Metadata Services and Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans presented "Beyond Scholarship: Innovative Institutional Repository Collections" (with S. Nolan), "Cool Tools Cafe: Website Change Detection Tools," "Prescient Privacy at Play: A Spectrum of Terminology and Tools for Administering and Teaching Legal Technology" (with J. Tubinis) and "Tour of the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick" as part of the 2021 American Association of Law Libraries conference during July.
Rising second-year student Frank G. Lumpkin IV was featured in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer regarding his work on the proposed Interstate 14 that would connect west Texas to Augusta, Georgia. The article titled "New interstate connecting Columbus, Macon one step closer to reality with this bill" was written by Nick Wooten and published 8/5/21.
Instruction and Faculty Services Librarian Savanna Nolan presented "Beyond Scholarship: Innovative Institutional Repository Collections" (with R. Evans) as part of the 2021 American Association of Law Libraries conference during July.
Information Technology Librarian Jason Tubinis presented "Prescient Privacy at Play: A Spectrum of Terminology and Tools for Administering and Teaching Legal Technology" (with R. Evans) as part of the 2021 American Association of Law Libraries conference during July.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch published "MDL Revolution" in 96 New York University Law Review 1 (2021) (with A.R. Gluck).
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri's chapter "Cy Près Settlements in Privacy Class Actions" published in Class Actions in Privacy Law (Routledge, 2020) was republished in Spanish in 2 Revista Jurídica Austral 33 (2021).
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented on "Reorganizing, Restructuring, and Reforming the Federal Courts" at the 2021 Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference during July.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Brazil's Folha de S.Paulo regarding the U.S. government's efforts to regulate vaccine misinformation and disinformation. The article titled "Governo Biden abre guerra contra redes sociais por causa da avalanche de notícias falsas sobre vacina" was written by Patricia Campos Mello and published 7/31/21.
As students prepare to return for the fall semester, the University of Georgia is strengthening its measures to protect the university community from the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 virus. These steps include new incentives to encourage vaccinations, continuation of COVID-19 testing, mandatory reporting of cases via DawgCheck, special cleaning and disinfection protocols that are now standard operating procedures, and major HVAC system improvements that will be ongoing. Of all these measures, getting vaccinated is paramount.
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 Goforth v. State. This citation brings the total to 59 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg regarding the $26 billion opioid litigation settlement. The article titled "$26 billion opioid settlement doesn't go far enough" was written by Joe Nocera and published 7/22/21. The article was republished in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The School of Law distributed approximately $305,000 to roughly 95 students pursuing 2021 summer fellowships, which provide essential hands-on learning and involve legal work in government, judicial and public interest positions. This represents a 16% increase in summer fellowship dollars over last year’s record high of $263,000 and an approximately 450% increase over the last five years thanks to generous donations from graduates and friends.
The 2020-21 advocacy season was a success with two national titles secured in the South Texas Mock Trial Challenge and the National Online Moot Court Competition. The school also won the coveted Intrastate Moot Court and the Florida/Georgia-Hulsey/Gambrell Moot Court competitions in addition to finishing as finalists in the Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship and as national semifinalists in the prestigious National Moot Court Competition. These wins bring the law school's five-year tally to nine national titles, six regional crowns and three state trophies.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg regarding Bayer AG's U.S. Supreme Court appeal relating to its Roundup weedkiller. The article titled "Bayer's Roundup Costs Could Top $16 Billion as Provisions Mount" was written by Tim Loh and Jef Feeley and published 7/29/21.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Seattle Times regarding the conflict between The Seattle Times and Seattle City Hall concerning a public information request. The article titled "Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes not off hook in public-records debacle" was written by Brier Dudley and published 7/28/21.
During the 2020-21 academic year, more than 450 School of Law students enrolled in clinical and field placement programs and provided approximately 94,000 uncompensated service hours. More than 26,500 of those hours occurred under the direct supervision of law school faculty members directing in-house clinical programs - all of which provide access to justice services for underrepresented communities and individuals.
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen was recently awarded the John H. Jackson Prize by the Journal of International Economic Law for his article "Nations and Markets" (published by the journal in 2020). The Jackson prize is awarded annually to the author of an article or other contribution in the JIEL that "most significantly breaks new ground and adds new insights to the study and understanding of international economic law, especially in fields beyond a self-contained analysis of WTO law."
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Seattle Times regarding Seattle City Hall suing The Seattle Times over a public records request the newspaper submitted to the city. The article titled "Seattle's toxic attack on the press and transparency" was written by Brier Dudley and published 7/23/21.
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured in a Bloomberg article regarding the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan. The article titled "Purdue Pharma's Opioid Deal Hinges on Divisive Legal Maneuver" was written by Jeremy Hill and published 7/23/21.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West's research was featured in the ABA Journal regarding the U.S. Supreme Court and its references to the press. The article titled "Will the Supreme Court reconsider a landmark defamation case?" was written by Mark Walsh and published 7/22/21