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2023: In the News
Levine: How your DMV photo could wind up in a lineup
Hughes says SCOTUS will ultimately decide Georgia's voting districts
Sag: That ChatGPT bedtime story probably violates trademark law
Levine: Poll workers will be powerful witnesses at Trump's GA trial
Nevitt: Can we move away from fossil fuels?
Simon: Giuliani likely can’t discharge $148 million jury award
Jacobi: SCOTUS is failing us in 3 essential ways
Volokh, former clerk, remembers Sandra Day O’Connor
Volokh on impact of Colorado's ruling on Trump candidacy
Nevitt: An assessment of the UN Climate Conference
Acevedo on whether Trump's speech is protected or criminal
Acevedo on how Giuliani will pay $148 million judgment
Hughes on DEA threat to GA medical marijuana law
Hughes: New GOP voting map doesn't reflect Georgia population
Ajunwa: Biden’s AI executive order needs teeth
Simon: Purdue case spotlights corporate bankruptcy legal dodge
Volokh reflects on O'Connor's legacy, impact at SCOTUS
Hughes on Georgia's new court-ordered voting districts
Hughes on how new voting districts may affect Georgia's Black voters
Carter: GA ranks #12 for most children in foster care
Volokh on use of Young Thug's lyrics as evidence
Hughes comments on court-ordered redistricting in GA, AL
Levine discusses limits of free speech for Trump, codefendants
Meier on hostages, possible truce in Middle East
Broyde on new SCOTUS code of conduct
Jacobi on Trump trials, gag orders, free speech
Carter: Most states, unlike Georgia, ban life without parole for teens
Smith on scope and pleas in GAG elections RICO case
Carter: Ossoff's DFACS investigation is sincere
Bagley on benefit sharing principles for DSI
Meier comments on Israel's pursuit of Hamas
Ajunwa: AI's power and bias need governing
Barth discusses church autonomy doctrine in Oklahoma case
Carter: GA foster care needs more creative solutions
Ajunwa on what Biden's AI order accomplishes
Levine: The effect of pleas and apologies in election tampering cases
Levine: Powell, Ellis 'in the room where it happened'
Carter: GA welfare system has 'multiple failure points'
Lawrence comments on social media addiction lawsuits
Smith: Lawyers know advantages of pleading early
Volokh: GA abortion ban opponents unlikely to succeed on appeal
Levine: This is how RICO prosecutions work
Volokh: Why GA Supreme Court upheld abortion 'heartbeat' law
Levine: Attorneys who pleaded in Trump case are valuable witnesses
Levine: RICO defendants who plead early have more to offer state
Jacobi: Gag orders are valid for criminal defendants, including Trump
Nash: Third plea in GA elections trial could start domino effect
Smith: Plea deals get prosecutors closer to Trump's alleged crimes
Levine: Codefendants' pleas mean Trump gets no preview of state’s case
Smith: Powell's plea agreement not surprising
Levine: Flipped defendants in Trump case more valuable as witnesses
Sag: Copyright doesn't recognize computer systems as authors
Ajunwa warns of 'algorithmic blackballing' in AI hiring systems
Carter on SNAP delays: Care for the most vulnerable
Meier: Hamas has committed war crimes
Volokh: Taxes, adult entertainment, and the First Amendment
Georgiev: Beware of greenwashing in company climate disclosures
Meier: How can Israel safely rescue hostages
Nevitt: The Environmental Law of the Border Wall
Ludsin: Both sides in Middle East conflict are committing war crimes
Carter comments on Georgia's harsh juvenile offender laws
Georgiev: Asset managers don't focus on executive pay
Jennings: UAE banks' lending practices would raise flags in U.S.
Lawrence on political impact of government shutdown
Sag: AI terms in strike deal a victory for writers
Jacobi's SCOTUS forecast for guns, gerrymandering, agencies, First Amendment
Levine: Wood subpoena doesn’t necessarily mean he's flipped
Smith on gag order, proposal to sever trials for Trump codefendants
Smith: Cop City and Georgia's home rule doctrine
Levine comments on news coverage of GA Trump cases
Smith: Cop City case could allow voters to challenge unpopular laws
Nash: Meadows was right to appeal denial to remove to federal court
Sag: Using sock puppet accounts to swipe videos is illegal
Smith: Federal court ambiguity surrounds Cop City ballot initiative
Smith explains how Hatch Act applies to GA election case
Levine: Executive branch has no authority to supervise GA elections
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Levine: Why Willis didn’t pursue charges against Graham in Trump probe
Ajunwa: US employers still have all the power in the workplace
Sag: What AI art is 'human enough' to earn copyright?
