Before Commencement, Appellate Litigation Clinic Students Savor Success
May 14, 2019 Clinics Criminal Law FacultyJust before graduation, Claire Cahill (L’19), Aaron Steeg (L’19) and Dominick Schumacher (L’19) had an extra reason to celebrate.
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Georgetown Professors Discuss Racial Justice after the Election
Shortly after Election Day, two leading scholars on race, history and justice came together for a panel discussion, “Now What? Racial Justice After the 2020 Election.”
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Criminal Defense & Prisoner Advocacy Clinic Advocates for Maryland Woman Seeking Release from Prison
May 14, 2019 Clinics Criminal Law Faculty Impacting ChangeFransharon Jackson has done what’s been asked of her since she was sentenced in 1998 to life in prison.
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 ServiceOn April 23, Georgetown Law dedicated its “Tower Green” to Congresswoman and Professor Emerita Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC).
2019 Teaching & Scholarship Awards: Adjunct Professors Dori Bernstein & Timothy Brightbill, Professors Steven Goldblatt & David Super Honored
April 22, 2019 FacultyGeorgetown 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.
Victoria Nourse Installed as the Inaugural Ralph V. Whitworth Professor
March 14, 2019 Congress Constitutional Law & Theory Faculty“We live in very, very challenging times — times when it is said that our democracy struggles...,” Professor Victoria Nourse said, following her installation as the inaugural Ralph V. Whitworth Professor of Law in February. “One might think…
Georgetown Law Professors Eloise Pasachoff, Joshua Teitelbaum Named 2019 Williams Research Professors
March 6, 2019 FacultyGeorgetown Law Professor Eloise Pasachoff and Professor Joshua Teitelbaum have been named the 2019 Williams Research Professors. The Williams Professorships, established through the generosity of Agnes N. Williams (L’54), recognize and support the scholarly…
National Security Law Society Hosts “Emergency at the Border?”
March 6, 2019 Congress Faculty Human Rights & ImmigrationTwo weeks after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border — and one week before a Senate vote on the matter — Mary McCord (L’90) of Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection teamed up with other experts to explore the legal issues.
Blume Professor Jane Aiken: “The Problem of Justice”
February 21, 2019 Faculty Human Rights & Immigration Public Interest & Community ServiceOn February 12, Professor Jane Aiken (LL.M.'85) was installed as the inaugural Blume Professor, a chair made possible through the extraordinary generosity of Bruce (L’80) and Ann Blume (Parents ’08, ’20). The Blumes recently committed $10 million…
Office of Admissions Invites High Schoolers to Visit Georgetown Law as Part of Early Outreach
February 14, 2019 Campus News Congress Faculty Our AlumniVisiting Professor M. Tia Johnson — a former assistant secretary for legislative affairs at the Department of Homeland Security who teaches national security — doesn’t see teenagers in her classes very often. But Visiting Professor Charisma Howell, the director of Georgetown Law’s Street Law program, is used to teaching high school students.
ACLU National Legal Director, Professor David Cole, Speaks to Georgetown Law Chapter
February 11, 2019 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination FacultyPerhaps no guest of a Georgetown Law student organization was ever quite so at ease speaking to Georgetown Law students as David Cole, the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Legal Director.