2014 News Archive 
'Go Forth Brilliantly,' Totenberg Tells Graduates
“As you proceed, still never forget the call of justice and humanity. We need you. Our fragile and public world needs you," said U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg on May 16. More »
College Honors Miles Alexander with 2014 Johnson Award
On May 6, Georgia State University College of Law honored Miles J. Alexander with the 2014 Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award. More »
Wolf to Lead Health Law Center in June
Georgia State University College of Law’s Center for Law, Health & Society’s founding director, Charity Scott, will step down June 30 More »
Justice Stevens: Data Collection ‘Price We Pay'
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens weighed in on the government’s storing of telephone metadata during the 53rd Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture on April 16. More »
Best Brief in National Competition
A Georgia State Law IP Moot Court team won best brief and placed fourth March 9 in the national 2014 Cardozo/BMI Entertainment and Communications Law Moot Court Competition in New York City. More »
Legislature Recognizes 10 Years of Health Law
The Georgia House of Representatives recognized Georgia State Law and its Health Law Partnership at the state capitol on Feb. 24 with a resolution and a bill recognizing medical-legal partnerships. More »
First Place for Moot Court
A Georgia State Law Bankruptcy Moot Court team took first place at the national Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition on March 3, surpassing 64 teams over three days. More »
Awards for Professor Anne Emanuel
Georgia State Law retired professor Anne Emanuel recently was honored with emeritus status and a Lifetime Commitment to Public Service Award from the Emory Public Interest Committee (EPIC). More »
Revamp for Bachelor/J.D. Program
Georgia State Honors College students can complete their undergraduate and law degrees in six years instead of the usual seven through an updated dual-degree program with the College of Law. More »
Ten Faculty Fellowships Awarded to Promote Public Health Law Education
Georgia State Law and its Center for Law Health & Society have selected 10 faculty fellows to participate in the Future of Public Health Law Education: Faculty Fellowship Program. More »
STLA Team Advances to Nationals
A Student Trial Lawyers Association team won the Region 5 championship for the National Trial Competition in Durham, N.C., securing a team bid for the national tournament in March. More »
Moot Court Team Places Third in Regional Competition
A Trademark Moot Court team received third place Feb. 8 in the Saul Lefkowitz Southeast Regional Competition, which addresses issues in U.S. trademark and unfair competition law. More »
Alumnus Honors Favorite Professor
A new professorship in honor of Professor Lynn Hogue was approved by the Board of Regents in November, supported by 1998 law alumnus Thomas J. Guzzo. More »
Lombardo Assists on Holoca
ust Exhibition
For more than a decade, professor Paul Lombardo has helped the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum build their traveling eugenics exhibition, on view at Florida Atlantic University through Feb. 16. More »
Good Deeds During Icy Gridlock
After struggling 12 hours to get home to Sandy Springs, third-year student Kara Gordon woke up to news that drivers remained stranded along Interstate 285 near where she had been stuck. More »
Attorneys Share Wellness Tips
Practicing attorneys and personal development coaches Plamen Russev (J.D. '03) and Jonathan Ware help students master strategies to reduce stress and promote success in law school. More »
Cobb Judge Honored with Scholarship Fund
Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Debra Bernes will be remembered through a significant gift to Georgia State Law to create a scholarship fund for law students hoping to pursue public service careers. More »