Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's treatise State Taxation was cited by the Oregon Tax Court in Microsoft, Inc. v. Department of Revenue (April 29, 2025).
Congratulations to first-year law student Divya Kishore who was named a recipient of the 2025 Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association Digumarthi Public Interest Scholarship, which supports law students who have accepted unpaid summer internships with public interest organizations.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Court of Appeals in Martinez-Gaspar v. State to help decide what evidence properly reached the jury in a rape trial. This citation brings the total to 81 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Congratulations to recent School of Law graduate Aiden Meister (J.D.’24), who was honored by the Maine Board of Bar Examiners with the February 2025 Laurie A. Gibson Award for Excellence. This recognition is given to the applicant who obtains the highest essay score on the Maine Bar Examination.
School of Law Dean Usha R. Rodrigues was featured in the Athens Banner-Herald regarding the School of Law’s partnership with the Athens Free Clinic and the opening of the clinic’s permanent base at Clarke Middle School. The article titled "Permanent facility opened for Athens Free Clinic at Clarke Middle School" was written by Wayne Ford and published 5/3/25.
Assistant Dean for Career Development Tony Waller was featured in Columns regarding his work preparing law students for their future careers. The article titled "Assistant dean works to prepare students for the future" was written by Averi Caldwell and published 5/2/25.
Congratulations to third-year student M. Drake Jones on being named an inaugural Academic All-American Trial Advocate by the National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators. Jones is one of 20 students nationwide to receive the honor, which recognizes students who have had exemplary success in courtroom advocacy competitions, modeled good leadership and fellowship within the law school community and excelled academically.
School of Law Dean Usha R. Rodrigues is featured on Law360 regarding the School of Law leading the state’s law schools in overall bar passage rate for the February 2025 sitting. The article titled “Ga. Bar Exam February Pass Rate Slips From Prior High” was written by Emily Johnson and published 5/1/25.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured on Axios regarding First Amendment law and the press. The article titled "Trump targets NYT with new legal threat over CBS News lawsuit coverage" was written by April Rubin and published 4/30/25.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented “Artificial Intelligence and Taxpayer Entity” virtually as part of the 28th Annual Critical Tax Conference at the University of Wisconsin Law School during April.
Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in The Wall Street Journal regarding defamation claims against artificial intelligence technology companies. The article titled "Activist Robby Starbuck Sues Meta Over AI Answers About Him" was written by Sarah Nassauer and Jacob Gershman and published 4/29/25.
Veterans Legal Clinic Director Alexander W. “Alex” Scherr has been awarded the inaugural Career Achievement Award by the Association of American Law Schools Externship Committee. This recognition honors his “enduring contributions, mentorship, and dedication” that have shaped the externship community and advanced the field of experiential learning.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding law enforcement tools to remove illicit images from the internet. The article titled "Georgia man accused of creating lewd AI images of minors indicted, denied bond" was written by Chaya Tong and published 4/25/25.
The University of Georgia School of Law was named the tenth-best school for obtaining federal clerkships as part of the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings of the nation’s law schools. The Above the Law article “U.S. News Ranks The Best Law Schools For Getting Federal Clerkships (2025)” was written by Staci Zaretsky and published 4/25/25.
Hosch Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies Logan E. Sawyer III presented "Gienapp’s Big Book: Conceptual Rupture, Modernism, and the End of Originalism" as part of a symposium on Jonathan Gienapp’s Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique at Yale Law School during April.
Smith Professor Hillel Y. Levin published “Using Public Nuisance Litigation to Address Industrywide Misconduct: Common-Law Statutes, Nondelegation Doctrine, and Regulation by Litigation” in 74 DePaul Law Review 461 (2025) (with T.D. Lytton).
Congratulations to third-year student Jacob M. Blott for being named a Law Student of the Year by National Jurist. The article titled “Future Legal Leaders: Meet the next generation of lawyers making a difference in policy, advocacy and legal innovation” was published in the spring 2025 issue.
Post Professor Pamela Foohey was featured on CBS News regarding the increasing numbers of people filing for bankruptcy. The article titled “More Americans teetering on the edge of bankruptcy. Here’s why.” was written by Megan Cerullo and published 4/22/25.
Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins presented “Teaching Justice and the First Amendment” as part of the Clinical Legal Education Association’s Teaching Justice series, which highlights new experiential approaches to clinical learning.
Wilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer was featured on BBC News regarding antitrust law. The article titled "Google has illegal advertising monopoly, judge rules" was written by Imran Rahman-Jones and published 4/17/25.