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Visiting law professor sees exciting time for bankruptcy lawyers

Georgia State Law alumnus Rep. Matt Ramsey named floor leader by Gov. Perdue January 29, 2009 Governor Sonny Perdue on Tuesday, Jan. 27, appointed Rep. Matt Ramsey of Peachtree City (District 72) to serve as an Administration Floor Leader in the Georgia House of Representatives.  “Matt will make an excellent addition to our team in the… Read more »

Jimmy Faircloth (JD ’90), executive counsel to Louisiana governor, to speak April 7 April 2, 2009 Jimmy Faircloth, Jr., executive counsel to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and a 1990 graduate of Georgia State University College of Law, will speak on what trial advocacy for do for your career at noon Tuesday, April 7, in Room… Read more »

Law student Christina Rupp receives Leeza Cherniak Memorial Scholarship to the Georgia Innocence Project May 28, 2009 ATLANTA – Georgia State University College of Law student Christina Rupp is the 2009 recipient of the Leeza Cherniak Memorial Scholarship to the Georgia Innocence Project (GIP). Rupp will serve this summer as a senior intern at GIP…. Read more »

Exploring public interest sector renews passion for legal work, writes Cindi Yarbrough October 13, 2010 ATLANTA — The law does not often favor those with limited resources or a limited voice. This summer I was able to work in two varying capacities representing those that are often discounted by the law. I divided my summer between the Georgia… Read more »

A foreign exchange: Visiting law professors bring lessons from abroad January 23, 2008   For the third consecutive year, distinguished law professors from abroad will be bringing a foreign flavor to Georgia State University’s College of Law.   Professors from Colombia, Denmark and Brazil will be visiting this semester as part of a course known… Read more »

Atlanta Journal-Constitution publishes Professor Emanuel op-ed on capital punishment May 2, 2008     Georgia State University Law Professor Anne Emanuel’s op-ed on Georgia’s upcoming dubious achievement of being the first state to execute an inmate after a nationwide six-month moratorium on capital punishment was published in the May 2 issue of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Emanuel… Read more »

Lombardo Urges Georgia Legislature to Apologize for Forced Sterilizations

Velez explores whether public education is a fundamental right November 10, 2010 ATLANTA — Luis A. Velez, a 2010 graduate of Georgia State University College of Law, recently wrote an op-ed piece in The Florida Times-Union questioning whether public education is a fundamental right.   The piece was written in response to a lawsuit filed on… Read more »

Eric Segall discusses gun control and the presidential race on Fox News