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Hellerstein's treatise cited by U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Walter Hellerstein's treatise on state taxation was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in Alabama Department of Revenue v. CSX Transportation, Inc. (March 4, 2015). The Supreme Court referenced his work as follows: “As one treatise has observed, we recognize a ‘wide latitude state legislatures enjoy in drawing tax classifications under the Equal Protection Clause.’ 1 J. Hellerstein & W. Hellerstein, State Taxation ¶ 3.03[1], p. 3-5 (3d ed. 2001-2005). This includes the power to impose ‘widely different taxes on various trades or professions.'" Id., at 3-5 to 3-6. |
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Georgia Law professor and alumna named to "Power List" of minority attorneys and non-minority legal diversity advocates Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Congratulations to Sibley Professor in Corporate and Business Law Larry D. Thompson and 1989 Georgia Law alumna Audrey Boone Tillman for their inclusion in On Being a Black Lawyer's 2015 Power List, recognizing our nation's most influential minority attorneys and non-minority legal diversity advocates, including corporate general counsels, law firm managing partners, law school deans and the highest ranking government attorneys. |
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Harper receives ICJE faculty medallion Thursday, February 26, 2015 Congratulations to Adjunct Professor Stephen J. Harper who was recently awarded a faculty medallion from the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education. The medallion is given to conference speakers who have obtained an evaluation rating of 4.5 or more on a 5-point scale at least three or more times from conference attendees. |
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Dodge publishes article in Minnesota Law Review Thursday, February 12, 2015 Assistant Professor Jaime L. Dodge has published “Reconceptualizing Non-Article III Tribunals” in 99 Minnesota Law Review 905 (2015). |
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Levin selected to serve on ACLU legal committee Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Associate Professor Hillel Y. Levin has been selected to serve on the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia Legal Committee for the 2015-16 term. |