Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West’s articles – “The U.S. Supreme Court’s Characterizations of the Press: An Empirical Study” (North Carolina Law Review, 2021) and “Abandoning Press Freedom” (Iowa Law Review, 2026) – were featured by The New York Times regarding court protections for freedom of the press. The article titled “Search of Reporter’s Home Tests Law With Roots in a Campus Paper’s Suit" was written by Adam Liptak and published 1/19/26.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Legal Newsline regarding her new book, The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026). The article titled “Law professor’s book unmasks ugly underside of mass torts” was written by Daniel Fisher and published 1/12/26.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by WSFK’s “What’s the 411?” regarding her new book, The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026). The segment was hosted by Sharon Kay and broadcast 1/14/26.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by the ABA Journal regarding her new book, The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026). The article titled “Law prof’s new book details pelvic mesh litigation scandal that ‘shocked the mass tort world’” was published 1/13/26.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Law.com regarding her new book, The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026). The article titled “Elizabeth Burch’s New Book ‘The Pain Brokers’ Details Scheme That Upended Pelvic Mesh” was written by Amanda Bronstad and published 1/12/26.