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The Lawyer As Active Participant In Public Life, Douglas B. Ammar, Gene R. Nichol, Teresa Pike Tomlinson

Mercer Law Review

Remarks from the Lawyer as Active Participant in Public Life panelists from the Mercer Law Review Annual Symposium, which was entitled Parts of a Whole: The Multiple Roles of the Lawyer and Professional Identity (Oct. 4, 2024). A recording of The Lawyer as Active Participant in Public Life panel may be found online at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=Iixbw77DW_I [https://perma.cc/NQ4X-MW43]. Each of the panelists’ full biographies may be found online at the following link: https://guides.law.mercer.edu/ld.php?content_id= 78269490 [https://perma.cc/CAY7-MQUX].

Professional Identity In Context: The Transactional Business Lawyer As Counselor And Leader, Joan Macleod Heminway

Mercer Law Review

A lawyer’s professional identity development is a continuous journey of self-leadership in their lawyering role. The self-leadership may be unplanned, or it may be purposeful. Regardless, the journey is real. And I have come to believe it is important to the individual and the profession.

I identify, in my legal professional space, as a transactional business lawyer. For fifteen years before becoming a law professor, I practiced law full-time in a private firm, principally working on matters involving the legal aspects of business finance and governance in transactional, advisory, and compliance contexts. Most of my full-time law practice involved corporate …

Expressing Sincere Gratitude In Writing: A Modest Step Towards Being A Better And More Effective Lawyer, Bret Rappaport

Mercer Law Review

In my antique desk, at the far back of the big hard-to-open drawer, sits a large brown envelope. The envelope holds about forty years’ worth of thank-you notes to me. Some from clients. Some from coworkers. Some from students. Why do I keep them? Maybe I will be able to answer that question by the time I finish writing this Article. As I write this Introduction, I’m not sure. I don’t specifically remember each card or letter, but a couple do come to mind. They do so with blazing clarity. One is from my high school English teacher, Mrs. Severns. …

Technique With Ideals: An Essay On Professional Identity And Cause Lawyering, Patrick E. Longan, Mark R. Brown

Mercer Law Review

The accreditation standards of the American Bar Association Section on Legal Education and Admission require every school to “provide substantial opportunities to students for . . . the development of a professional identity.” The standards include Interpretation 303-5, which provides guidance about what professional identity means for lawyers and how law schools should seek to shape the professional identities of their students: “Professional identity focuses on what it means to be a lawyer and the special obligations lawyers have to their clients and society. The development of professional identity should involve an intentional exploration of the values, guiding principles, and …

The Pressure Points Of Professional Identity For Judges In The Modern Era, Charles Gardner Geyh

Mercer Law Review

The duties core to the professional identity of a judge are encapsulated in an ethical directive at the literal forefront of the Model Code of Judicial Conduct, some variation of which all state and federal judiciaries have adopted. Rule 1.2 provides that “[a] judge shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary[.]” This directive implicates three challenges, or pressure points, relevant to a judge’s identity: 1) insofar as judges begin their legal careers as practicing lawyers, when they ascend the bench their professional identities must transition from …

From Ballots To Bureaucrats: Who Is Really Holding Georgia’S Prosecutors Accountable?, Sutton M. Eggena

Mercer Law Review

In the modern justice system that we know today, prosecutors play a significant role in shaping the lives, reputations, and liberties the everyday American enjoys. Former United States Attorney General and Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson once said, “[t]he prosecutor has more control over life, liberty, and reputation than any other person in America.” A prosecutor’s position in the criminal justice system is unlike any other, holding the power to decide who gets charged with a crime and the severity of those charges. This power has evolved, moving from a system where individuals and families had to fight for …

Walking The Ethical Tightrope: The Supreme Court Of Georgia Finds The Thin Line Between Professional Misconduct And Personal Mistakes, A. Lane Hammond

Mercer Law Review

When does a lawyer’s misconduct outside the courtroom affect their licensed status? This question has become increasingly relevant in the legal profession where the line between personal and professional conduct is thin. To a law student nearing the character and fitness portion of the Georgia Bar, that answer feels like, “Always.” Some practicing attorneys may emphatically answer, “Never.” Attorneys are expected to follow the highest ethical standards, but the reality is that many make ethical mistakes in the practice of law and in their personal lives. The challenge of determining which of these mistakes the Supreme Court of Georgia can …

Locating Timbre In Copyright Law’S Modern Musical Work, Lauren Wilson

Journal Articles

Copyright law requires courts deciding music infringement cases to locate two copyrights within a single song: one in the “musical work” and another in the “sound recording.” But songs do not naturally divide into such pieces. Instead, judges untrained in music must parse from a unified song the musical elements belonging to each copyright and to whom those copyrights belong. They have historically approached the task as a simple matter of identifying elements notated on a score as belonging to the musical work and placing “everything else” on the sound recording, but such a formalistic approach does not suit the …

