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Somodi receives Georgia Library Association Award
No full textCongratulations to Szilvia Somodi for receiving the Georgia Library Association’s Library Support Services Award. This award recognizes individuals who have furthered library development or made outstanding contributions to Georgia libraries as part of their job
UGA leads state in bar passage for 11th straight year
No full textFor the 11th consecutive year, University of Georgia School of Law graduates have led the state in the Georgia bar exam passage rate. UGA Law graduates who sat for the July 2024 exam posted the highest rate for first-time takers among the state’s law schools and exceeded the overall passage rate by more than 9%.
Bar exam passage is one of the leading indicators of success for both our students and for our law school, University of Georgia School of Law Dean Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge said. As the University of Georgia School of Law seeks to redefine what it means to be a great national public law school, we partner with our students through programs like our Bar Exam Success Team, bar prep stipends, and writing and test taking workshops. We are very proud our graduates who posted the highest first-time success rate (more than 90%) among Georgia’s law schools for the 11th straight year, and we will remain committed to those who did not get the optimal result until they achieve success and become leaders for state and society. Our recent near-perfect Ultimate Bar Passage Rate (99.48%) for those who sat for the bar and passed within two years of graduation is evidence of this dedication to our graduates. I am grateful for our Director of Bar Passage Jean Mangan and our alumni/alumnae and friends for supporting our programming that helps to make these excellent results possible
Hetherington featured in USA Today
No full textClinical 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
Kadri selected as Visiting Fellow at the European University Institute
No full textAssistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri has been selected as a Visiting Fellow at the Law Department of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. As part of this fellowship, he will continue and expand upon his research in the legal and technical regulation of AI-generated “deepfakes” with a focus on European approaches to regulation
Operation Lone Star: Laying to Rest the Notion That Immigration Is an Invasion
Get PDFOperation Lone Star, promoted by Texas as a border protection program, faces legal challenges for exceeding federal authority over immigration. In response to a federal lawsuit over the placement of buoys in the Rio Grande—a physical barrier aimed at deterring migrants—Texas defended its actions under the State War Power provision, asserting that it was “repelling an invasion” and required no congressional approval. This Note examines the rhetoric framing immigration as an invasion, beginning with an analysis of immigration powers and federalism before addressing the issues in United States v. Abbott. While the constitutionality of a state unilaterally declaring an invasion and determining its own means of response remains a nonjusticiable political question, precedent set by Congress and the judiciary suggests that immigration does not meet the definition of an invasion
UGA wins National Moot Court Competition regional
No full textCongratulations 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.
The National Moot Court Competition is co-sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the New York City Bar Association. More than 180 accredited law schools annually participate in this prestigious competition involving more than 1,000 students
Public Domain and Access to Knowledge
Get PDFIn a world where truth is behind paywalls and lies are free, the importance of a realm of works that are free from copyright protection becomes even more important for access to knowledge and information. This Article considers a thriving and accessible public domain a key mechanism for engendering access to knowledge and propelling human development globally. The copyright public domain as a realm of freely accessible and usable works and elements of works is under immense threat due to the constant extension of the term of copyright protection, disparities in the scope of the public domain globally, the absence of legal mechanisms for public domain dedications in many jurisdictions, and the privatization of public domain resources. In light of an increasingly digital and borderless world, this Article calls for recognizing, protecting, and enriching the global public domain through international copyright rules. It examines how a positive regime that promotes the sustenance of and access to the public domain can be realized globally. The central point made in this Article is that a positive international framework, that supports the availability of public domain elements and prevents a regaining of monopoly over public domain resources, is essential for access to knowledge globally
Leveling Up Fair Use: The Ultimate Cheat Code for Video Game Modders in the Wake of Google v. Oracle
Get PDFVideo game modifications, or mods, made by third parties or fans of a video game, have reached the limelight of mainstream video game popularity. The internet has become a space for mod makers to share their creations with any user, without the need for physical modifications to a game cartridge or circuit board. Instead, mod software allows a player to install mods with ease and is extremely accessible, yet under the law, the legal status of video game mods remains uncertain. Video game mods are seen as infringing the copyright of the original game. This Note examines the application of the fair use doctrine, as it was expanded in the Supreme Court case Google v. Oracle, which found that Google’s infringing use of Oracle’s Java API was protected under fair use. The Note draws on the Court’s holding and argues like Google’s use of Oracle’s API, in creating the Android platform without authorization, video games mods should similarly be protected under fair use in circumstances where the use is transformative. The Note concludes by calling for greater protections to video game mod makers and creatives alike to afford copyright protections to their transformative work
Democracy, Chevron Deference, and Major Questions Anti-Deference
Get PDFIn 1984, the Supreme Court in its Chevron opinion invoked democratic values to help justify holding that courts should defer to an agency’s reasonable construction of a statute that it administers. In 2022, in West Virginia v. EPA, the Court invoked democratic values to help justify the major questions doctrine (MQD), which requires clear congressional authorization for agency claims of major regulatory power. Democracy, it seems, requires deference and anti-deference for agency statutory interpretations.
Or maybe not. This Article submits that the democracy talk of Chevron and West Virginia is implausible, misleading, and may have caused the law to evolve in needlessly confusing and controversial ways. Had the Court skipped its democracy talk in Chevron, the resulting opinion might have focused more cleanly on the best and most persuasive justification for deference in this context, agency expertise. This might have fostered a simpler, clearer approach to deference, free from Chevron’s epicycles and less vulnerable to attack based on abstractions from separation-of-powers principles that threaten Chevron’s imminent demise. Without the help of democracy talk in West Virginia, the Court would have found it more difficult to justify the MQD—and a world without this judicial power grab would be a better one