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Announcements October 2006

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Adjunct Professor Charles Kuck quoted in the Raleigh News & Observer

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Start Date: 2006-10-26

End Date: 2006-10-30 Adjunct Professor Charles H. Kuck is quoted in the Raleigh News & Observer on the enrollment trends for immigration law courses.

The law library's new Digital Commons project featured in The Red & Black

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Start Date: 2006-10-25

End Date: 2006-11-01 The Alexander Campbell King Law Library's new Digital Commons project and the Georgia Law Web site were featured in The Red & Black in an article regarding RSS feeds from UGA Web sites.

Professor Tom Eaton aids with Philip Morris amicus brief

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Start Date: 2006-10-24

End Date: 2006-10-28 Georgia Law Professor Thomas A. Eaton partnered with 24 university professors and social science researchers who filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Philip Morris v. Williams, which raises the issue of the constitutionality of a large punitive damage award issued against the manufacture of cigarettes.

Professor Alan Cook wins Advocate of the Year Award

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Start Date: 2006-10-24

End Date: 2006-10-31 Professor Alan Cook was named 2006 Advocate of the Year by the Domestic Violence Task Force of Athens-Clarke and Oconee Counties. This honor is presented for support, dedication and contribution in the fight against domestic violence in our community.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' law school visit in the Athens Banner-Herald

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Start Date: 2006-10-23

End Date: 2006-10-26 An Athens Banner-Herald article features U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas' visit to the law school and a UGA Blue Key Award service.

Ghana's Supreme Court Librarian to Visit Law Library

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Start Date: 2006-10-17

End Date: 2006-10-27 Georgia Law welcomes Anthony Addy, the law librarian for the Supreme Court of Ghana. Addy will join us for professional exchange from October 16-27.

Professor Tom Eaton speaks on a lawsuit against former convenience store owners in the Savannah Morning News

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Start Date: 2006-10-17

End Date: 2006-10-20 Georgia Law professor Thomas A. Eaton is quoted in the Savannah Morning News regarding the lawsuit against former convenience store owners for failing to keep the property safe.

Professor David Shipley comments on tenured professors teaching undergraduate classes at UGA in the Athens Banner-Herald

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Start Date: 2006-10-16

End Date: 2006-10-19 Georgia Law Professor David E. Shipley is quoted in the Athens Banner-Herald regarding the current decline in tenured professors teaching undergraduate classes at UGA.

Professor Donald Wilkes speaks on false convictions in the Athens Banner-Herald

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Start Date: 2006-10-12

End Date: 2006-10-13 Georgia Law professor Donald E. Wilkes is quoted in the Athens Banner-Herald regarding the false conviction theme of the University Theatre's play "The Exonerated." Wilkes will appear in an expert panel discussion immediately following the play on October 13.

Professor Usha Rodrigues weighs in on Hewlett-Packard in a leading corporate law blog

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Start Date: 2006-10-12

End Date: 2006-10-16 To see her comments, please visit www.theconglomerate.org.

Professor Jason Solomon comments on the attorney general race in the Fulton County Daily Report

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Start Date: 2006-10-12

End Date: 2006-10-16 Georgia Law professor Jason M. Solomon authored an article appearing in the Fulton County Daily Report on attorney general candidate Perry McGuire's first campaign ad.

Professor Milner Ball addresses the Military Commissions Act of 2006 in the Fulton County Daily Report

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Start Date: 2006-10-12

End Date: 2006-10-16 Georgia Law professor Milner S. Ball weighs in on the constitutionality of the Military Commissions Act of 2006, which strips noncitizen detainees of habeas corpus rights.

Hawkins and Blakely win England Competition

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Start Date: 2006-10-12

End Date: 2006-10-20 The Executive Mock Trial Board is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2006 J. Melvin England Mock Trial Competition were Cameron Hawkins and Jennifer Blakely. Congratulations to competition finalists Chase Samples and Alexandra Yeager and all of other the participants who made this tournament such an outstanding success.

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