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Pamela Foohey publishes new book on risk and consumer bankruptcy
By GA News Gazette | Aug 12, 2025
Post Professor Pamela Foohey has published a new book, "Debt’s Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy," with the University of California Press.
University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead receives ALSB Distinguished Career Award
By GA News Gazette | Aug 12, 2025
Jere W. Morehead, president of the University of Georgia, has been honored with the Distinguished Career Achievement Award from the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB).
University of Georgia Foundation names new leaders including four law school alumni
By GA News Gazette | Aug 12, 2025
The University of Georgia Foundation Board of Trustees has approved new leadership and board appointments, including the election of E. Howard Young as chair for a two-year term through June 30, 2027.
Kadri honored with emerging scholar award for work on gender and technology
By GA News Gazette | Aug 12, 2025
Associate Professor Thomas E. Kadri has received the Haub Law Emerging Scholar Award in Women, Gender & Law from the Haub School of Law at Pace University.
Beasley Allen represents over 85 families in Air India Flight 171 crash litigation
By GA News Gazette | Aug 12, 2025
In response to the Air India Flight 171 crash, attorney Mike Andrews of Beasley Allen is leading legal efforts on behalf of more than 85 families affected by the disaster.
Former SBA employee pleads guilty alongside two others in pandemic loan fraud cases
By GA News Gazette | Aug 12, 2025
Rena Barrett, a former loan officer with the Small Business Administration (SBA), has pleaded guilty to making false statements in connection with applications for more than $550,000 in fraudulent COVID-19 pandemic loans.
Romanian nationals indicted for alleged $600,000 wire fraud scheme in Georgia
By GA News Gazette | Aug 11, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Romanian nationals Bogdan Alexandru Gherghevici, 26, and Viorel Cristea, 33, on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Husband and wife from Fort Stewart indicted for murder in child's death
By GA News Gazette | Aug 8, 2025
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia has indicted Brandon M. Kelley, 29, and Stacey D. Kelley, 26, both residents of Fort Stewart Army Base in Liberty County, Georgia, on charges related to the death of their child, Vyolet Kelley.
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch comments on conflict concerns in J&J talc litigation
By GA News Gazette | Aug 8, 2025
Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, who holds the Callaway Chair at the University of Georgia School of Law, was recently featured in a Bloomberg article discussing possible conflicts of interest in lawsuits involving Johnson & Johnson's talc products.
Floyd County man charged with threatening former President Trump during TikTok livestream
By GA News Gazette | Aug 8, 2025
Jauan Rashun Porter, a resident of Rome, Georgia, was arrested and charged with making threats against the President of the United States.
Kadri discusses deepfake regulation at national tort law symposium
By GA News Gazette | Aug 7, 2025
Associate Professor Thomas E. Kadri presented his upcoming article, “Deepfake Torts: Emerging Tort Frameworks in U.S. Deepfakes Regulation,” at the Journal of Tort Law symposium held in July.
West discusses deepfake tort frameworks at legal symposium
By GA News Gazette | Aug 7, 2025
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West delivered a presentation at the Journal of Tort Law symposium, which focused on the topic of tort liability for deepfakes.
LeClercq discusses multilateralism and worker rights with WTO officials in Switzerland
By GA News Gazette | Aug 7, 2025
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq recently gave a presentation in Switzerland to officials and researchers from the World Trade Organization.
Eleventh Circuit seeks public comments on proposed rule amendments
By GA News Gazette | Aug 7, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit is considering changes to its local rules and is seeking public input on the proposed amendments.
Camden County sheriff’s sergeant indicted on federal civil rights charges
By GA News Gazette | Aug 7, 2025
A federal grand jury has indicted Buck William Aldridge, a sergeant with the Camden County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, on charges of civil rights violations and falsifying records.
Former prison officers indicted after inmate death at Augusta State Medical Prison
By GA News Gazette | Aug 7, 2025
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia has indicted two former correctional officers from Augusta State Medical Prison, Robert Roberson and Marcus Phillips, on charges related to the death of an inmate.
Stone Mountain woman indicted for murder after Little Five Points crash kills teen
By GA News Gazette | Aug 6, 2025
A DeKalb County Grand Jury has indicted Faduma Mohamed, 24, of Stone Mountain, in connection with a fatal crash that occurred in Little Five Points on April 14, 2025.
DeKalb man sentenced to life for violent Brookhaven home invasion
By GA News Gazette | Aug 5, 2025
A DeKalb County man has been convicted for his role in a violent home invasion and stabbing that occurred in Brookhaven.
Rutledge examines U.S. constitutional impact on public-private arbitration in new publication
By GA News Gazette | Aug 5, 2025
Talmadge Chair Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge has contributed a chapter to the newly released book, The Comparative Constitutional Foundations of Private-Public Arbitration, edited by S.W. Schill and published by Oxford University Press in 2025.