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Sex and Control in Redeemer Georgia
Examining Georgia’s 1876 abortion law through the lens of history, law, and morality—linking it to Reconstruction-era racial politics, shifting medical norms, and constitutional change. Abortion became a tool to control labor, gender roles, and moral narratives in post-Civil War Georgia.
Beltline Rail? A Conversation Between Walter Brown and Matthew Rao
On September 6, 2024, the Georgia State University Law Review invited Walter Brown and Matthew Rao to discuss whether the Atlanta Beltline should implement light rail.
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Prohibitive Failure: The Demise of the Ban on Sports Betting
On May 14, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down the federal prohibition on sports gambling. The sweeping opinion, authored by Justice Alito, ended more than a twenty-fiveyear- old policy that kept states from offering sports gambling, which confined sports betting almost entirely to illegal underground markets.
53rd Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture Series: The Honorable John Paul Stevens
Remarks by the Honorable John Paul Stevens, Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, at the 53rd Henry J. Miller Distinguished Lecture Series. Download PDF
Smart Governance for Smart Growth: The Need for Regional Governments
The sprawling expansion of the nation's mega cities into outer rings of further development depletes land in a natural state and increases air and water pollution. To sustain long-term growth, a metropolitan area must make major investments in its transportation, sewer, water supply, and wastewater infrastructures to diminish