Features
Tort Reform: Medical Malpractice
Crisis
By Kelly Kesner
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On October 23rd, students heard about Tort Reform in the Medical
Malpractice field through a program sponsored by the Student Health Law,
Student Trial Lawyers, and the Lesbian/Gay Law Students Associations.
Attorneys Marilyn Allen of MAG Mutual Insurance, Bill Clark of the
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and David McLean of Sutherland,
Asbill & Brennan shared their expertise on problems they encounter
and changes being proposed to the current Georgia Legislature to handle
medical malpractice issues... Click here for full story. |
The Search for Innocence in Georgia
By Erin Baird
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“Sometimes the innocent victim of crime is the person convicted of
one.” In an effort to promote the mission to free the wrongly
convicted, the Innocence Project has adopted these words as a chilling
reminder of our tragically flawed system of justice. But for Calvin
Johnson, Jr., these words cannot be understated... Click here for full story. |
Bar Fitness Application
By Jerri Nims
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On October 23, 2002 the Student Bar Association sponsored a forum on the
bar fitness application process. Hulett Askew, Director of the Georgia
Office of Bar Admissions, told students about the bar application
process and answered questions... Click here for full story. |
Violence Against Women Speaker at
Emory
By Amber Mees
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Dr. Sally Merry’s talk at Emory on Friday November 1, 2002 gave new
meaning to the phrase, “Standing Room Only.” Those standing were
packed in like sardines and, finding that I was either blocking the door
or knocking papers off the bulletin board, I squeezed between rows of
the seated audience and found a place to sit on the floor. With my
limited view I never saw Dr. Merry, who is a Professor of Anthropology
and Co-Director of the Peace and Justice Studies Program at Wellesley
College. I quickly forgot my discomfort, however, when she began her
talk entitled, “Talking Culture in Human Rights Forums: The
International Movement Against Violence Against Women.” The talk was
sponsored by the Violence Studies Program, the Institute for Women’s
Studies, and the Department of Anthropology at Emory University... |