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Constitutional Interpretation And Zombie Provisions, Michael L. Smith
Constitutional Interpretation And Zombie Provisions, Michael L. Smith
Georgia State University Law Review
This Article analyzes the presence of zombie provisions in the United States Constitution and state constitutions and the danger that these provisions may influence the interpretation of still-living constitutional provisions.
The Georgian Case For Harmless Constitutional Error Reform, John Evan Laughter
The Georgian Case For Harmless Constitutional Error Reform, John Evan Laughter
Georgia State University Law Review
This Note examines Georgia’s application of harmless error review to constitutional errors and proposes a new standard to remedy deficiencies.
Reducing Harm: The Legal Viability Of Supervised Consumption Sites In Georgia, Kathleen Kassa
Reducing Harm: The Legal Viability Of Supervised Consumption Sites In Georgia, Kathleen Kassa
Georgia State University Law Review
Every five minutes in the United States, someone dies from a drug overdose. This public health crisis, referred to as the opioid epidemic, caused the federal government and many states and localities to issue public health emergency declarations. Despite billions of dollars in funding and response at every level of government, overdoses continue to increase.
The complexity of addiction prevention and treatment, socioeconomic inequalities, and the stigmatization of drug use make the opioid crisis difficult to solve. The severity of the epidemic led many jurisdictions to adopt once-controversial harm reduction approaches aimed at reducing the stigma and negative impacts of …
Misrepresentations In Labor Trafficking: State Laws As An Alternative Theory Of Liability For Recruiters, Hannah Garvin
Misrepresentations In Labor Trafficking: State Laws As An Alternative Theory Of Liability For Recruiters, Hannah Garvin
Georgia State University Law Review
When addressing labor trafficking of migrants, the focus is typically on prosecuting the traffickers directly involved in obtaining a victim’s labor, but traffickers cannot exploit labor without victims. Research has shown that recruiters, both those intending to provide labor traffickers with victims and those who have no knowledge of the subsequent exploitation perpetrated by the supposed employer, often misrepresent job opportunities to migrants. Both types of recruiters profit off of the exploitation of migrants and ultimately continue to propagate labor trafficking. To effectively deter trafficker-recruiters and ensure independent recruiters are acting ethically, an all-encompassing method of accountability needs to be …