’s Athens Free Clinic, the health center will see patients during the school week for more than 20 hours each week. This initiative will include services provided by the School of Law's Community Health Law Partnership Clinic.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured on CNN.com regarding the practice of one law firm representing multiple clients involved in the same investigation. The article titled "CNN Exclusive: Georgia DA floats immunity deals for fake electors as investigation into Trump hits roadblock" was written by Sara Murray and Zachary Cohen and was published 11/16/22.
The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic has secured a major victory for an asylum seeker after seven years of advocacy. The client was put into removal proceedings in 2015 after seeking refuge in the United States from violence in Guatemala. Staff Attorney Kristen Shepherd represented the client in the initial agency proceedings. She and Assoc. Dean & Clinic Director Jason A. Cade handled a Circuit Court appeal and BIA remand. They were assisted by 2021 alumnus Frederick J. King and 2022 graduates Thomas A. Evans and Ariane C. "Ari" Williams.
Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues virtually presented "Why SPACs: An Apologia" as part of the University of Cambridge Finance Seminar Series, supported by the Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance, during November.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and LL.M. student Olha Kaliuzhna published "Social Media and the Anti-Terrorism Act Arrive at the Supreme Court" in the Daily Report on 11/15/22.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner presented as an invited commentator at the University of Oslo's book launch of Innovating Business for Sustainability: Regulatory Approaches in the Anthropocene during November.
The 2022-2024 cohort of the Lilly Teaching Fellows held their fall retreat and engaged in team-building activities to build rapport across the cohort. The law school's Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri was selected for the program, which strives to improve UGA's instructional mission. Fellows are tenure-track assistant professors who are recent recipients of a Ph.D. or terminal degree in their discipline or profession and are selected for demonstrated passion for and commitment to excellence in teaching.
Congratulations to Sarah C. Guilot and Leila Y. Harrison for winning the Second-Year Student Intramural Moot Court Competition. Many thanks to finalists Robert G. Wedge and Allison J. Fine as well as the other second-year law students who contributed to a wonderful tournament. Of note, Wedge was named the best oralist of the preliminary rounds.
Associate Professor & Veterans Legal Clinic Director Alexander W. Scherr was featured in the Daily Report regarding the increase in former military member benefit inquiries relating to the passage of The Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022. The article titled "Ga. Legal Clinic Leaders Say PACT Act Could Bring 'Tens of Thousands of New Claims' from Veterans" was written by Everett Catts and published 11/11/22.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented “The Role of Digital Platforms in the Collection of Consumption Taxes in the Digital Economy: Lessons from the U.S. Subnational State Experience” at the University of New South Wales International Workshop on VAT in the Digital Era during November in Sydney, Australia. The paper will be published, along with others presented at the workshop, by the Oxford University Press.
The School of Law's Veterans Legal Clinic and its director, Alexander W. Scherr, were featured in the Daily Report regarding the services it offers veterans with matters regarding Veterans Affairs and the military. The article titled "As Veterans Day Arrives, Ga. Legal Clinics Continue to Help Military Members" was written by Everett Catts and published 11/11/22.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Hosch Professor Kent Barnett's article "Chevron Abroad" (96 Notre Dame Law Review 621 (2020) (with Lindsey Vinson (J.D.'20)) was cited by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch in his opinion dissenting from denial of certiorari in Buffington v. McDonough.
Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and token-based enterprises. The article titled "LBRY Token Ruling Gives SEC Ammunition in Crypto Enforcement" was written by Matthew Bultman and published 11/10/22.
Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Lindsey Simon was featured by Reuters regarding her Yale Law Journal "Bankruptcy Grifters" article and her thoughts on bankruptcy protections and mass tort litigation. The article titled "How corporate chiefs dodge lawsuits over sexual abuse and deadly products" was written by Mike Spector, Benjamin Lesser, Disha Raychaudhuri, Dan Levine and Kristina Cooke. It was published 11/7/22. The article was reprinted by publications such as Business World and Insurance Journal.