Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq was featured on Inside U.S. Trade regarding her recent study of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s rapid-response mechanism. The article titled "Under Trump, hope – and recommendations – for the stronger use of RRM" was written by Margaret Spiegelman and published 12/5/24.
Sibley Professor in Corporate and Business Law Larry D. Thompson published Quiet Counsel: Looking Back on a Life of Service to the Law (Disruption Books, 2024).
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand’s book Supreme Bias: Gender and Race in U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings (Stanford University Press, 2023) (with C.L. Boyd and P.M. Collins) was named a 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic Title. This prestigious list "reflects the best scholarly titles reviewed by Choice during the previous calendar year, as chosen by the editors." The book also received a Pritchett Award earlier this year.
Awards and initiates were recognized at the university’s annual Tucker Dorsey Blue Key Alumni Banquet on Nov. 22 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. Bo Rutledge and Kathy Pharr were awarded the 2024 faculty Blue Key Service Awards. Rutledge is the dean of the UGA School of Law and holds the Talmadge Chair of Law. Pharr is the vice president for marketing and communications and chief of staff to the president of the university.
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington was featured in USA Today regarding parental rights. The article titled “Mom arrested after her 10-year-old son went on a walk alone” was written by Jeanine Santucci and published 11/27/24.
Congratulations to Clinical Professor Emerita Eleanor Crosby Lanier for receiving the 2024 Chief Justice Harold G. Clarke Award from the Supreme Court of Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution and the Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Georgia. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to alternative dispute resolution in Georgia, and Lanier was honored for her lifelong commitment to the field.
Regents' Professor of International Law & Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented “Bearing Witness in the Nuremberg Era: ‘An Irish Governess, Miss Mary O’Shaughnessy’” as part of the International Law Seminar Series at the Trinity College Dublin School of Law in Ireland during November.
UGA Associate Provost & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks published “What I Talk about When I Talk about Charity Scott” in 52 Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 284 (2024).
Regents' Professor of International Law & Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented “Child-Taking Justice and Forced Residential-Schooling of Indigenous Peoples” at the Trinity Centre for Constitutional Law and Governance as part of the TriCON Seminar series in Dublin, Ireland, during November.
Professor Pamela Foohey presented “The End(s) of Exceptionalism: Purdue Pharma and the Problem of Social Debt” (forthcoming in the Cardozo Law Review) as part of the panel titled "Taking Stock After Purdue Pharma" at the 43rd Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference organized by the University of Texas School of Law during November.
The University of Georgia School of Law has been fortunate to have many professors who remain vital and engaged members of our faculty for decades, according to School of Law Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge. "These professors provide the foundation for the learning environment that makes our intellectual community so special," he said. In a few weeks, Mike Wells, the Carter Chair in Tort and Insurance Law, will retire after more than 45 years of dedicated service. To help commemorate this milestone, a few former students have chosen to honor him by endowing a new faculty support fund.
Professor Pamela Foohey was featured on CBS News regarding when people should consider filing for bankruptcy. The article titled “Personal bankruptcies are on the rise. When does it make sense to file?” was written by Kate Gibson and published 11/20/24.
Stanton Distinguished Professor in Canine Welfare Law & Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills Director Lisa Milot was featured in The Detroit News regarding small-scale dog breeding. The article titled “Two local cases shed light on underground dog breeding operations in Michigan” was written by Max Reinhart and Hannah Mackay and published 11/20/24.
Wilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer was featured on BBC News regarding potential ramifications of recent rulings against Google. The article titled "Sell Chrome to end search monopoly, Google told" was written by Lily Jamali and published 11/21/24. The article has been republished by other media outlets.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein co-presented on Emerging Policy Options for the VAT/GST Treatment of the Trade in Crypto-Assets at a Meeting of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development’s Working Party No. 9 on Consumption Taxes in Paris, France, during November.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law Radio regarding Johnson & Johnson's talc bankruptcy. The segment titled “Abortion Rights Votes & Trump Judiciary Tactics” was hosted by June Grasso and aired 11/6/24.
For the second consecutive year, the University of Georgia School of Law participated in a legal pop-up clinic in Troup County that offered free civil legal advice and referrals to residents. Veterans Legal Clinic Director Alexander W. “Alex” Scherr, third-year student Cameron F. Goodman and second-year student Supreme Unukegwo – both with the Public Interest Practicum – participated in the late-October event.
Congratulations to third-year students Mona E. Abboud, Taylor L. Stablein and Casey E. Wofford who won the National Moot Court Competition regional tournament held this past weekend in Atlanta. The trio was undefeated throughout the contest and captured the Best Brief Award in addition to Abboud being named the Best Oralist for the final round and Wofford being named Best Oralist of the preliminary round. They will represent UGA at the national tier of this tournament in New York City during January.
Associate Professor Matthew I. Hall published “Can State Legislatures Strip Federal Courts of Jurisdiction to Review State Laws?” in 76 Florida Law Review Forum 50 (2024) (with E.K. Hall).
Regents' Professor of International Law & Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented “Child-Taking: Unlawful Transfer Plus Identity Alteration, in Ukraine and Beyond” as part of the Global Law at Reading lecture series at the University of Reading School of Law in the United Kingdom during October.