Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West published "The Paradox of Justice John Paul Stevens" in 114 Northwestern University Law Review 1849 (2020) (with D. Lithwick).
The Business Law Clinic achieved a significant victory for an unusual beneficiary when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved an innovative conservation agreement that created partnerships to maintain monarch butterflies' habitats. This voluntary conservation effort is being viewed as a creative solution to combat the monarch's decline, according to Business Law Clinic Director Willow Tracy.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding investors having monetary interests in both the bankrupt California utility company being blamed for wildfires and in a law firm that is suing the utility on behalf of wildfire victims. The article titled "Investors in utility took stakes in loan to Mikal Watts's firm" was written by Mark Chediak and Peter Blumberg and published 4/30/20.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Jane W. Wilson Family Justice Clinic Director Christine M. Scartz has been selected as a 2020-21 UGA Service-Learning Fellow. This year-long faculty development program provides an opportunity for selected faculty members to learn best practices in service-learning and community engagement, and to integrate service-learning into their teaching, research and public service work while becoming recognized campus leaders in service-learning pedagogy and community engagement.
The Daily Report tracked 101 lawyers who made partner in 2020 at Atlanta law firms. University of Georgia School of Law graduates outnumbered the field with 20. This is the third straight year that School of Law graduates led the way in becoming law firm leaders. The article titled "Atlanta Firms Promoted Another Large Partner Class, But Men Still Outnumber Women" was written by Meredith Hobbs and published 4/27/20.
Associate Professor Fazal R. Khan was featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" regarding the legal implications of Georgia reopening some of its businesses. The interview titled "Legal Implications of Georgia Gov. Kemp's Decision to Reopen State" was conducted by Michel Martin and aired 4/25/2020.
Director of the Law Library Carol A. Watson has received the American Association of Law Libraries' Hall of Fame Award. Established in 2009, this honor recognizes AALL members who have made significant, substantial and long-standing contributions to the profession of legal information management, including writing for legal publications, serving in AALL leadership roles, working with outside organizations on behalf of the profession or serving as an exceptional role model for colleagues.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Reuters article regarding the possible of consolidation of federal lawsuits related to insurance company processing of business claims resulting from government ordered shutdowns. The article titled "The race is on to lead business interruption insurance litigation" was written by Alison Frankel and published 4/21/20. Portions of this article have appeared in other media outlets.
If your income has been impacted by COVID-19 and you are struggling to pay rent, plan to register for a free Tenants' Rights Webinar to be held May 9 at 10 a.m. Organized by the Athens Access to Justice Initiative, the University of Georgia School of Law and the Georgia Legal Services Program, the webinar will consist of two parts: presentations from local lawyers and a question and answer session. The online sign-up form - located at https://tinyurl.com/y89vnye7 - has a space for participants to submit questions prior to the program.
Since the 1930s, the University of Georgia has set aside a special time each year to recognize the achievements of its students, faculty, staff and alumni. That tradition is known as Honors Week. This year's honorees include the law school's Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning Eleanor Crosby Lanier with a Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and Outreach and alumnus Peter Shedd (J.D.'77), a UGA Terry College of Business emeritus professor of legal studies, with the 2020 Faculty Service Award.
Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lonnie T. Brown Jr.'s book Defending the Public's Enemy: The Life and Legacy of Ramsey Clark (Stanford University Press, 2019) was reviewed by Rebecca Roiphe in JOTWELL (Apr. 21, 2020). In the review titled "Fight the Power," Roiphe states that Brown "skillfully leads" readers through Clark's life and career and provides "clues as to why Clark turned into such an unyielding critic" of the United States.
Woodruff Chair in International Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center Diane Marie Amann published "Placing the Prosecutor within the International Criminal Justice Project" on OpinioJuris on April 20, 2020.
Hosch Associate Professor and Community Health Law Partnership Clinic Director Jason A. Cade received a Flom Incubator Grant from the Skadden Foundation to address the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for immigrant families and other uniquely vulnerable communities in Athens and surrounding rural areas. Cade and a coalition of partners will use the $10,000 grant to rapidly develop and launch a novel model for engaging in remote screening, advice and advocacy aimed at addressing the most pressing civil legal needs for immigrant and other low-income individuals and families. If successful, the project design could be expanded and replicated to effectively provide remote services for various hard-to-reach communities in Georgia and elsewhere, both during and beyond the current pandemic, according to Cade.
Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lonnie T. Brown Jr. published "Professional Responsibility: A Contemporary Approach," 4th ed. (West Academic, 2020) (with R.K. Jefferson, R.G. Pearce, B.A. Green, P.A. Joy, S.H. Kim, M.E. Murphy and L.S. Terry).
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky presented "Explaining Choice-of-Entity Decisions by Silicon Valley Start-Ups" online as part of Brigham Young University's Tax Policy Colloquium Series.
As history unfolds during the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Georgia Special Collections Libraries are collecting experiences and responses from Georgians to preserve for generations to come. Georgia residents can contribute to the project by sharing how the crisis has impacted their family, business, education and well-being. Digital submissions may include personal reflections, photos, poetry, recordings or any other means that demonstrate how the pandemic affects people's lives.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks virtually presented on "Issues and Boundaries of Federalism" as part of Public Health Law Watch's COVID Law Briefings, which are co-sponsored by the Center for Health Policy and Law at Northeastern University School of Law, the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University Beasley School of Law and the American Public Health Association's Law Section.
Congratulations to the School of Law's students and faculty recognized as part of Awards Day 2020. While the world has entered an unprecedented time, the law school community remains resilient, connected and focused. We are pleased to honor this year's recipients through this virtual forum: /awards-day-2020.
The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic recently conducted a live online workshop exploring recent changes to the public charge ground of inadmissibility and what it means for low-income noncitizens seeking legal status in the United States, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Third-year law student Andrea G. Aldana, second-year law student James C. Berrigan and clinic Director Jason A. Cade presented and fielded questions from more than 40 UGA School of Social Work students and faculty as well as local community social workers. Hosted by the School of Social Work, the workshop was moderated by Assistant Professor Jane McPherson, who is the director of the school's Global Engagement Program.
Third-year student Addison Smith recently represented an Appellate Litigation Clinic client, who is seeking asylum and withholding of removal, before the Stewart Immigration Court (via telephone and Zoom) and has requested the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to grant the clinic's client parole due to underlying medical conditions that make him more susceptible to COVID-19 in addition to him posing no danger if released. Third-year student Spencer D. Woody also assisted with the case.