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Professor Chris Brummer, the faculty director of Georgetown Law's Institute of International Economic Law, testified on the Hill on July 17, raising concerns about a white paper describing Facebook's cryptocurrency Libra.

On the Hill: Professor Chris Brummer on Facebook’s Proposed Cryptocurrency and Its Impact on Consumers, Investors and the American Financial System

July 19, 2019 Faculty International Economic Law

On July 17, Georgetown Law Professor Chris Brummer — the faculty director of the Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL) — testified before the House Financial Services Committee with respect to Libra, Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency. The hearing was chaired by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-NC).

Retired Justice John Paul Stevens is pictured with Dean William M. Treanor in Georgetown Law’s Hart Auditorium in this October 1, 2014, file photo. Stevens died July 16, 2019.

Georgetown Law Dean William M. Treanor Remembers Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens

July 17, 2019 Constitutional Law & Theory Faculty

Back when Georgetown Law Dean William M. Treanor was the dean of Fordham Law, former U.S. President Gerald Ford wrote to him in a letter that Ford would be more than happy to have his presidential legacy rest solely on his nomination of John Paul Stevens to the U.S. Supreme Court.

On July 10, Assistant Dean and Professor from Practice Vicki Arroyo (L’94), executive director of the Georgetown Climate Center (GCC) at Georgetown Law, testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in a hearing entitled “Investing in America’s Surface Transportation Infrastructure: The Need for a Multi-Year Reauthorization Bill." (Photo Credit U.S. Senate)

On the Hill: Professor from Practice Vicki Arroyo on Investing in Transportation Infrastructure

July 10, 2019 Congress Environmental Law Faculty

On July 10, Assistant Dean and Professor from Practice Vicki Arroyo (L’94), executive director of the Georgetown Climate Center (GCC) at Georgetown Law, testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in a hearing entitled “Investing…

On July 9, Professor Angela Campbell (second from left), who directs the Institute for Public Representation’s Communications & Technology Law Clinic, testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in a hearing on “Protecting Innocence in a Digital World." (Photo Courtesy U.S. Senate)

On the Hill: Professor Angela Campbell on Protecting Children’s Privacy in the Digital Age

July 10, 2019 Clinics Congress Faculty Technology, Communication, and Intellectual Property

On July 9, Professor Angela Campbell, who directs the Institute for Public Representation’s Communications & Technology Law Clinic, testified before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in a hearing on “Protecting Innocence in a Digital World, chaired…

As an asteroid buzzes by our planet in early June, Professor David Koplow is working on the problem — as a consultant to NASA on a topic identified as “Planetary Defense.”

Professor David Koplow on Planetary Defense: The Asteroid Problem

June 4, 2019 Faculty International & Comparative Law Technology, Communication, and Intellectual Property

The question seems like science fiction or a classic video game: What should be done — legally, of course — if we discover some day that there is a large asteroid on a collision course with Earth?

Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks to the 2019 graduating class.

Reconstruction and the “Unfinished Revolution”: A Conversation for the Graduates Between Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Georgetown Law Dean William M. Treanor

May 15, 2019 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Faculty

The story of Reconstruction and its overthrow, after only a dozen years, said Henry Louis Gates, Jr., “shatters all notions that history is a straight line, drawn inexorably towards progress. And in that shattering is a lesson for all of us: vigilance.”

Aaron Steeg (L’19) and Claire Cahill (L’19) with Professor Erica Hashimoto of the Appellate Litigation Clinic after Cahill argued before the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in January.

Before Commencement, Appellate Litigation Clinic Students Savor Success

May 14, 2019 Clinics Criminal Law Faculty

Just before graduation, Claire Cahill (L’19), Aaron Steeg (L’19) and Dominick Schumacher (L’19) had an extra reason to celebrate.

Gabriella Ferrara (L’19), Professor Abbe Smith, Executive Assistant Teruko Richardson, Fellow Eboni Blenman, and Christopher Herr (L'19) of the Criminal Defense & Prisoner Advocacy Clinic.

Criminal Defense & Prisoner Advocacy Clinic Advocates for Maryland Woman Seeking Release from Prison

May 14, 2019 Clinics Criminal Law Faculty Impacting Change

Fransharon Jackson has done what’s been asked of her since she was sentenced in 1998 to life in prison.

Dean William M. Treanor presents Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (H'18) with an artist's depiction of a planned bench and memorial to honor Norton, a professor at Georgetown Law for 36 years. (Rendering by Jeff Stikeman for Robert A.M. Stern Architects.)

Georgetown Law Dedicates “Tower Green” to Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)(Professor Emerita, H'18)

April 24, 2019 Campus News Faculty Public Interest & Community Service

On April 23, Georgetown Law dedicated its “Tower Green” to Congresswoman and Professor Emerita Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC).

Professor Donald Langevoort with Professor David Super, who won this year's Frank F. Flegal Excellence in Teaching Award

2019 Teaching & Scholarship Awards: Adjunct Professors Dori Bernstein & Timothy Brightbill, Professors Steven Goldblatt & David Super Honored

April 22, 2019 Faculty

Georgetown Law’s annual Teaching and Scholarship Luncheon on April 18 honored the full-time and adjunct Law Center faculty who are making an impact in teaching, writing, representing clients and above all, making a difference in the lives of their students.

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