2007 News Archive 
GSU Law Library Wins 2nd Place in National Law Library Photo Contest
The Georgia State University Law Library won 2nd place in the category of "Librarians as Teachers and Trainers" in the 2007 American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) annual Day in the Life of the Law Library Comunity Photo Contest. More »
Cunningham to Join Distinguished Legal Education Reform Effort
Stanford Law School has extended an invitation to College of Law Professor Clark Cunningham to join a distinguished Legal Education Reform Group sponsored by the Stanford Law School and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. More »
Saito's New Book Examines Plenary Power in the U.S.
Professor Natsu Taylor Saito's new book, From Chinese Exclusion to Guantánamo Bay: Plenary Power and the Prerogative State, takes an in-depth look at controversial questions about U.S. policies and the use of executive power in the war on terror. More »
International Seminar on Public Law Litigation and Enforcement Set for Sept. 7
The College of Law's Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth will host a one-day international seminar on Public Law Litigation and Enforcement: Comparative Perspectives Sept. 7. More »
Mock Trial Team Wins National Competition
From a field of a dozen invited law school mock trial programs, a team from Georgia State University's College of Law came away with a national title from the first competition of the fall. More »
Two Major Intellectual Property Initiatives Set for This Month
The College of Law, in partnership with the J. Mack Robinson College of Business, will host two high-profile events in mid and late October that will showcase the collaboration between law and business in the area of Intellectual Property. More »
Law Review Symposium March 23 to Focus on International IP Law
IP International: Intellectual Property for the Global Marketplace is the theme of the 2007 Law Review Symposium at the College of Law. Set for Friday, March 23, the event will feature IP thought leaders from across the U.S. and around the world. More »
John T. Marshall Honored with 2007 Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award
The Georgia State University College of Law honored attorney John T. Marshall, a 45-year member of Powell Goldstein LLP, with the Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award during an April 12 ceremony at The Commerce Club in downtown Atlanta. More »
Alumni Reunion and PILA Auction To Be Held Jointly Saturday, Feb. 17
Georgia State's Health Law Program Ranked Among Top 10 by U.S. News and World Report
The health law program at Georgia State University's College of Law has been ranked 10th in the country by U.S. News & World Report in their "America's Best Graduate Schools 2008" edition, which hit newsstands last week. More »
Law Review 2007-2008 Editorial Board
The Law Review is pleased to announce their 2007-2008 editorial board. More »
The College of Law Turns 25: Celebrating Our Past … Building Our Future
The GSU College of Law has brought much to the lives of its students, its faculty and the wider community. Yet its bi
rth almost never happened, opening in 1982 after an eight-year odyssey of ups and downs, stopping and starting, pushing and pulling More »
Johnson and Hartfield Honored With Recent Awards
Two College of Law faculty members have been recognized recently for their outstanding contributions in the legal field. More »
Events Set for Law Week 2007 at Georgia State College of Law
Law Week 2007 kicks off Monday, April 2, here at the College of Law. Plan now to participate in the wide variety of activities hosted by various student organizations scheduled throughout the week. More »
In the Media: College of Law Professors Discuss Legal Issues
Faculty members at the College of Law have represented the law school well through recent media interviews on current legal issues. More »
Cunningham Takes On Tough Ethical Issues
Professor Clark Cunningham's position as the College of Law's first W. Lee Burge Chair of Law and Ethics means much more to him that just a title. More »
Jeffrey R. Kuester Named '07 Alumni Service to the COL Award Recipient
Jeffrey R. Kuester ('93) has been named the 2007 recipient of the Alumni Service to the College of Law Award. More »
Spring Miller Lecture March 29 to Feature Harvard Expert on International Adoption
The 40th Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture Series at the College of Law March 29 will feature Professor Elizabeth Bartholet of Harvard University, who will discuss challenging issues awaiting tomorrow's child advocates. More »
Lombardo Urges Georgia Legislature to Apologize for Forced Sterilizations
Health Law Faculty Fellow, Dr. Roberta M. Berry, Joins Center
The Center welcomes Health Law Faculty Fellow Roberta M. Berry. Roberta Berry is Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. More »
Jerri Nims Rooker testifies for Senate Study Committee on Rights Relating to Reproductive and Genetic Technology
On September 25th, Center Assistant Director Jerri Nims Rooker testified for the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Rights Relating to Reproductive and Genetic Technology about ethical and legal issues of new technologies involving the embryo. More »
Stephens Named College of Law Professor of the Year
Corneill A. Stephens was selected by the student body of Georgia State University's College of Law as the 2006-2007 Professor of the Year. More »
Professor Leslie Wolf's Newly Released Study of CDC's HIV Testing Policy Attracts Widespread Interest
While the CDC has recommended more routine HIV testing for many Americans, most states still have laws on the books that limit how those tests are administered, according to a study co-authored by a research group led by Professor Leslie Wolf. More »
