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Students Present New Insights on Original Meaning of Constitution to Judges using “Big Data” of Corpus Linguistics

Students Present New Insights on Original Meaning of Constitution to Judges using “Big Data” of Corpus Linguistics

“It’s revolutionary,” Chief Judge Stephen Dillard of the Georgia Court of Appeals said of Georgia State Law students’ linguistic and historical research into the original meaning of various provisions of the U.S. Constitution and its Bill of Rights using the Corpus of Founding Era American English (COFEA) database.

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ACS Recognizes Georgia State Law Chapter with Programming Award

ACS Recognizes Georgia State Law Chapter with Programming Award

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (ACS) recognized the Georgia State University College of Law chapter with a 2018 ACS Program Award, which honors ACS student chapters that conducted at least 20 “substantive and compelling events” during the school year.

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‘Do What Makes You Happy,’ Coffman (J.D. ’91) Tells Class of 2018

‘Do What Makes You Happy,’ Coffman (J.D. ’91) Tells Class of 2018

“I encourage you to allow yourself the grace to seek out a place where you can do what you really want to do, and what you do best,” Attorney General of Colorado Cynthia H. Coffman (J.D. ’91) said to graduates at the 2018 Commencement and Hooding Ceremony on May 11. Georgia State Law awarded 183 juris doctor and 18 master of laws degrees during the ceremony.

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Georgia State Law Graduates 183 J.D. and 18 LL.M. Students at 10 A.M. Friday, May 11

Georgia State Law Graduates 183 J.D. and 18 LL.M. Students at 10 A.M. Friday, May 11

Attorney General of Colorado Cynthia H. Coffman (J.D. ’91) will deliver the address at Georgia State University College of Law’s Commencement and Hooding Ceremony at 10 a.m., Friday, May 11, in the Georgia State University Sports Arena, 125 Decatur St. The graduating class of 183 J.D. and 18 LL.M. students chose Thomas Michael “Mike” Hodell (J.D. ’18) as the student speaker.

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Assar (J.D. ’18) Fulfills Childhood Dream With Law Degree

Assar (J.D. ’18) Fulfills Childhood Dream With Law Degree

As a child, Yasmin Assar (J.D. ’18) would sit down with her parents every week to watch one of their favorite TV shows, the legal drama “The Practice.” From then on, when she was asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, her answer never wavered—a lawyer.