Two Historic Gifts for Georgetown Law
February 9, 2021 Our AlumniGeorgetown University Law Center has received transformational gifts from two of its most generous and dedicated alumni.
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FTC Chair Lina Khan on the ‘Promises of Antitrust’
Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan visited Georgetown Law for a lively, student-led discussion of current issues in antitrust enforcement and consumer protection.
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Georgetown Law Faculty and Alumni Tapped to Serve in Biden-Harris Administration
January 22, 2021 Congress Faculty Our AlumniJust hours after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were inaugurated on Wednesday, Georgetown Law alumna Avril Haines (L’01) became the first member of the new cabinet to be confirmed by the Senate.
Avril Haines (L’01) Tapped to Serve as Director of National Intelligence in the Biden Administration
November 24, 2020 National Security Law Our AlumniThis week, the Biden-Harris presidential transition team announced its plans to nominate Georgetown Law alumna Avril Haines (L’01) as Director of National Intelligence when the new administration takes office early next year.
Eleven Georgetown Law Alumni Will Serve in the 117th Congress
November 11, 2020 Election Law Our AlumniAs Dean William M. Treanor is fond of saying, “Georgetown Law students choose to study in the place where laws are made.”
Georgetown Law Alumnae Share Stories of Agility and Adapting to Change
March 12, 2020 Feminism & Gender Studies Our AlumniIf there was one truism that captured the mood at the 2020 Georgetown Law Women’s Forum, it was this: “There’s no straight path,” said Georgetown Law Professor Hillary Sale, who moderated the opening plenary. “Some periods are very lumpy. And it’s never, ever an easy work life balance.”
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Celebrates Centennial of “First Step” toward Equal Citizenship for Women, Says Work Remains
February 13, 2020 Feminism & Gender Studies Our AlumniU.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined U.S. Appeals Court Judge M. Margaret McKeown (L’75, H‘05) center stage at Georgetown Law this week for a centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment co-hosted by the American Bar Association.
Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic Wins Convention Against Torture Case
December 9, 2019 Clinics Human Rights & Immigration Our AlumniMrs. Doe’s journey isn’t over yet, but she is much closer to home, thanks to three Georgetown Law students – now alumni – who took Professor Brian Wolfman’s Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic last spring. Daniel Duhaime, Alexandra Keck and…
Georgetown Law Celebrates Reunion Weekend 2019
October 28, 2019 Our AlumniGeorgetown Law does things right — including a record-breaking Reunion Weekend 2019 with more than 2000 alumni, faculty, staff, and guests attending from around the world. Among the highlights during the three days of festivities October 18 to 20 was the annual Reunion Gala at the National Building Museum, where five alumni were honored for their contributions to the community and to Georgetown Law.
Heeding the Call: Two Georgetown Law Alumni Fight for Asylum-seekers
October 21, 2019 Human Rights & Immigration Impacting Change Our AlumniLaura Peña (L’11) and Erika Pinheiro (L’10, MPP’10) have never met, but they share a common bond in addition to their alma mater. Confronted with recent policy shifts against asylum-seekers and immigrants from Latin America, each woman quit her job to take up their cause.
Institute for Public Representation’s 2018 Complaint Against YouTube and Google Regarding Protection of Children Results in Settlement, Fine
September 5, 2019 Clinics Faculty Our Alumni Technology, Communication, and Intellectual PropertyAn April 2018 complaint filed by Georgetown Law’s Institute for Public Representation Communications & Technology clinic on behalf of clients Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) has resulted in…