Members of the Georgia State University College of Law Student Trial Lawyers Association (STLA) finished as finalists in the annual South Texas Mock Trial Challenge, March 22-25, which brings together nearly 30 teams from law schools across the country.
Georgia State University College of Law is known for educating well-rounded, diverse students. Gabriel Mobley (B.S. '17, J.D. ’21) is no exception, besides his Cure Bowl championship ring of course.
Professor William A. Edmundson, Regents Professor of Law and professor of philosophy, will give the final presentation at the Inaugural Property and Political Economy Conference on Saturday, April 21, at Chapman University’s Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy, in Los Angeles.
Access to quality, affordable housing is critical for supporting good health. For individuals and families with tight budgets, high housing costs can lead to tough choices between making rent and going to the doctor, between keeping the lights on and buying healthy food, or even between being part of a community or becoming socially isolated.
Spencer Hsu, investigative reporter for The Washington Post and keynote speaker at the 2018 Georgia State Law Review Symposium, discussed weaknesses in forensic science and his 2012 series, Hsu was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize gold medal for public service.
Keeping a database of police and prosecutor misconduct can change the system by holding those accountable and preventing further wrongdoing, said Barry C. Scheck, co-founder and co-director of the Innocence Project at the 61st annual Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture at Georgia State University College of Law on Thursday, April 5.
Georgia State University College of Law is ranked the No. 2 best law school for those looking to minimize and repay their student loan debt, according to Student Loan Hero, an online site that helps borrowers manage student loans for the second year in a row.
Juvenile courts continue to be haunted by historical misunderstandings about the role of child welfare court, and there is a great need for advocates to effect change, said Jerry Bruce, Court Improvement Program director for the Georgia Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children, during the Law Week 2018 keynote lunch on Tuesday, April 3.
Equal Justice Works has selected John Gainey (J.D. ’17) to serve as a legal fellow for the Georgia Housing Corps (GHC), a new fellowship program sponsored by the Georgia Bar Foundation, which addresses barriers to housing stability in Georgia’s rural and urban communities.
Brad Czerwonky (J.D. ’18), Mitch Foley (J.D. ’18) and Brandon Reed (J.D. ’18) took first place in the third annual International Patent Drafting Competition, held in Detroit in February.
