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Flynn (J.D. ’13) wins environmental writing competition WASHINGTON — James E. Flynn III, (J.D. ’13) and visiting student at Florida State University College of Law, has been named winner of the eighth annual ELI-ABA-NAELS Constitutional Environmental Law Student Writing Competition. Flynn will receive a $2,000 cash award and publication in the Environmental Law Reporter, the… Read more »

Building Boosts Georgia State Momentum ATLANTA — “We have the opportunity to be here to break ground on what is going to be an iconic building that is worthy of the work that is being done at the Georgia State University College of Law,” said Mayor Kasim Reed in remarks at the law school’s groundbreaking… Read more »

2L Appointed 2013 Curtin Fellow Urban Fellow Emily McClendon (J.D. ’15) has been selected as the 2013-2014 Daniel J. Curtin Jr. Fellowship for the Planning and Law Division of the American Planning Association after a competitive application process. Only one, $3,000 fellowship is awarded each academic year to a student interested in the intersection of… Read more »

Landau Gives IP Law Presentation to E.U. As the world gets smaller, intellectual property laws across borders increasingly collide, Georgia State University College of Law Professor Michael Landau says. Internationally recognized experts on intellectual property including Landau recently gathered in Brussels on Nov. 13-14 for a conference, “The Essentials of IP for European Officials.” As… Read more »

Best Brief in National Competition A Georgia State University College of Law Intellectual Property 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 at Cardozo Law School. Team members Becki Lee (J.D. ’14) and Farhaan Merchant (J.D…. Read more »

Slideshow: Honors Day 2013 Share | Each year during Law Week, students are recognized for their outstanding work at the Honors Day Luncheon.

Mother of Three Earns Law Degree When Jennifer Thuy-Tien McCall got pregnant at 15, her mother cried. One bad decision didn’t mean McCall’s life would be ruined, her mom said, but it would be harder to achieve her dreams. McCall married the year after she got pregnant, and by the time she was 28 she… Read more »

Get Involved in Local Schools If you open any newspaper or watch any news program, you will hear about the American education problem. The K-12 pipeline is broken; too few students graduate high school and those that do aren’t always prepared for college; students spend too long in college and the price tag has skyrocketed…. Read more »

Bar Pass Rates Are In Georgia State University College of Law’s Class of 2013 fared well on the state bar exam in July, yielding a passage rate of 94.7 percent for first-time takers, well ahead of the 88.8 percent statewide average.   Overall, the college fared well with a 94.1 percent rate among all applicants,… Read more »