Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's treatise State Taxation (3d ed., 2020) was quoted by the Oregon Tax Court in the case ABC Inc. and Combined Affiliates v. Department of Revenue (June 24, 2020).
Hosch Associate Professor Melissa J. Durkee served as a panelist at a roundtable titled "Between Participation and Capture: Non-state actor participation in international rule making" at the American Society of International Law virtual annual meeting during June.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Law360 regarding Bayer's Roundup settlement. The article titled "With $10B Deal, Bayer Aims To Put Roundup Battles Behind It" was written by Daniel Siegal and Cara Bayles, and published 6/24/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Legal Newsline regarding Bayer's Roundup settlement. The article titled "Roundup deal: Big money for lawyers, an out for Bayer and a chance to see if lawsuits had any merit" was written by Daniel Fisher and published 6/25/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the Wall Street Journal regarding Bayer's Roundup settlement. The article titled "Bayer to Pay Up to $10.9 Billion to Settle Lawsuits Over Roundup Weedkiller" was written by Ruth Bender, Laura Kusisto and Sara Randazzo, and published 6/24/20. This story also appeared on MarketWatch.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on ABCNews.com regarding Bayer's Roundup settlement. The article titled "The Note: Bad polls for Trump worry ... Democrats" was written by Rick Klein and Mary Alice Parks and published 6/25/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on American Public Media's "Marketplace" regarding Bayer's Roundup settlement. The segment titled "Bayer reaches $10 billion settlement in Roundup cancer lawsuits" was produced by David Brancaccio, Scott Tong and Alex Schroeder aired 6/25/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on New Hampshire Public Radio regarding Bayer's Roundup settlement. The segment titled "Bayer Agrees To Settle Thousands of Lawsuits Filed Over Its Weed Killer" was posted by Daniel Charles and aired 6/24/20.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Vanity Fair regarding Mary L. Trump publishing a book regarding her family. The article titled "'Brazen effort to squelch speech': The Trump family is all tangled up in a tell-all legal battle" was written by Joe Pompeo and published 6/24/20.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues published "Embrace the SEC" in 61 Washington University Journal of Law and Policy 133 (2020).
Associate Professor Nathan S. Chapman's article "Due Process as Separation of Powers" (121 Yale Law Journal 1672 (2012)) was cited by the Utah Supreme Court in the case Terry Mitchell v. Richard Warren Roberts.
Dean Rusk International Law Center Interim Director & Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand was featured in an Associated Press article regarding voting rights and upcoming elections. The article titled "Election Chaos Renews Focus on Gutted Voting Rights Act" was written by Bill Barrow and published 6/22/20. The article appeared in media outlets across the country.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured on CNN Business regarding the publication of former National Security Advisor John Bolton's book. The article titled "Bolton says his best seller about Trump is 'a book about how not to be president" was written by Brian Stelter and published 6/22/20.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher Bruner presented "Leveraging Corporate Law: A Broader Account of Delaware's Competition" at the National Business Law Scholars Conference, held online, during June. The paper is forthcoming in a symposium edition of the Maryland Law Review.
The University of Georgia School of Law's Veterans Legal Clinic, in partnership with the Georgia Legal Services Program, has received funding from the American Bar Association that will extend its work for veterans throughout Georgia. Called the Georgia Veterans Outreach Program, this partnership will deliver virtual legal clinics to veterans in underserved parts of Georgia.
Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis has been named the School of Law's new associate dean for faculty development. As associate dean, she will work closely with the law school's faculty to promote world-class scholarship, to support the pursuit of extramural funding, to oversee promotion and tenure matters and to work with the other associate and assistant deans on strategic initiatives. Dennis will assume the role on July 1, when Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks - the current holder of the position - takes on the role of UGA's associate provost for faculty affairs.
This summer, roughly 230 University of Georgia School of Law students are benefiting from more than $560,000 of support for summer fellowships, research assistantships, bar exam preparation expenses and Bridge to Practice grants. "Service to state and society is part of the law school's core mission," Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge said. "To further that mission, we have prioritized our efforts to increase these valuable experiential learning opportunities allowing our students to further their knowledge of the law and gain real-world experience."
Carter Chair in Tort and Insurance Law Michael L. Wells published "The Role of Fault in § 1983 Municipal Liability" in 71 South Carolina Law Review 293 (2019).
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in the Advocate regarding hate speech. The article titled "After racist video, experts and activists ask if hate speech on campuses like LSU should be restricted" was written by Brooks Kubena and published 6/14/20.
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson published "Misdemeanors by the Numbers" in 61 Boston College Law Review 971 (2020).