The Appellate Litigation Clinic recently obtained a remand in the case Naranjo Garcia v. Barr. The clinic team has worked on this case since 2019 and, after winning in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in February, the case was sent back to the Board of Immigration Appeals. In this jurisdiction, the clinic filed a motion to remand to the Immigration Judge for further factfinding on whether the client is eligible for asylum and withholding of removal. The motion was granted, allowing the client to present new evidence on whether her particular social groups are cognizable and on whether her home country is unable or unwilling to control the cartels that targeted her and her family.
Congratulations to third-year students Benjamin S. "Ben" Causey, Starlyn M. Endres, Alexander J. "Alex" Hill and Tyerus R. Skala; second-year students Michael S. Reynolds and Julian M. Saviano; and first-year students Patricia Fors, Blaise V. Gargiulo and Michael J. Hines for receiving scholarships through the UGA Student Veterans Resource Center. More than 200 student veterans are currently pursuing undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees at UGA, and 65 were awarded scholarships.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis was featured on The Rooster regarding her research on rap lyrics used as evidence in trials. The article titled "Lawmakers Attempt To Ban Self-Snitching Rap Lyrics From Being Used As Evidence" was written by Evan Vitkovski and published 11/30/21.
Congratulations to third-year students Haley K. Kairab, Taylor N. Lear and Navroz N. Tharani for winning Region 13 of the National Moot Court Competition. Kairab was also named best oralist of the final round. The team will compete for the national title in January.
The University of Georgia Alumni Association has unveiled the 2022 Bulldog 100, a list of the 100 fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni. Nine companies affiliated School of Law graduates were named to the list: Abernathy Ditzel Hendrick Bryce (Sean Ditzel (J.D.'06)), Agora Vintage (Russell Edwards (J.D.'10)), The Brogdon Firm (Gino Brogdon Jr. (J.D.'11)), Caplan Cobb (Mike Caplan (J.D.'06)), Edwards & Hawkins (Cameron Hawkins (J.D.'08)), Litner + Deganian (Arman Deganian (J.D.'03)), Murray Osorio (Benjamin Osorio (J.D.'11)), Park Place Outreach Youth Emergency Services (Julie Wade (J.D.'00)) and The Spotted Trotter (Meagan Ouzts (J.D.'05)).