Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri published "Networks of Empathy" in 2020 Utah Law Review 1075 (2020).
Three members of the School of Law faculty have been appointed to endowed professorships as of Aug. 1: Nathan S. Chapman has been named the Pope F. Brock Associate Professor in Professional Responsibility. Melissa J. "M.J." Durkee was promoted to the rank of full professor and named the holder of the Allen Post Professorship. Joseph S. Miller was awarded a J. Alton Hosch Professorship.
The First Amendment Clinic filed an amicus brief in the matter of ACLU v. Zeh requesting the Georgia Supreme Court to review a matter that can weaken First Amendment protections under Georgia's anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation statute ("anti-SLAPP"). Representing fellow amici curiae the University of Virginia School of Law's First Amendment Clinic and the Georgia First Amendment Foundation, the UGA First Amendment Clinic argues that the lower court in Zeh failed to apply the "actual malice" standard in deciding whether a defamation lawsuit survives a motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters published "What the lawyers who sue the press think of the press, and media law" in the Columbia Journalism Review on 7/30/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding repeat players in class action and multidistrict litigation counsel leadership teams. The article titled "Calls for Lawyer Diversity Spread to Complex Class Litigation" was written by Ralph Chapoco and published 7/30/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch and her book Mass Tort Deals were featured on Environmental Health News regarding plaintiff payouts in mass tort litigation settlements. The article titled "Some US Roundup plaintiffs balk at signing Bayer settlement deals; $160,000 average payout eyed" was written by Carey Gillam and published 7/30/20.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis was featured on WACH-TV regarding justice system and law enforcement reform in South Carolina. The article "SC lawmakers tackle state's justice system and law enforcement policies" was written by Ashley Briggs and Sooji Nam and published 7/28/20.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis was featured on WIS-TV regarding justice system and law enforcement reform in South Carolina. The article "New SC House committee tasked with police and reform sentencing efforts meets for the first time" was written by Jason Raven and published 7/28/20.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis was featured on WOLO-TV regarding justice system and law enforcement reform in South Carolina. The article "S.C. Law Enforcement Reform Committee meets for first time" was written by Maria Szatkowski and published 7/28/20.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher Bruner presented "The Corporation as Technology: Re-Calibrating Corporate Governance for a Sustainable Future" to staff of the International Monetary Fund during July.
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann served as a panelist for "Time to step up at the ICC; No time to trim the sails" discussing the International Criminal Court. The presentation was sponsored by the Promise Institute for Human Rights at the UCLA School of Law during July. Amann currently serves as the International Criminal Court prosecutor's special adviser on children in and affected by armed conflict.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's new Preserving Community and Neighborhood Choice rule. The article titled "Trump Administration Repeals Obama-Era Fair Housing Rule (1)" was written by Evan Weinberger and published 7/23/20.
Associate Professor Logan E. Sawyer III published a book review of Conservatives and the Constitution: Imagining Constitutional Restoration in the Heyday of American Liberalism (by K.I. Kersch) in 38 Law and History Review 512 (2020).
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann served as a discussant for the paper titled "Euphemism and Jus Cogens" by Quinnipiac School of Law's Alex Sinha at the University of Florida Levin College of Law's National Security Law Junior Scholars Workshop held virtually during July.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel S. Evans moderated an "IR, Access and Metadata Challenges Roundtable" for the American Association of Law Libraries' Law Repositories Caucus group during July.
Congratulations to 2020 alumna Maria Carruthers Ferrero for being selected as a 2021 Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellow. This one-year fellowship places early career professionals in federal government offices in Washington, D.C. Since 1979, over 1,400 fellows have completed the program, becoming leaders in science, policy and public administration roles. Notably, Carruthers Ferrero is Georgia Sea Grant's first law fellow to earn this fellowship, and she is the only J.D. candidate in the 2021 Knauss fellowship class.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel S. Evans presented "Data, Stats, Go: Navigating the Intersections of Cataloging, E-Resources, and Web Analytics" at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference during July (with W. Moore).
Associate Director for Collection Services Wendy Moore presented "Data, Stats, Go: Navigating the Intersections of Cataloging, E-Resources, and Web Analytics" at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference during July (with R.S. Evans).
The University of Georgia Foundation approved changes in board positions during its June 11-12 annual meeting, which was held virtually. The changes took effect July 1. The UGA Foundation welcomed 12 new trustees and accorded six trustees emeritus status, among them are: Vernon "Trey" Googe III (J.D.'94) as trustee, and Elizabeth W. "Betsy" Camp (J.D.'74) and law school Sibley Professor in Corporate and Business Law Larry D. Thompson as emeritus trustees.
Dean Rusk International Law Center Interim Director & Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented on maintaining Fulbright connections after returning home as part of a United States-United Kingdom Fulbright Commission panel during July.