Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner published a book review of Innovating Business for Sustainability: Regulatory Approaches in the Anthropocene (B. Sjåfjell, C. Liao and A. Argyrou eds) in 12 Cambridge International Law Journal 337 (2023).
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in a Bloomberg article regarding special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "SPAC Mania's Ugly End Yields $436 Billion of Investor Losses" was written by Amelia Pollard and Johnathan Randles and was published 12/27/23.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Criminal Defense Practicum Director Elizabeth Taxel was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding search warrants and access to medical records. The article titled "Georgia high court reinforces privacy protections in criminal investigations" was written by Rosie Manins and published 12/27/23.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published “The Role of Platforms in the Collection of Consumption Taxes in the Digital Economy: Lessons from the US State Experience” in VAT in the Digital ERA: Unilateral and Multilateral Options for Reform (Oxford University Press, 2023).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding class action lawsuits related to caffeinated energy drinks. The article titled "Panera Charged Lemonade Lawsuits Recall Monster Energy Cases" was written by Chris Dolmetsch and published 12/19/23. The article was reprinted by other media outlets, including The Baltimore Sun.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues presented “ESG and Gatekeepers” at The Future of ESG symposium hosted by the Institute for Law and Economic Policy and the Penn Carey Law Journal of Business Law during November.
Assistant Professor Adam D. Orford published "Rate Base the Charge Space: The Law of Utility EV Infrastructure Investment" in 48 Columbia Journal of Environmental Law 1 (2022).
Congratulations to Administrative Assistant Nikko Terry, who was selected for the 2023 Emma Terrell Distinguished Employee Award. Presented annually by the Law School Staff Representative Group, the award recognizes “individuals who have demonstrated a strong work ethic, commitment to service, and exceptional job performance as well as the cooperation needed to ensure the School of Law meets and exceeds its goals.”
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in an Associated Press article regarding public records requests. The article titled "Locked out of local government: Residents decry increased secrecy among towns, counties, schools" was written by Eric Scicchitano and Josh Kelety and was published 12/18/23. The article appeared on several media outlets including The Washington Post, ABC News, National Public Radio and Law.com.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in The New York Times regarding Mark Meadows and the 2020 election interference case. The article titled "Appeals Panel Rejects Meadows's Request to Move Georgia Case to Federal Court" was written by Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset and published 12/18/23.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in the Savannah Morning News regarding prosecutors reviewing cases in which lead detectives are accused of misconduct. The article titled "Chatham County District Attorney considers prosecuting former SPD detective who falsified search warrants" was written by Drew Favakeh and published 12/18/23.
Clinical Associate Professor & Jane W. Wilson Family Justice Clinic Director Christine M. Scartz participates in a Criminalized Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence Policy Roundtable hosted by the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence during December.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner presented his working paper "Corporate Personhood, Corporate Rights, and the Contingency of Corporate Law" at a conference titled "Decoding the Rights of Companies in the Technocene" during December. The conference was hosted by the Lund University Faculty of Law in Lund, Sweden.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Criminal Defense Practicum Director Elizabeth Taxel was featured in The Appeal regarding the evidence in a case involving Atlanta protestors. The article titled "Prosecutors smearing dead 'Cop City' activist by publicizing their diary, organizers say" was written by Aja Arnold and published 11/22/23.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding a proposed settlement for the Johnson & Johnson talc baby powder lawsuits. The article titled "Ex-J&J Lawyer Proposed $19 Billion Talc-Cancer Case Settlement" was written by Jef Feeley and published 12/8/23.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding jury trials for Camp Lejeune toxic water victims. The article titled "Camp Lejeune Victims' Lawyers Fight Bid to Ban Jury Trials" was written by Kaustuv Basu and published 12/5/23.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein co-presented a paper on the value added taxation of crypto-assets at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Working Party No. 9 on Consumption Taxes in Paris, France, during November.
Assistant Professor Adam D. Orford offers insight into the upcoming case Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo: "The case is significant because Chevron is potentially implicated any time a federal agency makes a rule to implement a federal statute and chooses to fill in gaps or do any other thing not specifically contemplated by Congress – and there are thousands of such rulemakings every year. As one of the most-used decision rules in the federal courts, any significant change to the way courts review agency rulemaking authority will have wide-ranging impacts on the functioning of the entire federal bureaucracy – particularly in a legislative environment like today's, where it is probably not possible for Congress to agree on legislation containing extremely detailed instructions on many issues that are currently the subject of regulation.”
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri was featured in Thomson Reuters' Context regarding personal information held by data brokers. The article titled "US abortion bans push states to clamp down on location data trade" was written by Carey L. Biron and published 12/11/23. The article was republished by other media outlets including The Star in Malaysia.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding defamation lawsuits that arose from the 2020 election interference case. The article titled "Ruby vs. Rudy: Giuliani faces Fulton defamation trial next week" was written by David Wickert and published 12/7/23. The article was reprinted by other media outlets.