Associate Professor Laura Phillips-Sawyer published "Restructuring American Antitrust Law: Institutionalist Economics and the Antitrust Labor Immunity, 1890-1940s" in 90 University of Chicago Law Review 659 (2023).
Clinical Associate Professor & Jane W. Wilson Family Justice Clinic Director Christine M. Scartz was featured on Atlanta's 11Alive TV regarding Marsy's Law, a Georgia amendment that gives crime victims certain rights. The article titled "We just wanted to have our day in court" was written by Rebecca Lindstrom and Meredith Sheldon and was published 6/7/23.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented "The Supreme Court's Characterizations of the Press" as part of the "Law, Press Freedom, and Democracy" panel at the Law and Society Association annual meeting during June.
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee was featured in The Wall Street Journal regarding an International Court of Justice hearing relating to Ukraine and Russia. The article titled "Ukraine Asks U.N. Court to Condemn Russia" was written by Jess Bravin and published 6/6/23.
Clinical Associate Professor & Jane W. Wilson Family Justice Clinic Director Christine M. Scartz was featured on Law360 regarding Marsy's Law, a Georgia amendment that gives crime victims certain rights. The article titled "Ga. DA Apologies For Violating Victim's Rights, Recuses" was written by Emily Johnson and published 6/6/23.
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee published "The Pledging World Order" in 48 Yale Journal of International Law 1 (2023).
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in the Georgia Recorder regarding the First Amendment and the right to protest. The article titled "Crackdown on opponents of planned Atlanta police training center spurs First Amendment debate" was written by Ross Williams and Jill Nolin and was published 6/6/23.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The New York Times regarding multidistrict litigation relating to three major chemical companies. The article titled "Three 'Forever Chemicals' Makers Settle Public Water Lawsuits" was written by Ben Casselman, Ivan Penn and Matthew Goldstein and was published 6/2/23.
Congratulations to 2023 graduate Nicholas R. “Nick” Lewis for winning the Top Gun XIV National Mock Trial Competition. His effort created a historic win, as no school has won this tournament two times in a row. Lewis was undefeated throughout the tournament. 2023 graduate Emily P. Johnson served as Lewis’ co-chair/technical advisor and Associate Director of Advocacy Joe Lester served as coach. Top Gun is an invitation-only event for law schools that have excelled at mock trial competitions during the past year or otherwise distinguished themselves in their dedication to trial advocacy training.
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in the Georgia Recorder regarding public access to governmental meetings. The article titled "State agencies slow to reopen public meetings to in-person access; DNR reverts to pre-pandemic ways" was written by Chaya Tong and published 6/5/23. The story was republished on other media outlets including Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Lindsey Simon was featured in The Wall Street Journal regarding a recent U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in the Purdue Pharma case. The article titled "Purdue Appeals Court Ruling Curbs Lawsuits Against Corporate Leaders" was written by Alexander Gladstone and published 5/31/23.
Assistant Professor Adam D. Orford was featured in the Savannah Morning News regarding the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sackett v. EPA. The article titled "Conservationists: Supreme Court decision leaves Georgia wetlands unprotected, at risk" was written by Marisa Mecke and published 6/2/23. The article was reprinted in the Athens Banner-Herald and the Augusta Chronicle.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented via Zoom at The Press Clause: The Forgotten First Amendment conference hosted by the Yale Law School Information Society Project during May.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Bloomberg article regarding Johnson & Johnson talc baby powder litigation. The article titled "J&J's $8.9 Billion Talc Deal Faces Key Test in Oakland Trial" was written by Jef Feeley and published 5/31/23. The article was republished by other media outlets.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in a Bloomberg article regarding special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "Billionaire SPAC Kings Get Taken to Court After Boom Goes Bust" was written by Bailey Lipschultz and published 6/1/23. The article was reprinted by other media outlets.
Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Lindsey Simon was featured in The New York Times regarding a recent U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in the Purdue Pharma case. The article titled "An Appeals Court Gave the Sacklers Legal Immunity. Here's What the Ruling Means." was written by Jan Hoffman and published 5/31/23.
Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Lindsey Simon was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding a recent U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in the Purdue Pharma case. The article titled "Purdue Opinion Deepens Circuit Split Over Bankruptcy Releases" was written by James Nani and published 5/31/23.
Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Lindsey Simon was featured on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" regarding a recent U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in the Purdue Pharma case. The article titled "A landmark appeals court ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma-Sackler bankruptcy deal" was written by Brian Mann and published 5/31/23.
Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Lindsey Simon was featured on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" regarding a recent U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in the Purdue Pharma case. The segment titled "Appeals court clears the way to shield Sackler family from opioid crisis lawsuits" was hosted by Mary Louise Kelly and Brian Mann and aired 5/30/23.
Congratulations to the School of Law's American Constitution Society student group for receiving a programming award from the national organization. The award is presented to the "strongest chapters who have conducted at least 18 substantive and compelling events during the school year." Notably, in March, the law school's ACS chapter was named Student Chapter of the Week.