Results Are In: ‘Campaigning’ Class a Win
November 27, 2018 Congress Election Law FacultyNicqelle Godfrey would not take no for an answer.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Reflects on the Role of Courts, Rule of Law
Sotomayor joined members of the Georgetown Law community for a wide-ranging conversation with Dean Treanor about pressing issues facing the judiciary today,
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Thirteen Georgetown Law Alumni in 116th Congress
November 8, 2018 Congress Our AlumniWhen the 116th United States Congress convenes in January, it will include one newly elected Georgetown Law alumna — bringing the total number of Law Center graduates serving in Congress to 13. Five serve in the Senate and 8 will serve in the House…
Georgetown Law Professor David Hyman Publishes New Book, Testifies Before Congress on the Costs of Health Care
July 5, 2018 Congress Faculty Health LawAbout three-quarters of the way through medical school at the University of Chicago, Professor David Hyman decided he might like to be an attorney in addition to being a doctor. So he started — and finished — law school, also at the University of Chicago, and then went back and completed his medical degree.
Senators Cory Booker, Tina Smith Talk Access to Medicines
July 3, 2018 Congress Health Law“This is not a time to curl up, to shut up, to give up — it is a time to stand up, to speak up, and to rise up…” Senator Cory Booker (D.-N.J.), said, speaking at Georgetown Law on June 28.
Congressional Oversight of the DOJ and FBI in the Trump Era
April 20, 2018 Congress Legislation and Administrative LawAdministrations of both parties have traditionally kept the Department of Justice at arm’s length, allowing investigations and prosecutions to run their course without political interference.
Georgetown Law’s Week One: Simulations Test Students on Real-World Scenarios
January 16, 2018 Congress Constitutional Law & Theory Environmental Law Health Law“We’re poor, we don’t have much money, and resources are low,” 1L student Ellen Watlington (L’20) reported to Chris Rea of the National Academies of Sciences at Georgetown Law during “Week One.” “What have you seen that works in coastal…
Experts Provide a Look Ahead at “Congress, the Executive Branch and the Trump Administration”
January 19, 2017 CongressAs Washington, D.C., and the country prepares for a new administration, a panel of professors and other experts weighed in on what a Republican president and Congress could mean for the Affordable Care Act, Supreme Court nominees, financial regulation, filibusters and more.
Fifteen Georgetown Law Alumni in 115th Congress
November 10, 2016 Congress Our AlumniWhen the 115th United States Congress convenes in January, it will include two newly elected Georgetown Law alumni, bringing the total number of Law Center graduates serving in Congress to 15. Five serve in the Senate and 10 serve in the House of Representatives;…
Watch “Decision 2016: What's Trending - #ImWithHer or #MAGA?”
October 27, 2016 Congress“Decision 2016: What's Trending - #ImWithHer or #MAGA?” at Georgetown Law on October 24 brought together six experts — Republican and Democrat, military and civilian, pollsters and journalists, men and women — to glean their thoughts on the 2016…
Rep. Steny Hoyer (L’66): Restoring Faith in Government
July 12, 2016 Congress“As I’ve traveled across the country…,” said House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)(L’66), speaking in Hart Auditorium on July 11, “I’ve heard the same sentiment: too many of our people believe that the American Dream is slipping away…