A foreign exchange: Visiting law professors bring lessons from abroad

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

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 »

Velez explores whether public education is a fundamental right

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 »

Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award

Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award Nominate an exceptional Georgia lawyer The Ben F. Johnson Jr. Public Service Award is presented each year to a Georgia attorney whose overall accomplishments reflect the high tradition of selfless public service that our founding dean, Ben F. Johnson Jr., exemplified during his career and life. “Ben F…. Read more »