Third-year student Mollie M. Fiero argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in a Fair Housing Act case on behalf of a disabled military veteran. The questions presented were whether the veteran had standing to sue and whether he had stated a claim under the Act. Third-year student Jason N. Sigalos helped write the briefs.
Associate Professor Fazal R. Khan was featured on Atlanta's Fox5 regarding whether or not your employer can require you to get a vaccine. The segment titled "Yes, your boss can require you get a COVID shot (and so can the government)" was reported by Randy Travis and published 3/4/21.
Former Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Alan A. Cook published A Prosecutor's Story - Truth, Honor, and Justice are More Than Just Words (BookBaby, 2021).
Former Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Alan A. Cook published Cook's Field Guide to Prosecution in Georgia, 2d ed. (Georgian Press, 2020).
Rogers Chair of Law Emertia Camilla E. Watson presented as part of the "Race, Social Capital, and Wealth in Federal Income Tax" panel at the South Carolina Law Review's Symposium titled "Taxation, Finance, and Racial (in)Justice" during February.
Metadata Services and Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans published "Voices Across the Spectrum / Grit, Gusto & the Greater Good: The Formation of a First-Gen Caucus" in 25.4 AALL Spectrum 44 (2021) (with D. Fix, J. Lawson, S. McMahon, A. Pittman).
The Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic was featured in Dick Yarboough's column regarding Georgia's proposed Child Victim Protection Act. The article titled "Legislature has opportunity to help those who can't help themselves" was published in the Albany Herald and other newspapers throughout the state on 2/28/21.
Instruction and Faculty Services Librarian Savanna Nolan published "On the Ground: Real-World Solutions / Writing Winning Personal Statements for Scholarship Applications" in 25.4 AALL Spectrum 32 (2021).
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen presented "Culture Clash: The Sociology of WTO Precedent" at the Georgetown International Law Colloquium during February.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured on CNN Business regarding his NBC Think article titled "Dominion's MyPillow and Smartmatic's Fox News election suits put 'disinformation' on trial" that was published 2/24/21.
Law Library Director Thomas "T.J." Striepe published "Undergraduate Law Courses: A New Opportunity for Law Librarians" in 25.4 AALL Spectrum 17 (2021) (with S. Wolfson).
Research and Copyright Services Librarian Stephen M. Wolfson published "Undergraduate Law Courses: A New Opportunity for Law Librarians" in 25.4 AALL Spectrum 17 (2021) (with T. Striepe).
The University of Georgia has been named the top tier one research institution in the nation in Victory Media's Military Friendly Schools 2021 rankings. The designation recognizes the university for its outstanding commitment to and programs for student veterans and their families. UGA was last named the top institution in 2017 and has ranked in the top three each year since.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky published "Taxing Buybacks" in 38 Yale Journal on Regulation 246 (2021) (with D.J. Hemel).
Thanks to a recent $200,000 gift from the Callaway Foundation, the University of Georgia School of Law will expand the provision of legal services through its experiential learning programs, clinics and externships to rural and legally underserved communities in the Peach State. In addition, the school envisions scheduling "local legal service days" in Georgia counties, beginning with Troup County this summer.
The University of Georgia has awarded 12 grants to faculty-led teams from 17 academic units to support research that promotes diversity and inclusion. Associate professor Cheryl Fields-Smith in the Mary Frances Early College of Education has partnered with Andrea L. Dennis, associate dean for faculty development and the John Byrd Martin Chair in the School of Law, to study home education in rural Georgia to better understand reasons some Black parents have chosen to opt out of public education in their communities.
The Appellate Litigation Clinic recently won its case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In Naranjo Garcia v. Barr, the court remanded on asylum and withholding of removal, finding that the agency applied the wrong nexus analysis on each. The case was argued by third-year student Sarah A. Nelson during November. Nelson and 2020 graduates Jonathan Kaufman and Joe Scarborough wrote the briefs, while third-year student Madison "Maddie" Conkel assisted with oral argument preparations. Several other Appellate Litigation Clinic students assisted with the writing of the briefs to the Board of Immigration Appeals when the clinic first took the case two years ago.
Assistant Clinical Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington testified as an expert before the Georgia House Judiciary Gunter Subcommittee at their hearing on House Bill 109. This bill would extend the civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims in Georgia from age 23 to 38 or within four years of the date the survivor discovered that the abuse caused the resulting harms. HB 109 would also open a one-year retroactive window under which survivors who were previously barred would be able to bring claims under certain circumstances.
Congratulations to third-year students Devin M. Sinclair and Christopher P. "Chris" Summers for finishing as regional semifinalists in the National Trial Competition. Sponsored by the Texas Young Lawyers Association, the National Trial Competition was "established in 1975 to encourage and strengthen students' advocacy skills through quality competition and valuable interaction with members of the bench and bar." This year's team was coached by B. Elizabeth "Liz" Tarver (J.D.'18) and Jeremy B. Dailey (J.D.'14).
The University of Georgia School of Law unveiled a new painting by William Elliott Stiles Jr. - an accomplished artist, Atlanta attorney law school alumnus - to commemorate the 60th anniversary of desegregation at UGA. The piece, titled "1961," will be displayed alongside other pieces of Stiles' "Concept Collection" that were donated to the school in 2018. This latest submission depicts the historic events of the desegregation of UGA and the Georgia public school system.