First Amendment Clinic Legal Fellow Lindsey M. Floyd and second-year student Hanna M. Esserman were featured in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph and the Valdosta Times regarding the First Amendment and the right to protest. The article titled "Protest bills fall short, but First Amendment group ready to fight revival" was written by Asia Ashley and published 12/19/22. It was based on a First Amendment Clinic webinar presented by Floyd, Esserman and third-year student Aradhana Chandra.
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington presented "Integrating Evaluations in Practice: Lessons Learned from Representing Survivors of CSEC" for the National Association of Counsel for Children during December. She also published "Measuring Therapeutic Outcomes for Survivors of CSEC" in 44 The Guardian 17 (2022).
Congratulations to Paula McBride, winner of the 2022 Emma Terrell Distinguished Employee Award. Presented annually by the Law School Staff Representative Group, the award recognizes “individuals who have demonstrated a strong work ethic, commitment to service, and exceptional job performance as well as the cooperation needed to ensure the School of Law meets and exceeds its goals.”
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri presented “A Socio-Technical Framework for Handling Digital Evidence with Security and Privacy Assurances” at the "Smart Compliance Systems in the AI Era: Combining Criminal and Administrative Measures” conference hosted by Bar-Ilan University in Israel during December.
Hosch Professor Logan E. Sawyer III presented “Government by Judiciary: Originalism and the Politics of Principle inside the Reagan Administration” at a University of Pennsylvania Law School Legal History Workshop during December.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand was featured on Georgia Public Broadcasting's "Political Rewind" regarding current U.S. Supreme Court cases. The segment titled "Cases on serving same-sex couples, independent legislatures before Supreme Court" was hosted Bill Nigut and aired 12/9/22.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner presented on “Corporate Risk, Shareholder Liability, and the Role of Intermediaries” at The Risks of Unsustainability Conference hosted by the University of Oslo Faculty of Law during December.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri presented "Interoperable Obscurity” at the Southeastern Junior/Senior Legal Scholars Conference during December.
Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues presented "Why SPACs?" at Yale Law School’s 2022-2023 Weil, Gotshal & Manges Roundtable during December.
Appellate Litigation Clinic participant and third-year student Jack K. Mahon recently presented oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The clinic's clients were class action plaintiffs suing multiple law enforcement agencies based on how those agencies respond to protests by people of color. The issues on interlocutory appeal are whether the superintendent of the Louisiana State Police has Eleventh Amendment immunity and whether the court can exercise pendent jurisdiction to review our clients’ standing during interlocutory review. Third-year students Noah C. Nix and Roby H. Jernigan helped him prepare, and second-year students Sian A. Mason and Anna E. Von Spakovsky assisted with the briefs.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Vanity Fair regarding the Dominion Voting Systems/Fox News litigation. The article titled "Rupert Murdoch will have to answer for Fox News' 2020 coverage in Dominion lawsuit" was written by Caleb Ecarma and published 12/6/22.
Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in The New York Times regarding Chamath Palihapitiya and special purposes acquisition companies. The article titled "The 'SPAC King' Is Over It" was written by Maureen Farrell and published 12/7/22.
Recently a U.S. District Court judge granted a contested motion filed by the First Amendment Clinic, the Community Health Law Partnership Clinic and co-counsel to add two additional named plaintiffs to Oldaker v. Giles, a putative class action currently pending in the Middle District of Georgia. The lawsuit seeks redress for women who were subjected to retaliation after speaking out about medical abuse while in the custody of U.S. Immigration Customs & Enforcement. Along with Associate Dean Jason A. Cade, Clinical Assistant Professor Clare R. Norins, Staff Attorney Kristen Shepherd and Legal Fellow Lindsey M. Floyd, numerous law students from both clinics have been involved in various aspects of the years-long advocacy on behalf of women detained at the Georgia detention center.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis published "Remarks" in 55 University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform 759 (2022).
School of Law Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge announces the University of Georgia School of Law's intent to participate in the current U.S. News & World Report rankings cycle and provides his views for the school’s decision. “Agreeing with other law schools about the value of multiple sources of information to students and their families, the University of Georgia School of Law will not withhold information from U.S. News & World Report,” Rutledge said. “U.S. News is ultimately just one source of information among many that help consumers make informed choices. Amid a squabble about a magazine, let’s not lose sight of the big picture: Tuition, cost, debt, jobs and bar passage are the topics that students and their families discuss around the kitchen table when deciding whether and where to pursue a professional degree. Tackling those issues is one of today’s great moral imperatives for leaders in higher education, and what we’re doing by guaranteeing financial aid to all first-generation college graduates and veterans.”
Congratulations to 2022 alumnus Richmond B. Wrinkle for receiving the 2022 Law School Student Excellence in Access to Justice Award. Sponsored by the State Bar of Georgia Access to Justice Committee and the Pro Bono Resource Center, he was recognized for his "commitment to prioritizing pro bono service at the law school level by helping design a pro bono law school class at UGA and increasing recognition for student pro bono service." His award was presented by U.S. Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas.
Hosch Professor Logan E. Sawyer III presented “Government by Originalism: Originalism and the Politics of Principle Inside the Reagan Administration” at the American Society for Legal History Annual Meeting during November.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in Teen Vogue regarding the First Amendment and flag burning. The article titled "Texas v. Johnson Significance: The Supreme Court Case That Protected Flag Burning" was written by Catherine Caruso and published 11/24/22.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in The Guardian regarding the Fulton County district attorney's investigation into the 2020 presidential election. The article titled "Could Trump's 2024 campaign keep his legal troubles at bay?" was written by Chris McGreal and published 11/18/22.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Washington Times regarding attorney's fees in mass tort cases. The article titled "Law firms spending millions on ads could rake in billions in damages for vets ill from Camp Lejeune" was written by Alex Swoyer and published 11/28/22.