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Stock photo of Muslim women next to a tent outside a Nairobi court. In the spring of 2019, the High Court of Kenya ruled that many of the nation’s laws violate the constitutional rights of children of unmarried parents. Alumni of Georgetown Law's International Women's Human Rights Clinic filed the complaint in the case back in 2013.

International Women’s Human Rights Clinic: Work Pays Off for Mothers, Children in Kenya

July 23, 2019 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Clinics Feminism & Gender Studies Impacting Change International & Comparative Law

Lamiya Rahman (C’08, L’14) and Pepis Rodriguez (L’15) never met the plaintiff, but they knew the legal challenges she faced as an unwed mother in Kenya. Back in 2013, as students in the International Women’s Human Rights Clinic at Georgetown Law, they had drafted a complaint and brief to be filed on her behalf in Africa.

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.

Natalie Khawam (L'05) used the skills she learned in Georgetown Law's Federal Legislation Clinic years ago to draft legislation to help a current client.

Natalie Khawam (L’05): Bringing Skills Learned in Georgetown Law’s Federal Legislation Clinic to Life

April 30, 2019 Clinics Impacting Change Military Our Alumni

Green Beret Sfc. Richard Stayskal fought in Iraq and earned a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star when serving our country as a Marine Sniper.

Jenadee Nanini (L'17, LL.M.'18), who focused on public interest work while a law student at Georgetown, is now a senior associate at the D.C. Affordable Law firm, launched by Georgetown Law, DLA Piper and Arent Fox in 2015 to provide low-bono legal services and increase access to justice.

Jenadee Nanini (L’17, LL.M.’18): Lending a Voice to the Voiceless

March 25, 2019 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Clinics Impacting Change Our Alumni Public Interest & Community Service

As a child in rural Montana, Jenadee Nanini (L’17, LL.M.’18) knew at an early age that her parents had hearts for those in need.

Cory Turner (L’19), Brian Morganelli (L’19), and Tanner Jean-Louis (L‘19)

Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic: Honing Skills, Helping Clients

March 18, 2019 Clinics Criminal Law Impacting Change

In an attempt to explain to the Supreme Court that video evidence doesn’t always yield a clear outcome, the students in Georgetown Law’s Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic, working with an Arkansas civil rights law firm, turned to a sports analogy…

Staff Attorney Lindsey Barrett (L'17), Allegra Kauffman (L'19), Rachel Johns (L'19) and Bridget O'Connell (L'19)(not pictured) worked on a request to the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google. The students participated in the Communications & Technology Law Clinic of Georgetown Law's Institute for Public Representation.

Institute for Public Representation: Protecting Kids Online

February 19, 2019 Clinics Impacting Change Technology, Communication, and Intellectual Property

During the fall semester at Georgetown Law, Allegra Kauffman (L’19) spent a lot of time downloading apps and playing games she found on Google Play, the app store for the Android operating system.

Tiauna Mathieu (L’19): Working Towards Criminal Justice

January 16, 2019 Clinics Criminal Law Impacting Change

Tiauna Mathieu (L’19) was inspired to become a lawyer, she says, in a sixth grade law and government class where half of the class served as the prosecution and half served as the defense.

In the military, Ty Pinkins served in 23 countries, including three combat tours, receiving the Bronze Star Medal.

Building Strength and Resilience, ‘From the Ground Up’

December 4, 2018 Impacting Change Military

The road from the Mississippi Delta to Washington, D.C., is about 1,000 miles. For Ty Pinkins (L’20), the journey took nearly 40 years.

Hargur Jaggi (LL.M.'06), now a judge in India, teaches persons with disabilities to climb mountains in his spare time.

Hargur Jaggi (LL.M.’06): Climbing Higher

October 15, 2018 Impacting Change Our Alumni

If perseverance was a law school class, Hargur Jaggi (LL.M.’06) could develop the syllabus.

Douglas M. Bregman (L'74) has filed suit against the government of Turkey for the 2017 attacks at the Turkish Embassy in D.C.

Douglas M. Bregman (L’74): Making a Difference

August 6, 2018 Impacting Change International & Comparative Law

Douglas M. Bregman (L’74) entered Georgetown Law in 1971, right before the formal dedication of McDonough Hall. He skipped Chief Justice Warren Burger’s keynote address, opting for the “counter-dedication” on the front steps featuring radical lawyer William Kunstler.

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