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Associate Professor with Tenure Thomas E. Kadri presented his forthcoming article “Deepfake Torts: Emerging Tort Frameworks in U.S. Deepfakes Regulation” (co-authored with Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West) at the Journal of Tort Law symposium titled “Tort Liability for Deepfakes” during July.

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Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented her forthcoming article “Deepfake Torts: Emerging Tort Frameworks in U.S. Deepfakes Regulation” (co-authored with Associate Professor with Tenure Thomas E. Kadri) at the Journal of Tort Law symposium titled “Tort Liability for Deepfakes” during July.

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Wilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer recently presented as part of the Harvard Business School Workshop titled “Globalization, Multinationals, and Institutions” at the Business History Conference in Atlanta. Additionally, she chaired the panel “Trust and Antitrust – Standard Oil and the Creation of the Global Economy.” 

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The School of Law's moot court program was recently ranked eighth in the nation based on competition performances during the 2024-25 academic year. The University of Houston Law Center compiles this annual ranking to determine which 16 law schools to invite to the Moot Court National Championship each spring. UGA has won this "best of the best" competition four times and finished as finalists twice in the tournament's 16-year history.

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Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West published The Future of Press Freedom: Democracy, Law, and the News in Changing Times (co-edited with R.A. Jones) (Cambridge University Press, 2025). She also co-authored the introductory chapter. 

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Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's article “State and Local Taxation of Intangibles Generates Increasing Controversy” (80 Journal of Taxation 296 (1994)) was cited by the Oregon Supreme Court regarding the taxation of intangible property in Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Department of Revenue (July 24, 2025).

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The Public Interest Practicum, directed by Clinical Associate Professor Elizabeth M. Grant, collaborated with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs to publish an update for the Georgia Landlord Tenant Handbook, which serves as a guide for tenants and landlords to understand their legal rights and responsibilities

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Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq recently presented data on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement for United Kingdom trade negotiators and academics at the University of Oxford.

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Assistant Professor John B. Meixner Jr. presented “Equality in Sentencing Mitigation” (forthcoming in the Fordham Law Review) as part of the Harvard/Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum at Harvard Law School.

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Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Cleveland Distinguished Chair Nathan S. Chapman’s articles "Due Process Abroad" (112 Northwestern University Law Review 377 (2017)) and "Due Process as Separation of Powers" (121 Yale Law Journal 1672 (2012) (with M.W. McConnell)) were cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in Fuid v. Palestine Liberation Organization.

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Congratulations to Clinic Paralegal Alex Douglas for receiving the 2025 Cindy Wentworth Award, given to a member of the School of Law staff whose innovation and collaboration have gone above and beyond their normal job duties and has helped to create a community that is positive and supportive.   

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Clinical Assistant Professor Rob McNiff published “Being There: Perils of Disembodied Mediation” in 25 Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal 170 (2025). 

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Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq co-hosted a research roundtable with World Trade Organization and International Trade Organization officials, mission delegates and researchers at the Geneva Graduate Institute in Switzerland to discuss her forthcoming book on labor and trade. 

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Post Professor Pamela Foohey presented her forthcoming co-authored book Debt’s Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy (University of California Press, 2025) as part of the panel “The Effects of Insecurity in Times of Crisis” at the Society of the Advancement of Socio-Economics annual conference held in Montreal during July.

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Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq presented her research on trade and labor at the Remaking Trade for a Sustainable Future research workshop at the Geneva Graduate Institute in Switzerland during June.

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Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured on WSB-TV regarding sex trafficking litigation in Georgia. The segment titled "Advocates say more sex trafficking cases are heading to trial in Georgia" was hosted by Ashli Lincoln and aired 7/14/25. 

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Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured on Atlanta's 11Alive regarding the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act. The segment titled "Atlanta jury awards human trafficking survivor $40M after finding Decatur hotel enabled sex trafficking" was hosted by Cody Alcorn and aired 7/11/25. 

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The First Amendment Clinic recently argued Booterbaugh v. City of Morrow before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins and First Amendment Clinic Georgia Journalism Attorney & Adjunct Instructor Ward Evans presented the case. 

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Post Professor Pamela Foohey was featured on PBS’ Next Avenue regarding the increasing numbers of senior citizens who are filing for bankruptcy. The segment titled "Longer Lives and Fewer Pensions Spark a Boom in Retiree Bankruptcies" was hosted by Chris Farrell and published 7/7/25. 

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Post Professor Pamela Foohey was featured in Tablet regarding the practice of churches filing for bankruptcy. The article titled "Can You Close a Parish to Pay for a Priest’s Crimes?" was written by Maggie Phillips and published 7/9/25.