Associate Director for Collection Services Wendy Moore presented "Data, Stats, Go: Navigating the Intersections of Cataloging, E-Resources, and Web Analytics" at the American Association of Law Libraries Annual Conference during July (with R.S. Evans).
The University of Georgia Foundation approved changes in board positions during its June 11-12 annual meeting, which was held virtually. The changes took effect July 1. The UGA Foundation welcomed 12 new trustees and accorded six trustees emeritus status, among them are: Vernon "Trey" Googe III (J.D.'94) as trustee, and Elizabeth W. "Betsy" Camp (J.D.'74) and law school Sibley Professor in Corporate and Business Law Larry D. Thompson as emeritus trustees.
Dean Rusk International Law Center Interim Director & Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented on maintaining Fulbright connections after returning home as part of a United States-United Kingdom Fulbright Commission panel during July.
Three members of the law school community have been selected to help steer recently announced UGA diversity and inclusion initiatives. University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues will serve on the Presidential Task Force on Race, Ethnicity and Community, while UGA Associate Provost Elizabeth Weeks - who also holds the law school's Kirbo Chair - and rising second-year student Roya Naghepour will serve on the Planning Committee on Diversity and Inclusive Excellence.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel S. Evans organized and moderated the Georgia Library Association Technical Services Interest Group's virtual workshop titled "Customizing the Connexion Client to Work for You." The July workshop was delivered to more than 350 librarians around the globe.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in PolitiFact regarding libel laws and the First Amendment. The article titled "Trump's promise to 'open up our libel laws' is Stalled" was written by Daniel Funke and published 7/15/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Reuters article regarding repeat players in class action and multidistrict litigation counsel leadership teams. The article titled "Judge in Robinhood class action balks at all-male class counsel team" was written by Alison Frankel and published 7/15/20.
The School of Law's Mediation Clinic students have handled over 1,700 cases in Athens-Clarke County with a positive settlement rate of approximately 75% since the program began tracking data in 2008. More than 200 students have participated in the clinic and slightly more than two-thirds of the cases mediated involved landlord/tenant issues.
Hosch Professor Emeritus Thomas A. Eaton presented on "Qualified immunity, §1983, and other claims with a stacked deck for the defense" as part of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association New Lawyers Division's program titled "Litigating Against the Odds" during July.
The University of Georgia's Commit to Georgia Campaign ended June 30 after raising $1.45 billion, becoming the university's most successful fundraising effort in its history. The campaign publicly launched in November 2016 with a $1.2 billion goal--a mark it surpassed 16 months ahead of schedule--and garnered donations from 175,488 donors, who hailed from all 50 states and 62 countries. The law school raised over $61 million and grew financial aid resources to benefit nearly 70% of our student body, expanded the number of clinical and experiential offerings to 18 and helped solve grand challenges by providing a first-rate legal education to tomorrow's leaders.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals in the cases Strong v. State (Supreme Court), Allison v. State (Court of Appeals) and Serdula v. State (Court of Appeals). These citations follow 50 other citations where courts have utilized Carlson's book to resolve evidentiary issues.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel S. Evans and Web Developer Leslie Grove published "Born-Digital Preservation: The Art of Archiving Photos With Script and Batch Processing" in 40 Computers in Libraries 23 (2020) (with S. Bradley).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Bloomberg article regarding a proposed settlement in the opioid litigation. The article titled "Opioid Distributors Are Asked to Boost Offer to End Litigation" was written by Jef Feeley and published 7/10/20.
Assistant Professor Sandra G. Mayson was featured in The Intercept regarding the use of risk assessment algorithms in determining bail. The article titled "A Bail Reform Tool Intended to Curb Mass Incarceration Has Only Replicated Biases in the Criminal Justice System" was written by Bryce Covert and published 7/12/20.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Vanity Fair regarding Mary L. Trump publishing a book regarding her family. The article titled "'The Trump family is still fighting a quixotic action over Mary Trump's explosive memoir" was written by Joe Pompeo and published 7/9/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Bloomberg article regarding Bayer's Roundup settlement. The article titled "Bayer to Alter Plan for Handling Future Roundup Cancer Suits" was written by Jef Feeley and published 7/8/20.
The First Amendment Clinic and its Director Clare R. Norins were featured in the Oconee Enterprise regarding the clinic's establishment. The article titled "UGA clinic focuses on speech, press freedoms" was written by Julia Fechter and published 7/8/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Reuters article regarding Bayer's Roundup settlement. The article titled "Roundup judge poised to reject novel class for future claims" was written by Alison Frankel and published 7/7/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Law.com regarding attorneys who are leading multidistrict litigation proceedings. The article titled "There Are New Faces Leading MDLs. And They Aren't All Men." was written by Amanda Bronstad and published 7/6/20.
The School of Law's Veterans Legal Clinic held a virtual event on Saturday, July 11, that connect veterans in 15 counties surrounding Athens with volunteer attorneys for information and quick advice on legal issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic. This Virtual Clinic was held on Zoom.