Smith on uncharted territory and the insurrection clause
Nash on potential chaos of trying Trump codefendants together
Sag: AI output isn't original expression, nor does it merit copyright
Nash: How Meadows' testimony could help prosecutors
Ajunwa: How AI allows businesses to quantify workers
Jacobi: Roberts steers when SCOTUS justices interrupt each other
Nash: Meadows hopes for a more favorable jury pool
Nash: Move to federal court might result in Trump judge presiding
Levine: Why Trump codefendants have called for speedy trials
Broyde: There’s an easy solution for SCOTUS ethics problems
Cloud: Trump’s booking, release were unusually quick
Levine breaks down Trump trial timeline
Smith: How speedy trials apply with multiple defendants, jurisdictions
Acevedo: Trump co-defendants may ask to sever trials
Nash: Meadows' motion to move to federal court not frivolous
Smith explains conditions of Trump's bond agreement
Nevitt: The Military Advantage of a Climate Emergency Declaration
Cloud: Prosecutors need proof Trump knew he lost
Acevedo: Bond agreement helps streamline booking for Trump
Levine explains factors in setting Trump's $200K bond
Smith: Be more discerning in granting Beltline tax breaks
Smith explains key differences in Georgia, federal RICO laws
Nash explains Meadows' petition to move to federal court
Smith: Meadows' motion to dismiss conspiracy charges may be 'a steep climb'
Volokh on teacher fired under Georgia’s ‘divisive concepts’ law
Nash: Meadows' motion to remove to federal court has some merit
Levine: In alleged Georgia conspiracy, Trump ‘is at the center of everything’
Levine: Trying 19 conspiracy defendants by March? Not realistic
Jacobi: Holding Trump accountable even more important than jail time
Levine on how to find unbiased jurors for Trump's GA trial
Cloud: Even if re-elected, Trump can't stop GA prosecution
Levine: Fulton DA's indictment 'painstakingly detailed'
Smith: Georgia RICO Act has lower threshold to establish pattern of criminality
Acevedo: One of Trump's codefendants will likely cooperate with prosecution
Cloud: Willis' past use of RICO 'absolutely logical'
Barron: America has never been colorblind
Simon on why big pharma uses 'Texas Two-Step' bankruptcy
Cloud: Willis has a strong track record in RICO prosecution
Nevitt: Declaring climate emergency 'a specific legal tool'
Simon: Sacklers get 'all of the benefit, none of the costs' in bankruptcy deal
Smith explains grand jury process in GA Trump investigation
Smith: Referendum on training center could transform voters' ability to influence policy
Cloud: Georgia RICO case against Trump will likely include alleged false statements
Levine: Special counsel ignores Trump's baiting, focuses on case
Barron: Trump team effort to disqualify prosecutor and judge 'extraordinary'
Das Acevedo: Telling the Story of the Sabarimala Battle
Sag: Silverman's lawsuit is 'most compelling' AI copyright case thus far
Nevitt: Why Tuberville is blocking military Senate confirmations
Broyde: Israel needs a written constitution
Ajunwa on AI, employer surveillance and 'The Quantified Worker'
Levine: Public defenders can use social media to catalyze change
Smith: Lower federal courts currently have more ethics rules than Supreme Court
Jacobi: Especially for judges, impartiality and optics matter
Hughes: Over-the-counter birth control important for women without healthcare
Jacobi on Jackson’s first term SCOTUS impact
Hutchinson: Colleges can consider racial experience but not race
Montague comments on Atlanta affordable housing plan
Quinn’s research illustrates high court's shifts, alliances, direction
Volokh: SCOTUS finds Biden overstepped authority on student loan forgiveness
Volokh: SCOTUS rules you can't be forced to create messages you disagree with
Volokh: SCOTUS LGBTQ ruling aligns with free speech fundamentals
Jacobi: Justice Jackson considers human impact of SCOTUS decisions
Holbrook: 303 Creative decision opens door to discrimination
Affirmative action isn't a free pass, Hutchinson says
Smith: Why SCOTUS decisions are delayed
Jacobi: SCOTUS split in Moore v. Harper shows shift to right
Jacobi unpacks SCOTUS: oral arguments, subtext, and snark
Nevitt: Can law adapt to meet climate change?
