M. Elizabeth Magill, the new dean of Georgetown Law, discusses her path to becoming a lawyer and a professor, her approach to leadership and what she loves about living in Washington, D.C.
Sally Q. Yates, former Acting U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Deputy Attorney General, joined Georgetown Law for the Fall 2017 Semester as a Distinguished Lecturer from Government. Among other things, she recently spoke to Visiting Professor Hillary Sale's…
Peter Edelman, the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown Law, publishes his new book, "Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America" (The New Press) on October 31. We sat down with Edelman, who is the…
Professor Emeritus Heathcote “Pete” Woolsey Wales, who joined the Georgetown Law faculty in 1971, died Friday, October 6, at his home in Wyoming. “Pete’s contributions to Georgetown were profound and diverse,” said Georgetown Law Dean William…
When the Supreme Court agreed to hear Gill v. Whitford, the Wisconsin gerrymandering case, Distinguished Visitor from Practice Paul M. Smith found himself in the unique position of preparing to argue a Supreme Court case while planning his Constitutional…
On September 12, 2017, Georgetown Law Dean William M. Treanor spoke before a group of new American citizens on the day of their naturalization ceremony at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Read his full remarks below. Thank you…
Georgetown Law is pleased to welcome Sally Yates, former Acting U.S. Attorney General, as a Distinguished Lecturer from Government.
Georgetown Law’s first-year J.D. class is among the best and the brightest ever seen on our campus — with a 3.79 grade point average, the highest ever. The class also has a strong commitment to public service, with experience in teaching, the Peace…
Not even a much-anticipated eclipse could shadow the enthusiasm of Georgetown Law students, faculty and staff during Orientation Week 2017. And as the 80s song goes, they even wore shades. More than 1000 new students — including 580 J.D., 567 graduate/LL…
For the 50th anniversary of the landmark 1967 Supreme Court decision, Georgetown Law Professor Sheryll Cashin has published Loving: Interracial Intimacy in America and the Threat to White Supremacy (Beacon Press). Loving v. Virginia, popularized in…
In order to understand laws, court cases and policies related to technology, one must first understand technology — which is why 40 congressional staffers from both sides of the aisle willingly spent two days of their August recess at Georgetown Law…