William M. Treanor is Reappointed as Dean of Georgetown Law
June 15, 2020 Campus News Press ReleasesDean William M. Treanor has been reappointed as executive vice president and dean of Georgetown University Law Center.
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Georgetown Law’s Year in Review 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re looking back at the past year at Georgetown Law, from headline-grabbing guest speakers and alumni achievements to the work of students and faculty in clinics, courts and beyond.
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After 2-Year Search for Answers, Mother of Marqueese Alston Sues D.C. Police for Fatally Shooting her Son
June 12, 2020 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Clinics Press ReleasesGeorgetown Law’s Civil Rights Clinic files $100 million wrongful death suit on behalf of Kenithia Alston
New ICAP Lawsuit Claims CARES Act Intentionally Discriminates against Immigrants by Excluding Their U.S. Citizen Children from Emergency Benefits
May 5, 2020 Press ReleasesGeorgetown Law's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Brings Claims in the U.S. District Court on behalf of U.S. Citizen Children Denied Emergency Cash Assistance under Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
Georgetown Law Joins Law Schools Asking Court to Reconsider NY Bar Decision
May 2, 2020 Press ReleasesHon. Janet DiFiore Chief Judge The New York Court of Appeals 20 Eagle Street Albany, New York 12207 Dear Chief Judge DiFiore: We are deans of non-New York based law schools who have among the most substantial numbers of students who sit for the…
COVID-19 vs. the Constitution: How Far Can Governors Go to Fight the Virus?
April 6, 2020 Press ReleasesWASHINGTON – On Wednesday, April 8, Georgetown Law’s Project on State and Local Government Policy and Law (SALPAL) presents a live panel discussion – followed by Q&A – on: “COVID-19 vs. the Constitution: How Far Can Governors Go to Fight the…
$2 Trillion Relief Package Leaves Workers Vulnerable, Says Georgetown Law's Workers' Rights Institute
March 27, 2020 Press ReleasesWASHINGTON - Today the House passed a $2 trillion relief package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that the president is expected to sign. "While this bill provides much needed relief, it fails to adequately address the needs of many of America’s…
Georgetown Law Announces Two New Degrees, Including Nation’s First “Master of Law and Technology” Program for Non-Lawyers
March 9, 2020 Press Releases Technology, Communication, and Intellectual PropertyClasses will start fall 2020 for new program designed to equip technologists, Hill staff, civil society advocates and other professionals with a foundation in technology law and policy
41st Annual International Trade Update
March 4, 2020 International Economic Law Press ReleasesTom Graham to deliver the 4th Annual John D. Greenwald Memorial Lecture: “The Rise (and Demise?) of the WTO Appellate Body”
Georgetown Law’s Civil Rights Clinic and Father of Slain Journalist File FTC Complaint to Remove Violent Murder Videos from YouTube
February 20, 2020 Clinics Press Releases Technology, Communication, and Intellectual PropertyYouTube deceives consumers by refusing to take down videos that violate its own Terms of Service, Andy Parker and Georgetown Law clinic allege
Criminal Justice Experts to Discuss Prof. Abbe Smith’s New Book “Guilty People” and the State of Criminal Defense in America
February 12, 2020 Press ReleasesWASHINGTON - On Feb. 13 at 4 p.m., Georgetown Law will host an event marking the release of Abbe Smith’s newest book, Guilty People. WHAT Criminal defense attorneys protect the innocent and guilty alike, but, the majority of criminal defendants are…