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Following the vision of Ben Johnson Ron Freeman sat in the room at the Georgia State Capitol and listened. It was 1982, and Freeman, then a senior at Morehouse College, was an intern for Senator John Foster, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, which was discussing the establishment of a new law school in Downtown… Read more »

College of Law rises in new U.S. News and World Report rankings April 14, 2008 Georgia State University’s College of Law advanced five spots in the latest rankings of graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report.  The College of Law tied for 77th alongside Pennsylvania State, Rutgers-Camden, Rutgers-Newark and Santa Clara University in U.S…. Read more »

Friends, colleagues rally around “Team Nancy August 19, 2008 While tending to her garden this spring, Nancy Johnson felt a strange pain in her stomach. The pain grew intense and her doctor told her to visit an emergency room. It was that day, May 22, in the ER, the Georgia State University College of Law… Read more »

Stephens Named College of Law Professor of the Year May 21, 2007    Professor Corneill Stephens  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. Professor Stephens received the award during the recent Barristers Ball held at the Sheraton Midtown Colony… Read more »

Jonathan Todres publishes op-ed on human rights in Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Recent grad Luis A. Velez publishes opinion piece in AJC on Arizona’s immigration bill June 24, 2010 ATLANTA—Arizona Senate Bill 1070, which attempts to use criminal sanctions to reduce illegal immigration, sadly reprises a familiar two-step ranchera dance in terms of America’s poor treatment of Mexicans, recent Georgia State University College of Law graduate Luis A…. Read more »

Nancy Johnson’s article on what first-years should learn in legal research a top 10 download on SSRN March 12, 2009 Nancy P. Johnson, Law Librarian and Professor of Law at the Georgia State University College of Law, has made it into the Social Science Research Network’s (SSRN) top 10. Her article, “Best Practices: What First… Read more »

Noelle Whitmire selected as American College of Bankruptcy Distinguished Law Student for 11th Circuit May 4, 2009 Georgia State Law student Noelle Whitmire recently returned from an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., where she was honored by the American College of Bankruptcy, which selected her as its Distinguished Law Student for the 11th Circuit. “It… Read more »

Bringing Light to Children’s Rights April 12, 2010 Contact:Renee DeGross Valdes, 404-413-1353 University Relations While in law school, a mural painted outside Jonathan Todres’ apartment window was a stark reminder of just how fragile a child’s life can be. The colorful graffiti was a memorial in remembrance of a child who had been killed in… Read more »

Citizens United v. FEC focus of Georgia State Law Review Symposium October 28, 2010 ATLANTA — This year’s Georgia State University Law Review Symposium will tackle a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that’s been in the news a lot lately and already is having a major impact on this year’s mid-term elections: Citizens United v. FEC. The… Read more »