UGA Law School
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Clarke County Jail Population Increases
The average daily population at the Athens-Clarke County Jail has increased to well over 400 and has even peaked at more than 500 inmates over the past year, straining staffing and increasing costs for the county. The increase reflects a combination of bond policy changes, poverty, mental health challenges and…
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Diversity
Legally Latina: Impact of Latina Underrepresentation in Law School
Laura Jimenez Garcia, a third-year law student at the University of Georgia, lived in her birth country of Colombia until she was 5 years old. When she and her mother immigrated to the United States, they settled in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Navigating this new world at a young age forced…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athenspets Social Media Efforts Address Challenges in Local Animal Shelter
Lisa Milot has spent years helping the Athens area not only lower overpopulation in animal shelters, but decrease the euthanasia rate specifically at Athens-Clarke County Animal Services. As head of community programs at Athenspets and an associate professor of law and practicum at the University of Georgia, Milot has dedicated…
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In-Depth
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Teaches UGA Law Students
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas taught 19 students from the University of Georgia Law School. The course focused on stare decisis or in layman’s terms respecting the decisions of previous courts. To get into the course the students had to submit a transcript, a writing sample, two names of faculty recommenders,…