Offering Relief to Victims

Offering Relief to Victims More than one million people are victims of intimate-partner violence or domestic abuse each year, and national surveys suggest that more than 50 percent of the resulting incidents may go unreported. When the victim is an undocumented immigrant, the likelihood of reporting any type of crime will drop further. College of… Read more »

Georgia Senator Albers Debates Welfare Act

Georgia Senator Albers Debates Welfare Act ATLANTA – State Sen. John Albers (R-District 56) spoke to students in Professor Courtney Anderson’s Law and Social Welfare class on Aug. 22, at Georgia State University College of Law. Albers sponsored the senate bill identical to HB 861, also known as Georgia’s Social Responsibility and Accountability Act, which… Read more »

FAQs

FAQs What document formats are accepted online?The preferred format for nomination letters and supporting documentation is PDF. When is the nomination deadline?The deadline is at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6. What additional documentation can be submitted?Relevant supporting information could be the nominee’s resume, news accounts of his or her public service or supporting letters describing… Read more »

Restorative Justice Project Cited

Restorative Justice Project Cited Thursday, Jan. 10 FairnessWorks.com editor Ken Kimsey urged readers this week to explore and submit entries to WhatIsRestorativeJustice.org, a Web-based project led by Carolyn Benne of the Georgia State University Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the College of Law. Benne has been seeking resources, advocates and opportunities for her… Read more »

School Fares Well in National Jurist Rankings

School Fares Well in National Jurist Rankings Georgia State University College of Law was selected as No. 35 in the revised National Jurist Best Law School rankings. This is the first year the magazine has ranked law schools, using a different set of criteria than the traditional U.S. News & World Report rankings, which are… Read more »

Law School of Rock

Law School of Rock January 6, 2011 ATLANTA – When he’s not attending class or studying in the law library, third-year Georgia State law student Matt Reed is, well, kind of a rock star. Reed mounts the stage at the 10 High Club in Atlanta’s Virginia-Highland neighborhood every weekend and unleashes song after song of… Read more »

GSU Law continues to climb in rankings

GSU Law continues to climb in rankings March 13, 2012 ATLANTA—The Georgia State University College of Law continues its climb in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, coming in at No. 58 out of 195 law schools ranked in “America’s Best Graduate Schools 2013.” Last year, the College of Law was listed at No…. Read more »