http://www.law.georgetown.edu/ The latest news and events from the Georgetown Law website. Thu, 23 May 2013 01:53:12 EDT en-us http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/anna-gelpern-joins-georgetown-law-faculty.cfm 2013-05-21 15:34:28 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:34:28 EDT Georgetown University Law Center is pleased to welcome Anna Gelpern as a new member of its full-time faculty. A prolific scholar and dedicated teacher, Anna Gelpern is widely recognized in academia and government as one of... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/georgetown-law-among-worlds-top-law-schools.cfm 2013-05-09 15:40:01 Thu, 09 May 2013 15:40:01 EDT Georgetown University Law Center ranks number 23 in the 2013 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World Law School Rankings with an overall score of 76.40, according to TaxProf Blog. The methodology is based on academic reputation, employer reputation,... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/deputy-attorney-general-james-cole-cybersecurity-law-institute.cfm 2013-05-09 10:56:14 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:56:14 EDT WHO  James M. Cole, Deputy Attorney General of the United States WHAT Call to Action WHEN    Thursday, May 23, 2013, 2:45 3:30 p.m. WHERE    Georgetown University Law CenterHart Auditorium, McDonough Hall600 New Jersey... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/2013-georgetown-law-commencement-ceremony.cfm 2013-05-08 15:00:10 Wed, 08 May 2013 15:00:10 EDT WEBCAST LINK http://www.georgetown.edu/news/commencement-2013-law.html PHOTOS http://on.fb.me/Z66W1C WHO Greta Van Susteren (L79, LL.M.82) served as Commencement speaker and received an honorary degree. Walter Pincus (L01) also received an honorary degree. WHEN    Sunday, May 19, 2013, 2:00 p.m.  ... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/web-stories/ssrn-top-ten.cfm 2013-05-03 13:16:33 Fri, 03 May 2013 13:16:33 EDT If you had visited the site May 2, you would have found that five of the top 10 All Time Hits in the category of U.S. Constitutional Law: Interpretation & Judicial Review are by Georgetown Law... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/web-stories/supreme-court-institute-honors-solicitor-general.cfm 2013-04-29 16:59:14 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:59:14 EDT  Verrilli, a former Law Center adjunct professor who assumed the SG role two years ago, has argued some of the Courts most important recent cases, as former acting Solicitor General Walter Dellinger noted. The thing that... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/members-of-georgetown-law-community-to-receive-burton-awards.cfm 2013-04-29 13:56:50 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:56:50 EDT David A. Schnitzer (L13) has won a 2013 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for his paper, Into Justice Jacksons Twilight: A Constitutional and Historical Analysis of Treaty Termination. Schnitzer and other winners from law schools and... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/professor-howard-shelanski-nominated-to-head-office-of-information-and-regulatory-affairs.cfm 2013-04-29 09:52:11 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:52:11 EDT Georgetown University Law Center Professor Howard Shelanski, currently director of the Bureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the administrator of the Office of Information... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/barristers-council-enjoys-successful-year.cfm 2013-04-25 09:30:14 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:30:14 EDT Congratulations to the Barristers Council on a successful year! As of this writing, Georgetown is ranked 5th in the country in appellate advocacy by the Blakely Advocacy Institute at the University of Houston, and  8th in... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/web-stories/public-interest-by-the-numbers.cfm 2013-04-25 09:29:55 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:29:55 EDT 250: Number of first-years who signed the Pro Bono Pledge. 41: Number of projects in which they participated. 31: Number of organizations they served. 50,000: Number of hours students worked in public-service externships. $25,000: Amount of... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/professor-aleinikoff-elected-to-american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences.cfm 2013-04-24 12:16:38 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:16:38 EDT Georgetown University Law Center Professor T. Alexander Aleinikoff has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nations most prestigious honorary societies. Aleinikoff, who has been serving as United... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/web-stories/law-students-design-apps-for-iron-tech.cfm 2013-04-19 15:56:14 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:56:14 EDT In California, one in five has a criminal record standing between them and employment, so this is a very prevalent problem, said Mitchell London (L14). This app is modeled to be a conversation between someone who... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/screening-and-discussion-west-of-memphis.cfm 2013-04-19 10:32:04 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:32:04 EDT WHAT Screening and Discussion: West of Memphis WHO Stephen Braga, Lead Attorney for the West Memphis Three; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center; Georgetown Law Class of 1981 WHEN    Tuesday, April 23, 2013Screening: 6:30 p.m.Discussion:... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/professor-adam-levitin-honored-by-american-law-institute.cfm 2013-04-18 11:48:10 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:48:10 EDT Georgetown University Law Center Professor Adam Levitin has been selected as one of two recipients of the American Law Institutes 2013 Young Scholars Medal. The other recipient is Professor Amy B. Monahan of the University of... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/screening-and-discussion-gideons-army.cfm 2013-04-18 10:43:15 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:43:15 EDT WHAT Screening and Discussion: Gideons Army WHO Jo-Ann Wallace, President and CEO, National Legal Aid & Defender AssociationAbbe Smith, Professor, Director of the Criminal Defense & Prisoner Advocacy Clinic, Co-Director of the E. Barrett Prettyman Program,... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/report-launch-tapped-out-threats-to-the-human-right-to-water-in-urban-united-states.cfm 2013-04-17 09:54:59 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:54:59 EDT Skyrocketing water rates have left many people in the United States unable to pay their water bills, leaving significant numbers without access to running water in their homes.  This is the conclusion of a new report,... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/web-stories/experiential-learning-course-featured-at-dash-conference.cfm 2013-04-15 14:31:52 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:31:52 EDT  We approached Georgetown about designing a practicum in which students could analyze the international instruments to which Sudan is a party and apply those instruments to the mounting evidence of Sudans crimes, said Adjunct Professor... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/web-stories/iraqi-delegation-visits-law-center.cfm 2013-04-10 14:22:15 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:22:15 EDT  The visitors, in town for the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court competition, got a crash course in clinics, experiential learning and practicum courses from the dean and from Katrina Homel (L13), who described her... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/federalist-society-tenth-annual-lifetime-service-award.cfm 2013-04-10 09:58:19 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:58:19 EDT WHAT Federalist Societys 10th Annual Lifetime Service Award - Honoring Judge Robert H. Bork WHO Gregory E. Maggs, Interim Dean, George Washington University Law School WHEN Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 6:30 8:30 p.m. WHERE Georgetown... http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/web-stories/cameron-kerry-speaks-at-law-center.cfm 2013-04-08 16:18:31 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:18:31 EDT  Scarcely any issue arises in the U.S. government that does not become a question for legal counsel sooner or later, said Kerry, who focuses on the legal and policy issues of everything from placing weather satellites...