The University of Georgia School of Law will host the 32nd Annual Red Clay Conference Feb. 21. "Overcoming Toxic Relationships" is the title of the daylong event, which will address coal ash disposal, brownfield redevelopment in Georgia and PFAS in drinking water. The Peter Appel Lecture will be delivered by environmental activist Lois Gibbs, who is known for her work with New York's Love Canal. Registration for the conference is required, and lunch will be provided. The event is free for members of the UGA community. For attorneys seeking four continuing legal education credits, the cost is $60. The fee for all other entrants is $12.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein co-chaired two panels titled "Taxable Persons and Related Issues in VAT Law" and "Taxable Transactions in VAT Law" at the Court of Justice of the European Union: Recent VAT Case Law Conference at the Vienna University of Economics and Business during January.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein served as a panelist for the "Fundamental Principles and VAT" session at the Court of Justice of the European Union: Recent VAT Case Law Conference at the Vienna University of Economics and Business during January.
The School of Law's innovative mentorship program has connected more than 700 law students with four-person support teams since its start in 2016. The mentor teams consist of upper-level law students, faculty members, career development officers and alumni/alumnae/professional mentors. The program is quite flexible as mentors and mentees are encouraged to find the communication style and frequency that works best for them. The law school also hosts a few events each year for students and mentors to meet face-to-face.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues published "Financial Contracting with the Crowd" in 69 Emory Law Journal 397 (2019).
Renowned scholars and leaders in government, global affairs, the sciences, humanities and several other fields will visit the University of Georgia this semester as part of the spring 2020 Signature Lecture series. Signature Lectures highlight speakers noted for their broad, multidisciplinary appeal and compelling bodies of work. Many of the lectures are supported by endowments, while others honor notable figures and milestones in the university's history. School of Law graduates Georgia Supreme Justice Robert Benham (J.D.'70) and University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel (J.D.'93) are among the 2020 lecturers.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett published "Due Process for Article III - Rethinking Murray's Lessee" in 26 George Mason Law Review 677 (2019).
Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans, Access Services Manager Marie R. Mize and Information Technology Librarian Jason Tubinis published "UGA's Alexander Campbell King Law Library: Phasing in Inclusive Usability Testing" in 40 Computers in Libraries 19 (2020).
Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley published "Code Revision Commission v. Public.Resource.Org and The Fight Over Copyright Protection for Annotations and Commentary" in 54 Georgia Law Review 111 (2020).
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen participated in the "Changing Concepts of International Economic Security and the Law" roundtable at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January.
The School of Law will host a discussion of the recently published book Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics and Guilt in America, which was co-authored by Andrea L. Dennis, the holder of the law school's John Byrd Martin Chair of Law. The discussion will be held Jan. 30 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Larry Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall. Published by The New Press, Rap on Trial examines the use of "rap lyrics as criminal evidence to convict and incarcerate young men of color" based on hundreds of court cases from across the country.
By many accounts Phyllis A. Kravitch was a trailblazer. She entered the practice of law in 1944 when female attorneys were few and far between. She built her reputation at her father's law firm, becoming the first woman Savannah Bar Association president in the mid-1970s, the first woman elected as a Georgia Superior Court judge in 1976 and the third woman to serve our nation as a U.S. Circuit Court judge in 1979. Her service on the U.S. Courts of Appeals lasted almost four decades. As a permanent tribute, more than 40 of her former judicial clerks created the Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch Scholarship Fund at the University of Georgia School of Law.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on UGA Today regarding her service on UGA's Innovation District Faculty Advisory Council, which provides input on programming, resources and support for research commercialization and university-industry engagement.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett has been elected chair of the Association of American Law Schools Administrative Law Section. His term will last until January 2021.
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson was featured on UGA Today regarding her research on bail reform, pretrial detention and algorithmic risk assessment tools used to determine bail. The article titled "School of Law faculty member explores intersections between law and theory" was written by Heidi Murphy and published 1/9/20.
Professor Joseph S. Miller presented "Two Centuries of Trademark and Copyright: A Citation-Network-Analysis Approach" as part of the Corpus Linguistics and Intellectual Property Panel at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January. The panel was cosponsored by the Intellectual Property, and Law and Interpretation sections.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West has been elected as chair of the Association of American Law Schools Communication, Media and Information Law Section for 2020.
University Professor and Caldwell Chair in Constitutional Law Dan T. Coenen published "Quiet-Revolution Rulings in Constitutional Law" in 99 Boston University Law Review 2061 (2019).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Washington Post regarding opioid litigation involving major drugstore chains and prescribing physicians. The article titled "Major drugstore chains sue doctors in sprawling federal opioid case" was written by Lenny Bernstein and published 1/7/20.
Assistant Clinical Professor and Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding a new federal lawsuit that could provide child sexual abuse survivors a new option for justice against the Boy Scouts of America. The article titled "New suit could give accusers new legal avenue against Boy Scouts" was written by Christian Boone and published 1/7/20.