Five Georgetown Law Faculty Members Honored with Named Professorships
February 29, 2024 Campus News FacultyThe Georgetown Law community gathered on Feb. 28 to celebrate the achievements of five faculty members who were awarded named professorships.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Reflects on Judicial Independence, Transparency
United States Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined members of the Georgetown Law community for a wide-ranging conversation hosted by the Georgetown Center for the Constitution.
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Bridging Language and Law at Georgetown
January 17, 2024 Faculty Impacting Change Legal Research & WritingWhen lawyer and linguist Stephen Horowitz was teaching an online legal English course for Ukraine's Chernivtsi National University in fall 2022, he struggled to find appropriate topics to discuss with students living in a country at war.
Significant Shifts In Law Firm Market, Including Generative AI, Pose Challenges: 2024 Report on the State of the US Legal Market
January 9, 2024 Faculty Legal Research & Writing Philosophy & Law Press ReleasesLaw firms adapting to new market realities are separating themselves from their competition Positive market results in 2023 are expected to continue in 2024 Generative AI could impact nearly all aspects of law firm operations MINNEAPOLIS-ST…
AI & the Law… & what it means for legal education & lawyers
January 2, 2024 Campus News Faculty Our Alumni Technology, Communication, and Intellectual PropertyFrom ChatGPT to algorithms that ace the LSAT, artificial intelligence (AI) is roiling the legal world like perhaps no technology ever has – and this is just the beginning. Georgetown Law students, faculty and alumni are on the frontlines of efforts to come to grips with the baffling range of potential benefits as well as dangers raised by this new era.
Georgetown Law’s Year in Review 2023
December 20, 2023 Campus News Faculty StudentsAs 2023 draws to a close, we're looking back at the past year at Georgetown Law, from headline-grabbing guest speakers to innovative student and faculty achievements. Join us in reflecting on this year's memorable moments below.
Georgetown Law Remembers Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, H’86
December 4, 2023 Campus News Constitutional Law & Theory FacultySandra Day O’Connor, H’86, the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court, died December 1, 2023 at the age of 93. During her time on the Court, and especially afterward, she formed deep relationships with the Georgetown Law community.
The Georgetown Law Journal Hosts 2023 Symposium on ‘Afrofuturism and the Law’
November 20, 2023 Faculty Legal Research & Writing Philosophy & Law Race & Law StudentsPopularized by the "Black Panther" film series and the work of science-fiction authors such as N. K. Jemisin and Octavia Butler, the Afrofuturism movement — which merges futuristic themes with Black aesthetics and culture — is largely known as an artistic genre.
Professor Cliff Sloan Explores ‘A Tale of Two Courts’ in New Book on FDR, the Supreme Court and World War II
November 14, 2023 Campus News Constitutional Law & Theory FacultyBy the summer of 1941, months before the United States entered World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had appointed seven of the Supreme Court’s nine justices and handpicked an eighth for the role of chief justice. A new book by Professor Cliff…
Georgetown Law’s Podcasting Professors Hit Record
November 1, 2023 Campus News FacultyIn recent years, several Georgetown Law professors have entered the world of podcasting, offering sophisticated legal analysis and insight with no tuition required.
Legal Writing Honors for Professor Kristen Konrad Tiscione, L’87
September 28, 2023 Campus News Faculty Legal Research & WritingThe Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) and the Legal Writing Institute (LWI), the two leading membership organizations for legal writing academics, have awarded the 2024 Thomas F. Blackwell Award to Georgetown Law Professor Kristen Konrad Tiscione…