Posts Categorized: News

Filipovits honored with Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network September 17, 2010 ATLANTA — Jeff Filipovits had no idea that a bright, purple flier would launch his legal career. Stuffed in his Decatur mailbox, the flier highlighted neighborhood concerns with a mental health center on Sycamore Street. Armed with curiosity… Read more »

Tax Clinic wins President’s Award April 18, 2008 The College of Law’s Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic was recently presented with the President’s Award for Community Service and Social Action. The award recognizes students, faculty, community partners and university programs for their positive impact on the campus and surrounding community. It was developed by Georgia State University President… Read more »

Cunningham Takes On Tough Ethical Issues January 26, 2007   Professor Clark Cunningham  talks with a reporter about the variety of problems in the Fulton  County criminal justice system   Click here to see Professor Cunningham’s recent comment on the ethics of a metro Atlanta chief magistrate who says a state law allows him to… Read more »

Saito’s New Book Examines Plenary Power in the U.S. May 22, 2007   Professor Natsu Taylor Saito and her new book, below, From Chinese Exclusion to Guantánamo Bay: Plenary Power and the Prerogative State   College of Law Professor Natsu Taylor Saito’s new book, From Chinese Exclusion to Guantánamo Bay: Plenary Power and the Prerogative… Read more »

Marjorie Girth testifies before Senate study subcommittee

Williams comments on Gulf Coast bankruptcy filings, revised ban on deep-water oil drilling July 2, 2010 ATLANTA—Georgia State University College of Law Professor Jack Williams has provided expert commentary to the media this week on the increase in bankruptcy filings on the Gulf Coast and U.S. Interior Secretary Kenneth Salazar’s efforts to reconfigure the moratorium… Read more »

Leslie Wolf studies conflicts of interest in clinical research March 17, 2009 ATLANTA— Although paying finder’s fees to researchers and clinicians to identify study participants could compromise the recruitment process and harm human lives, many medical schools fail to address this conflict of interest in their Institutional Review Board (IRB) policies. Leslie Wolf, an associate… Read more »

College confers Juris Doctor degrees on more than 180 new graduates May 12, 2009 As their friends and family members looked on, a graduating class of more than 180 received their Juris Doctor degrees from Georgia State University College of Law on Friday, May 8, at the University Sports Arena. Leslie M. Turner, general counsel… Read more »

Georgia State featured in Princeton Review’s Best Law Schools October 14, 2010 ATLANTA – Georgia State University College of Law is one of the nation’s most outstanding law schools in the latest Princeton Review 2010 edition of “The Best 172 Law Schools.” There are 663 students enrolled at the College of Law, and the majority… Read more »