COL Alumni Featured in Daily Report's "On the Rise: 15 to Watch"
COL alums accounted for one third of the list of 15 Georgia lawyers under the age of 40 the Fulton County Daily Report thinks you should know more about. More »
Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race Lecture May 17
Dr. Bachrach is the Curator of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's exhibition "Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race," which is being presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from April 30—August 10, 2007. More »
Eugenics Resolutions Passed
Professor Paul Lombardo can recount in depth the now-disparaged 100-year history of state-sanctioned forced sterilizations of people who were deemed unfit to reproduce and the uses of eugenics as a tool of public health policy around the world. More »
Students Commit to Service for 25th Anniversary Pro Bono Pledge
In a year-long effort to showcase the importance of the law school's special connection to the community, our students, faculty and staff have committed to performing a total of 25,000 hours of pro bono service in metro Atlanta through next fall. More »
Center Participates in Reform of Georgia's Advance Directives
Gaining grass-roots consensus among a broad range of community stakeholders can be a key first step to successful enactment of health legislation reform. More »
Todres' Conference on U.N. Treaty on Children featured in AJC Editorial
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution editorial by Maureen Downey highlights the issues addressed at the National Briefing Day on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child hosted by Professor Jonathan Todres on Friday, November 16, 2007. More »
Harvard's Prof. Frederick Schauer is 41st Miller Lecturer Sept. 10
Frederick Schauer, the Frank Stanton Professor of the First Amendment at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, is the keynote speaker for the College of Law's 41st Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture Series Monday, Sept. 10. More »
Center Welcomes New Health Law Faculty, Prof. Todres and Prof. Wolf
The College of Law warmly welcomes two new tenure-track faculty in health law this year: Professor Leslie E. Wolf and Professor Jonathan Todres. More »
Chinese Delegation Visits College of Law
The COL hosted a group of Chinese academic and government officials as part of a program to acquaint legal educators and senior Justice Ministry officials from the Peoples' Republic of China with legal education and the administration of justice in the U.S. More »
COL Student Plays Key Role in Release of Wrongly Imprisoned Man
The third-year law student‘s internship with the Georgia Innocence Project has helped result in the freeing of Pete Williams, a man who throughout his imprisonment staunchly maintained his innocence. More »
College of Law Candidates for Graduation Participate in May 11 Hooding Ceremony
More than 180 law students participated in the College of Law's 2007 Hooding Ceremony held May 11 at the Georgia State University Sports Arena. More »
Professor Neil Kinkopf Named Faculty Scholarship Award Recipient
Professor Neil J. Kinkopf has been named the recipient of the College of Law's third annual Patricia T. Morgan Award for Outstanding Faculty Scholarship. More »
2007 Barristers Ball Set for April 7 at Sheraton Midtown Colony Square
Make plans now to attend this year's Student Bar Association Barristers Ball set for Saturday, April 7, at Atlanta's Sheraton Midtown at Colony Square. More »
Newly Minted Lawyers Sworn In with State's Best Bar Pass Rate
Nearly 275 people were on hand November 15 to celebrate the achievements of the College of Law's recently graduated Class of 2007 at The Commerce Club in Atlanta during this 25th Anniversary Year. More »
COL ranked as a "Best-Value" Law School
The College of Law at Georgia State has been named the third best-value law school in the U.S. in the current “Back to School” edition of The National Jurists' PreLaw magazine. More »
Zwerner Pledges $5 Million for New Business and Law Complex Auditorium
GSU has pledged $5 million to be used for the construction of an auditorium, which will be part of the proposed Georgia State University Professional Center. More »
College of Law Alum's Efforts Free Second Wrongly-convicted Man
When Cliff Williams found out a piece of flesh had been destroyed nearly 30 years ago, it took the wind out of his sails. More »
College of Law Celebrates 25 Years with Alumni Kickoff Sept. 28
The Georgia State University College of Law and the Alumni Graduate Leadership Council invite all law graduates to attend the college's 25th Anniversary Alumni Kickoff event set for Friday, Sept. 28. More »
Health Law Partnership Awarded "Health-Care Hero" Recognition
Every year, the Atlanta Business Chronicle puts out a call for nominations for its “Health-Care Heroes” Awards. Last Spring, the Health Law Partnership (HeLP) was nominated and was a finalist in the Community Outreach category. More »
Juergensmeyer, Land Use Pioneer, Publishes Updated Land Use
As urban and suburban areas rapidly develop and redevelop, the field of land use law faces constant change. More »
Covey, Todres and Wolf Join College of Law Faculty
Join the Georgia State University College of Law in welcoming our newest faculty colleagues -- three individuals who come to us as talented academics and established scholars in their respective fields. More »
Spring 2007 Litigation Honors Recipients
Professor Paul Lombardo Offers Perspective in USA Today Story on DNA Scientist's Legacy
Law and genetics scholar, Professor Paul Lombardo, comments on the controversy surrounding the legacy of Nobel Prize-winning biologist James Watson. More »