The best part of law school orientation? For Alex Michie, it was as simple as waiting for the bus, where he met new classmates who were also headed across town to Georgetown University’s Hilltop campus for the annual Faculty Moot Court.
As 2023 draws to a close, we're looking back at the past year at Georgetown Law, from headline-grabbing guest speakers to innovative student and faculty achievements. Join us in reflecting on this year's memorable moments below.
Michael F. Williams, F'98, L'01, a partner at the law firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP, began a two-year term in July as chair of the Georgetown University Law Center's Board of Visitors (BOV). The BOV, made up of alumni and friends of the Law Center, serves…
Some days, Innocence Project attorney Yosha Gunasekera told an audience of aspiring public interest lawyers, she feels like a cold-case detective as she combs through transcripts, autopsy records, police reports and crime scene footage in search of evidence that could exonerate clients who have been wrongfully convicted.
Call it the antitrust renaissance: Under the leadership of Lina Khan, who was sworn in as the youngest-ever chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at age 32 in 2021, the agency has gained attention for taking on challenges such as the regulation of Big Tech companies and artificial intelligence.
Sandra Day O’Connor, H’86, the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court, died December 1, 2023 at the age of 93. During her time on the Court, and especially afterward, she formed deep relationships with the Georgetown Law community.
By the summer of 1941, months before the United States entered World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had appointed seven of the Supreme Court’s nine justices and handpicked an eighth for the role of chief justice. A new book by Professor Cliff…
Discussing a wide range of issues, from deliberations on same-sex marriage to grad school memories, Chief Justice of India Dhananjanaya Yeshwant Chandrachud and recently retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer met for the fourth “Comparative Constitutional Law Conversation” at Georgetown Law on October 23.
In recent years, several Georgetown Law professors have entered the world of podcasting, offering sophisticated legal analysis and insight with no tuition required.
Alternating between inspirational advice and anecdotes from a career in the trenches of Capitol Hill, U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi, H’02 (D-Calif.), Speaker Emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives, delivered Georgetown Law’s 2023 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Lecture on October 26 to an audience of 1L students in the newly renovated Hart Auditorium.
More than 1,750 Georgetown Law alumni and their guests reconvened for their class reunions last weekend, with 34 separate events taking place across the Capitol Hill campus and beyond over the course of three days. Members of classes who graduated…