Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was profiled on UGA Today as part of the university's "Focus on Faculty" feature.
The First Amendment Clinic presented to 140 city and county attorneys in Georgia on the current state of the law regarding public officials blocking constituents on social media. First Amendment Clinic Director and Clinical Assistant Professor Clare R. Norins and second-year student Mark L. Bailey shared that a critical mass of courts that have addressed this issue find that when using a social media account to communicate with the public about official duties and activities, a public official violates the First Amendment if they censor or block a user because of disagreement with the user's expressed viewpoint. The pair discussed the elements of the First Amendment claims that arise from social-media-blocking, the factors that courts consider in adjudicating these claims and suggested some best practices for municipal attorneys to consider when counseling their clients on how to reduce risk of liability associated with social media use. The presentation was hosted by the Georgia Municipal Association during September.
Dean Rusk International Law Center Interim Director & Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented "Law, Justice, and the Future of U.S. Elections" as the keynote address for the University of South Carolina's Constitution Day activities.
Rogers Chair of Law Camilla E. Watson published "Federal Financing of Higher Education at a Crossroads: The Evolution of the Student Loan Debt Crisis and the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965" in 2019 Michigan State Law Review 883 (2020).
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in the Kentucky New Era regarding improving U.S. Supreme Court transparency measures. The article titled "At the Supreme Court, another step toward transparency, but it has more to go" was written by Tony Mauro and published 9/15/20.
Sibley Professor in Corporate and Business Law Larry D. Thompson was featured in The New York Times regarding his final report relating to Volkswagen's emissions testing settlements with the U.S. government. Thompson has served as the automaker's independent compliance monitor since 2017. The article titled "Volkswagen Has Kept Promises to Reform, U.S. Overseer Says" was written by Jack Ewing and published 9/14/20.
Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning & Hosch Associate Professor Jason A. Cade published "All the Border's a Stage: Humanitarian Aid as Expressive Dissent" in 84 Studies in Law, Politics, and Society: Law and the Citizen 109 (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020) (A. Sarat, ed).
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Foreign and International Law Librarian Anne Burnett published "Messy Data Secrets Revealed: How We Digitized Theses and Improved Discovery" in 40 Computers in Libraries 16 (2020) (with R.S. Evans).
The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic virtually presented "An Update for Advocates and Communities on COVID-related SNAP and P-EBT Benefits" that covered changes to the SNAP (food stamps) Program and the P-EBT (school lunch) Program for families with school-aged children as well as how to challenge decisions. The August webinar had over 60 attendees, representing 50 organizations across Georgia.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel S. Evans published "Messy Data Secrets Revealed: How We Digitized Theses and Improved Discovery" in 40 Computers in Libraries 16 (2020) (with A. Burnett).
Associate Professor & Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills Director Lisa Milot was featured on WXAG-FM's "The Fred Smith Show" regarding the PAWS' community animal welfare clinics in Athens. The show aired 9/10/20.
The Appellate Litigation Clinic, in partnership with 2011 alumnus Benjamin J. "Ben" Osorio, recently won remand for its client before the Board of Immigration Appeals. The case Gutierrez-Flores v. Barr involved an immigration judge applying the Asylum Transit Ban retroactively to a Nicaraguan client thus denying her claim for asylum.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel S. Evans organized and moderated the Georgia Library Association Technical Services Interest Group's virtual workshop titled "Big Data: Managing Large-Scale Metadata Projects in a Teleworked Environment," which had more than 270 registrants and included speakers from UGA Libraries Brown Media Archives.
First Start Coordinator Amanda Fox was featured on UGA Today regarding her work with first-generation college graduates who are earning law degrees and the development of programs and services that will serve their unique needs and ultimately help diversify the student body and legal profession. The article was written by Krista Richmond and published 9/2/20.
Director of the Law Library Carol A. Watson published "How Should the Law Library Interact with the Law School or University?" in Academic Law Libraries Within the Changing Landscape of Legal Education: A Primer for Deans and Provosts (William S. Hein & Co., 2020) (M.M. Wu, S.B. Pagel & J.S. Howland, eds.)
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett was featured in Bloomberg Law regarding his thoughts on bonuses for Patent Trial and Appeal Board judges. The article titled "Big Bonuses for Patent Appeals Judges Raise Fairness Questions" was written by Matthew Bultman and published 9/8/20.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge was featured in the Daily Report regarding things he misses from pre-pandemic times. The article titled "Six Months Into the New Normal, What Do Lawyers Miss, and What's Improved?" was written by Jonathan Ringel and published 9/3/20.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented "The Majoritarian Press Clause" as part of the Governance Workshop on Transparency and Privacy sponsored by the University of Denver Sturm College of Law's Information Transparency Project during August.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Marshall Chair of Constitutional Law Randy Beck's article "Qui Tam Litigation Against Government Officials" (93 Notre Dame Law Review 1235 (2018)) was cited by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in the case United States ex rel. Cimznhca, LLC v. U.C.B., Inc.