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Georgetown Center for the Constitution Awards Cooley Book Prize to Law Professors Robert J. Cottrol, L'84, of George Washington University and Brannon P. Denning of Samford University

January 17, 2025 Campus News Constitutional Law & Theory Our Alumni Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Georgetown Center for the Constitution is pleased to announce that Robert J. Cottrol, L’84, Harold Paul Green Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School and Professor of History and Sociology in…

Georgetown Law alumni judges interviewed for this article include: (top row, L-R) The Hon. Jonathan J.C. Grey, L’07, The Hon. Nina F. Elgo, L’90, The Hon. Thomas M. Hardiman, L’90, (middle row, L-R) The Hon. Anita Josey-Herring, L’87, The Hon. Terrence G. Berg, F’81, L’86, The Hon. Holta Zaçaj, L’08, (bottom row, L-R) The Hon. Seth R. Aframe, L’99, The Hon. John P. Howard III, L’10, The Hon. Jennifer G. Zipps, L’90

Georgetown Judges from A(lbania) to Z(ipps)

December 13, 2024 Campus News Constitutional Law & Theory Our Alumni Public Interest & Community Service

Alumni are serving on the bench across the country and world; despite their different backgrounds, courts and legal systems, they are united in their commitment to public service.

Georgetown Law Supreme Court Institute Previews October Term 2024

October 2, 2024 Campus News Constitutional Law & Theory

Georgetown Law faculty, students and members of the press gathered to discuss the United States Supreme Court’s upcoming October 2024 term during two campus preview panels – one for students and one for journalists – hosted by the Supreme Court Institute on Sept. 24 and 25.

Prof. Randy Barnett discussed his new memoir at a recent event co-hosted by the Federalist Society and the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.

A Life for Liberty: Professor Randy Barnett Chronicles 'the Making of an American Originalist' in New Memoir

September 17, 2024 Constitutional Law & Theory Faculty

For Professor Randy Barnett, the highlights of his career — trying felony cases as a Cook County prosecutor, arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court and even playing an attorney in a science fiction film — make up what he calls an “after-the-fact bucket list.”

Prof. Brian Wolfman (center, in black jacket) and Madeline Meth L'17 (center, in purple dress) pose with members of the Appellate Immersion Clinic following oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Georgetown Law Appellate Immersion Clinic Wins Key Employment Discrimination Case in U.S. Supreme Court

August 26, 2024 Campus News Clinics Constitutional Law & Theory

“The idea was not to just take a case, but change the law.” - Professor Brian Wolfman, Appellate Immersion Clinic

Georgetown Law alumni Bernard Cohen, left, and Philip Hirschkop, right, represented Mildred and Richard Loving in the landmark case that led to the legalization of interracial marriage in the U.S. Photo from a 1967 ABC News interview, courtesy of the 2011 documentary "The Loving Story."

Georgetown University to Present Honorary Doctorate to Civil Rights Attorney Philip Hirschkop, L’64

May 14, 2024 Campus News Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Constitutional Law & Theory Our Alumni Race & Law

Philip Hirschkop, L’64, will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the Georgetown Law commencement on Sunday, May 19. In the six decades since his graduation, Hirschkop has had a storied career in civil rights law, but he is best known for one…

Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr. shared memories at the Georgetown Law Supreme Court Institute’s 25th Anniversary celebration.

Georgetown Law’s Supreme Court Institute Celebrates 25 Years

April 30, 2024 Campus News Constitutional Law & Theory Faculty

It began as a pie-in-the-sky idea from a faculty member, and a quarter-century later has become an invaluable resource for lawyers preparing for oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court – and a precious educational opportunity for Georgetown Law students.

Participants at the 2019 Women's March in in Los Angeles championed ratification of the ERA.

A Path Forward for the ERA? Lawmakers, Academics and Advocates Come Together to Strategize

April 18, 2024 Campus News Congress Constitutional Law & Theory Faculty Feminism & Gender Studies Impacting Change

In December 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first introduced in the U.S. House and Senate. Coming just after the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, the ERA aimed to give women’s equality full Constitutional protection.

What I’m Working On: Professor Paul Rothstein on Evidence Law

April 4, 2024 Constitutional Law & Theory Criminal Law Faculty Legal Research & Writing What I'm Working On

Among the treasured books in Professor Paul Rothstein's office is a signed first-edition volume by John Henry Wigmore, the lawyer and legal scholar whom Rothstein describes as the "Einstein of evidence law" for his contributions to the field at the turn of the 20th century.

Georgetown Law's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Announces Historic Settlement in 2020 Fraudulent Electors Case

March 28, 2024 Campus News Constitutional Law & Theory Election Law

On March 4, Georgetown Law's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP), Law Forward and Stafford Rosenbaum LLP announced a historic settlement in first-of-its-kind litigation against participants in a fraudulent electors scheme intended to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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