Posts Categorized: News

GSU Law named no. 6 most popular Georgia State University’s College of Law has earned a spot on the list of the 10 most popular law schools from the U.S. News and World Report. Based on its admissions yield rate – the percentage of accepted students that ultimately enroll at a school – GSU Law… Read more »

Center for Law, Health & Society | News and Events | Center News | 2012 Archive | Why the Gray Matters: The Relationship Between Law and Ethics Why the Gray Matters: The Relationship Between Law and Ethics By Jane “Danny” Vincent, 3L July 12, 2012 [NOTE: This essay is the author’s final reflection paper on… Read more »

Law, public health represented on presidential commission September 10, 2012 In the spirit of Georgia State University’s interdisciplinary Second Century Initiative, two faculty members are collaborating across specialties — not only across campus, but on a national stage. Law professor Paul Lombardo has been a senior advisor to the Presidential Commission for the Study of… Read more »

Cupid (M.P.A./J.D. ’12) Wins Public Office Lisa Cupid, a joint-degree student with the College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, beat political veteran Woody Thompson in the Democratic primary runoff for the southwest Cobb County Commission seat on Aug. 21. Cupid, a Georgia Institute of Technology graduate, is working to complete her… Read more »

Juergensmeyer Updates Land Use Treatise Law professor Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer has released a third edition of Land Use Planning and Development Regulation Law as part of West Publishing Co.’s  Practitioner Treatise Series. Co-writer Thomas E. Roberts is a professor of law at the Wake Forest University School of Law. The updated book provides an overview… Read more »

STLA Presents for International Students During the holiday break on Dec. 19, Student Trial Lawyers Association members hosted the 21st annual tour of the Fulton County Courthouse for international students through the Atlanta Ministry for International Students. Phillip Curtis (J.D. ’13) and Leslie Smith (J.D. ’13) conducted a courtroom demonstration, arguing a case about a… Read more »

Georgia State Law Now 54 in U.S. News Rankings Georgia State University College of Law moved up four spots to 54 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 rankings for Best Graduate Schools. Last year, the college was ranked No. 58. “All law schools are working to retool legal education in challenging times,” said Steven… Read more »

Faculty in the News site launched January 13, 2012 ATLANTA – Georgia State University College of Law faculty members are frequently called upon by the national, state and local media to offer their expert opinion on a variety of legal issues in the news, from constitutional law issues and death penalty cases to health care… Read more »

Emanuel to receive Lifetime Achievement Award   March 21, 2012 ATLANTA – Georgia State University College of Law Professor Anne S. Emanuel has been named the recipient of the first Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southern Center for Human Rights for her accomplishments as a legal educator, author, speaker and advocate, and continuing efforts to… Read more »

Center for Law, Health & Society | News and Events | Center News | 2012 Archive | Types of Work at CDC Types of Work at CDC Office of the General Counsel The CDC Branch in Atlanta of the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) for the Department of Health & Human Services reflects the… Read more »