Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured on National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition" regarding the landmark New York Times Co. v. Sullivan decision. The show titled "Revisiting 'New York Times Co. v. Sullivan'" aired 2/24/19. She was interviewed by Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured on the HuffPost regarding postal banking. The article titled "How Predatory Banking Fees Are Zapping Our Wealth" was written by Casey Bond and published 2/22/19.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was cited by the Georgia Court of Appeals regarding the right to cross-examine a witness about the bias of the witness being a constitutional right in the case of Johnson v. State. Carlson's book has been cited more than 40 times by the state's appellate courts.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Washington Post regarding his thoughts on New York Times v. Sullivan. The article titled "Justice Thomas calls for reexamining landmark libel decision in case involving Cosby accuser" was written by Robert Barnes and published 2/19/19.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters published "Case against Bloomberg a rare one under 'hot news' doctrine" in the Columbia Journalism Review on 2/18/19.
Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand received a research grant from The Dirksen Congressional Center, which will allow her to work with up to three law students to update the U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing Database. The center's mission is to help individuals better understand the U.S. Congress - its people, processes and public policies.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured on CNN regarding her thoughts on allowing the U.S. Postal Service to function as a bank. The article titled "'I'm very busy right now': Progressive economists suddenly in demand as Democratic 2020 hopefuls look for bold ideas" was written by Lydia DePillis and published 2/19/19.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Hosch Associate Professor Mehrsa Baradaran was featured on InsuranceNewsNet regarding a universal child care and early learning proposal unveiled by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Baradaran served as an advisor to Warren on the proposal. The article titled "Sen. Warren Unveils Universal Child Care And Early Learning Proposal" was published 2/19/19.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding her thoughts on New York Times Co. v. Sullivan. The article titled "Cosby Defamation Suit Won't Get High Court Review" was written by Patrick Gregory and Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson and published 2/19/19.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner was profiled on UGA's homepage as part of the university's "Focus on Faculty" feature.
Congratulations to third-year student Robert Daily who won second place in the 2019 Donald C. Alexander Tax Writing Competition for his paper on the tax treatment of income-sharing agreements to finance higher education (in lieu of traditional fixed amount student loans). This competition is sponsored by the Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation.
Congratulations to the team comprised of second-year students John Lex Kenerly and Spencer Woody for winning the 48th Annual William B. Spong Invitational Moot Court Tournament, which was held at William and Mary Law School. Third-year student Shaudie Fassih coached the team.
Associate Professor Jason A. Cade published "Restoring the Statutory Safety-Valve for Immigrant Crime Victims: Premium Processing for Interim U Visa Benefits" in 113 Northwestern University Law Review Online 120 (2019) (with Mary Honeychurch, a 2018 graduate of the School of Law).
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen presented "The International Idea of Law" at the Villanova Law Review Shachoy Symposium titled "The Rabbinic Idea of Law: Interactions and Implications" during February.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's article titled "State Taxation of Electronic Commerce" (52 Tax Law Review 425 (1997)) was quoted by the Virginia Supreme Court in its opinion in the case The Corporate Executive Board Co. v. Virginia Department of Taxation.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and third-year student Amanda Newton published "SCOTUS Loves Arbitration? - It's Not That Simple" in the Daily Report on 2/14/19.
The Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic's March 25 event featuring Pennsylvania Senior Deputy Attorney General Daniel Dye, who led the investigation into child sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, was highlighted in the Daily Report. The article titled "Lead Clergy Prosecutor From Pennsylvania to Speak at UGA Law Clinic for Survivors" was written by Katheryn Tucker and published 2/14/19.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky was featured on Yahoo Finance regarding the taxation of stock buybacks and dividends. The article titled "Rubio wants 'preference' for corporate reinvestment over stock buybacks" was written by Brian Cheung and published 2/13/19.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured The National Law Journal regarding U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.'s comments regarding First Amendment jurisprudence. The article titled "Roberts Declares Himself First Amendment's "Most Aggressive Defender' at SCOTUS" was written by Tony Mauro and published 2/13/19.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett was featured in Bloomberg Law regarding his thoughts on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's payday lending rule rollback. The article titled "CFPB Could Be Prepped for Wrong Payday Fight" was written by Evan Weinberger and published 2/12/19.