Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues co-edited Feminist Judgments: Corporate Law Rewritten (with A.M. Choike and K.A. Williams) (Cambridge University Press, 2023).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch published "Data Versus More Data in Multidistrict Litigation" in 107 Cornell Law Review Online 268 (2023).
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan Grant Cohen presented "Toward Best Practices for Trade-Security Measures" at a workshop titled "The Concept of Security in International Law" held at Temple University Beasley School of Law during February.
UGA Associate Provost & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks has been named the University of Georgia liaison for the Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program. As a liaison, she will work with the chief academic officer at UGA to identify individuals to participate as fellows in the SEC ALDP, and will collaborate with liaisons from other SEC member universities to administer the multi-faceted SEC program.
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee presented “Space Law as Twenty-First Century International Law” at “The Emerging Commercial Space Age: Legal and Policy Implications” symposium co-hosted by the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition and its Journal of Law & Innovation.
Veterans Legal Clinic Staff Attorney Katie Becker successfully persuaded the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to award benefits to a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the early 2000s. The veteran's experiences as a combat medic caused him post-traumatic stress disorder, and an explosive blast caused a traumatic brain injury. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs initially denied the veteran benefits, finding no current diagnosis. Using a Veterans Legal Clinic-funded psychologist, Becker obtained an evaluation of the veteran with which she persuaded the VA that the veteran experiences both PTSD and TBI. The decision resulted in a substantial retroactive award and ongoing monthly payments to the veteran.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West will join the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University as a visiting senior research scholar for the 2023-24 academic year. She will work with the University of Utah's RonNell Andersen Jones to "explore how law and policy can better protect journalism and core press functions in the United States." The pair will engage scholars and practitioners in law, media studies, technology, history and political science in a series of regional workshops and blog posts, leading up to a major symposium on the "contours and future of press freedom" to be held spring 2024.
Third-year law student Colton J. Carpenter was featured on Law360 regarding a proposal to allow law students to take the Georgia bar exam before graduation. The article titled "'Inclusive' Change Eyed For Pre-Graduation Bar Exam" was written by Emily Johnson and published 2/9/23.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri received an Affordable Course Materials Grant for his course titled Regulating Digital Abuse. Awarded by the UGA Provost's office, the purpose of the grant is "to support the transition from costly course materials such as textbooks to educational resources that are free for students or cost less than $40." Notably, this is Kadri's third course materials grant. He previously created learning resources for his torts and cybercrime classes.
The Business Law Clinic was featured in preLaw magazine regarding its individual-client work involving legal services and resources for small businesses and organizations. The clinic was highlighted in the "Around the nation" section in the winter 2023 issue.
Associate Professor & Veterans Legal Clinic Director Alexander W. Scherr has been elected to a three-year term on the board of the National Law School Veterans Clinic Consortium. An accredited veterans service organization, the consortium advocates for veterans in judicial, legislative and administrative forums. It also supports veterans clinics in law schools through an annual conference, online resources, and regular seminars and case rounds for students in veterans clinics.
The University of Georgia Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant has long sought to remedy the health of the Georgia coast through research and outreach. When these communities identified a need to better understand coastal law and policy issues, Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant worked to fill this void with the help of School of Law students. Participants are able to pursue a wide variety of environmental issues that interest them.
The University of Georgia School of Law has received a $1.355 million grant from The Stanton Foundation to help reduce the neglect and abuse of dogs. The school’s Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills will use the funding to create resources for animal control personnel, law enforcement, prosecutors, law students, advocates and the general public.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch published "Perceptions of Justice in Multidistrict Litigation: Voices from the Crowd" in 107 Cornell Law Review 1835 (2022) (with M.S. Williams).
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee presented “Pledging World Order” (forthcoming in the Yale Journal of International of Law) virtually as part of the Brooklyn Colloquium on International Economic Law, sponsored by the Block Center for International Business Law at New York’s Brooklyn Law School during January.
Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Lindsey Simon was featured on Law.com regarding the 3M/Aearo Technologies' combat ear plugs litigation. The article titled "Earplug lawyers: Talc Dismissal 'Knocks the Props Out' of 3M Bankruptcy" was written by Amanda Bronstad and published 2/3/23.
First-year law student M. Drake Jones is the winner of the School of Law's 2023 J. Ralph Beaird 1L Closing Argument Competition. Congratulations to all who competed, including finalist Presley C. Sneed, on their performances.
Master in the Study of Law student Jaquarius K. Raglin was featured in Columns regarding his receipt of the UGA President's Fulfilling the Dream Award. The article titled "Jaquarius Raglin helps students find their path" was written by Krista Richmond and published 2/3/23. In the article, he talks about his work with the law school's Community Health Law Partnership Clinic among other activities.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West published "The Disappearing Freedom of the Press" in 79 Washington & Lee Law Review 1377 (2022) (with R.A. Jones).
Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Lindsey Simon was featured in a Reuters article regarding the status of Johnson & Johnson's bankruptcy filing related to its talc products. The article titled "Corporate lawsuit dodge imperiled after court rejects J&J bankruptcy tactic" was written by Dan Levine and Mike Spector and was published 2/2/23.