The Georgia Law Review is a legal publication associated with the University of Georgia School of Law. It publishes scholarly articles, essays, and student notes that address a wide range of legal issues, often with a focus on Georgia state law and its historical and contemporary implications. Topics covered include constitutional law, criminal law and procedure, health law, civil rights, and emerging legal challenges such as data privacy and gender-affirming care legislation. The publication serves as a forum for legal scholarship that informs practitioners, academics, and policymakers about significant legal developments and debates relevant to Georgia and beyond.
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Bridget Lea Nabors, UGA Law ‘24
I. INTRODUCTION
Georgia has become fraught with what the local leaders call “a gang problem.”[1] In response, state officials expanded the RICO Act, vowed to increase policing, and established a Gang Prosecution Unit…
Zoe Taylor, UGA Law ’24
I. OVERVIEW
Technology is growing at an exponential rate, generating wide advances across the board in healthcare, communication, and artificial intelligence. This wave of technological growth has led to an increase in mobile health applications…
Copelenn McMahon, UGA ’23
In 2020, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed SB 435, also known as “The Survivors First Act,” into law.1 SB 435 allows survivors of sex or labor trafficking, as defined by O.C.G.A. §16-5-46,2 an opportunity to “either vacate their…
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Professor Carl Tobias*
Senator Raphael Warnock yet again faces a daunting runoff that could determine whether Republicans or Democrats realize a workable majority in the narrowly-divided United States Senate. Thus, Georgia voters and U.S. citizens across the country may want…
Christian Sullivan, UGA ’23
I. INTRODUCTION
In Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005), the U.S. Supreme Court broadened the scope of the U.S. Constitution’s Takings Clause. In Kelo, homeowners challenged the city’s plan to acquire residential…