Smith comments on petition to put Cop City funding on ballot
Jacobi: Hold the champagne, SCOTUS isn't done yet
Hughes: SCOTUS decision on vote dilution could affect Georgia PSC
Levine discusses 'public voice of the defender'
Georgiev comments on SEC cyberattack disclosure rule
Bedzow on end-of-life care, MAID, and physician leadership
Smith: Venue choice shows federal prosecutors' confidence in Trump charges
Barron: New Trump indictment won’t affect Fulton DA's timeline
Hughes: In wake of SCOTUS ruling, Georgia may have to redraw voting maps
Barron explains Trump's federal national security charges
Hughes: SCOTUS ruling on Alabama voting rights will impact Georgia
Hughes: SCOTUS may further gut Voting Rights Act
Jacobi on SCOTUS ethics, accountability, and appearances
Sag: Why Hollywood fears generative AI
Cloud: Georgia's RICO law allows other jurisdiction violations in Trump case
Farley 11L featured in Practical Law's 'Careers in Law'
Broyde: SCOTUS recusal decisions need judicial review
Hughes: DeSantis' legislative agenda disconcerting, repressive
Bagley: Diversity Pilots Initiative coming to Emory Law
Nash: Be cautious in scrutiny of judges' behavior prior to the bench
Jacobi: How SCOTUS views ethics, power, and quid pro quo
Acevedo: In the battle for tenure, words matter
Hughes: Don't conflate Black history with CRT
Hughes: FDA should approve OTC oral contraception
Levine: 'Fake electors' likely more valuable as witnesses in Georgia Trump probe
Georgiev: US bosses enjoyed big pay rises in 2022 despite falling stock market
Levine: Prosecutor's posted policy on Hispanics should shock us all
Bedzow: New fertility science deserves nuanced consideration
Sag: A future of thinking differently about data
Emory law professor speaks on the continued impact of Emmett Till's murder, how his accuser wasn't indicted
Sybblis: Caribbean countries still grapple with colonialism's legacies
Volokh: A (very) slight win over the administrative state
Hughes: SCOTUS decision on Mifepristone means 'business as usual'
Hughes: SCOTUS upholding Texas judge's ruling would have been stunning
Jacobi: Thomas' excuses for million-dollar vacations 'don't pass the smell test'
Nash: GA Supreme Court administers a wrist slap to judicial ethics commission
Levine: GA DA oversight bill 'feels like political theater'
Hughes: Texas judge's ruling sets dangerous precedent for FDA-approved drugs
Shepherd: Emory should call out Glenn UMC’s homophobia
Georgiev: New SEC rule gauges CEO pay vs. performance
Volokh: SCOTUS stay on Mifeprostone isn’t final word on abortion
Smith: People want to know about political influence at SCOTUS
Nevitt | The legal crisis in the climate crisis
Holbrook: White House seeks middle ground on trans student-athletes
Carter: Child mental healthcare crisis 'far exceeds foster care'
Levine: Trump's falsified records in furtherance of another crime, creates felony
Levine: What impact does Trump's NY indictment have on Georgia case?
Levine: No crossover in GA, DC, NY Trump cases
Levine: GA law aims to punish prosecutors
Jacobi op-ed | Justices, heel thyself
Jacobi: Female SCOTUS justices still interrupted more often, but Barrett less
Georgiev comments on climate risk as Puerto Rico rebuillds grid
Smith discusses possible outcomes in Georgia Supreme Court abortion case
Georgiev: Companies wary of climate litigation risk
Satz: Threat of danger from mentally ill massively overestimated
Georgiev comments on JP Morgan clawback attempt
Bagley: Who owns the phrase 'Are you a Grady baby?'
Levine: Prosecutors have always used discretion in filing cases
Hutchinson on Selma: Freedom requires continuous action
Romig: For final legal docs, ChatGPT isn’t the answer
Smith explains high bar set for qualified immunity challenge
Georgiev explains Carter's presidential blind trust
Cloud: Grand juror interviews don't make for happy prosecutors
Sag: Apple's use of narrators' voices to train AI likely legal
Sag: ChatGPT has no concept of truth and 'will totally lie to you'
Smith: Creating separate white police force anti-democratic
Johnson: FTX collapse highlights need for crypto regulation
Nevitt on gas leaf blowers: loud, dirty, plus 'horrific’' climate impact
Farley: Russian conscription in occupied Ukraine is a war crime
Sag: ChatGPT cannot give you Shakespeare
Levine: Why mandatory minimum sentences don't work
SEC commissioner cites Georgiev research on public-private markets
Sag: Fair use, style, transformation affect AI art copyright
New scholarship will diversify environmental study, practice
Smith: Other state's rulings on abortion may influence Georgia's
Smith: DA's investigative powers may trump state legislative rules
Smith: Georgia’s fetus tax credit contains a lot of unknowns
Bobinski: New scholarship starts path to diversify environmental law
New Emory scholarship aims to diversify environmental practice
Sag on Malibu Media's legal woes: 'I welcome their demise.'