Loper Bright: Resurrecting Skidmore In A New Era, Bernard W. Bell

Seton Hall Law Review

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Loper Bright’S Deregulatory Synergies, Renee Farmer, Daniel G. Aaron

Seton Hall Law Review

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The Ministerial Exception And The Fair Labor Standards Act, William Grabas

Seton Hall Law Review

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Deference And Discretion In Bank Regulation, Heidi Mandanis Schooner

Seton Hall Law Review

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Table Of Contents - Vol. 55, No. 5 2025

Seton Hall Law Review

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The Pressure Points Of Professional Identity For Judges In The Modern Era, Charles G. Geyh

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The duties core to the professional identity of a judge are encapsulated in an ethical directive at the literal forefront of the Model Code of Judicial Conduct, some variation of which all state and federal judiciaries have adopted. Rule 1.2 provides that “[a] judge shall act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity, and impartiality of the judiciary[.]” This directive implicates three challenges, or pressure points, relevant to a judge’s identity: 1) insofar as judges begin their legal careers as practicing lawyers, when they ascend the bench their professional identities must transition from …

Irreparable Harm: How The United States Fails To Remedy Unjust Deportations, Joe Colley

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

When the United States wrongfully deports individuals, the harm is often irreversible. This piece explores the systemic gaps that leave those unjustly deported without meaningful remedies or recourse.

Peach State To Global Debate: Election Technology And Voter Faith, Laura Starling

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Coffee County voting data breach highlights vulnerabilities in U.S. election technology—prompting a comparison with global voting systems to identify best practices for restoring public trust in democratic processes.

K-Popopoly: Navigating Antitrust Terrain In South Korea’S Music Markets, Elise Joffe

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

South Korea’s unique blend of Chaebol dominance and a booming K-Pop industry contrasts sharply with U.S. antitrust norms, raising key questions about how competition law adapts across cultures.

Child Rights: Bangladesh’S Obligations Under The Worst Forms Of Child Labor And Minimum Age Conventions, Ella Jones

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

Despite international prohibitions, millions of children in Bangladesh endure exploitative labor in violation of ILO conventions, highlighting the country’s enforcement failures and urgent need for reform.

Will Green Mean “Stop”? Exploring How Combatting The Climate Crisis Impacts On Wto Relevance, Sean Stacy

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

The WTO faces a legitimacy crisis as climate change demands leadership it may be structurally unfit to provide, raising doubts about its future role in global governance.

The Local Impact Of The International Standardization Of Transitional Justice: Lessons From The Ugandan Case, Thomas Hansen

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

This Article examines how international transitional justice (TJ) standardization has influenced Uganda's TJ processes, exploring stakeholder perceptions, local implementation, and its implications for academics, policymakers, and practitioners.

Countries As Laboratories: Reflections On Sierra Leone’S Amended Anti-Human Trafficking Law, Andrea Dennis

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

Sierra Leone’s improved anti-trafficking laws align with global norms, but enforcement remains weak due to socio-economic realities and Western deterrence mismatches, limiting effective prosecution despite recent legislative reforms.

Masthead, Gjicl Journal

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Table Of Contents, Gjicl Journal

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Folder 2, Professor Reports, 1907, Joseph Daniel Pope

Pope, Joseph Daniel (1901-1908)

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Folder 1, Law Books For S.C. College 1905, Joseph Daniel Pope

Pope, Joseph Daniel (1901-1908)

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Dean Joseph Daniel Pope Files, 1901-1908 - Guide, Joseph Daniel Pope

Pope, Joseph Daniel (1901-1908)

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Folder 1, Maurice Herndon Moore File, Maurice Herndon Moore

Moore, Maurice Herndon (1908-1910)

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Dean Maurice Herndon Moore Files, 1908-1910 Guide, Maurice Herndon Moore

Moore, Maurice Herndon (1908-1910)

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Originalism And Democratic Decline, Robin Maril

Maryland Law Review

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Consumer (Mis)Understanding Of Dietary Supplement Labels, Jason Iuliano, Madison Kilbride

Texas A&M Law Review

“Helps lower cholesterol levels” and “helps promote healthy cholesterol levels.” Both of these claims are found on pharmacy products. And to ordinary consumers, the message is the same: take this pill and improve your cholesterol. Nevertheless, Congress has placed these statements in two very different regulatory categories. The former is classified as a disease claim, and the latter as a structure/function claim. Whereas products making disease claims require years of clinical trials and analyses before regulatory approval can be granted, products making structure/function claims do not even require governmental review before they can be sold to consumers. This bifurcated regulatory …