Taking the Mystery Out of Law School
August 24, 2021 Campus News Race & LawMost lawyers can still vividly recall the nerve-wracking first days of law school — stepping into an unknown world of case law and cold calls.
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Reflects on the Role of Courts, Rule of Law
Sotomayor joined members of the Georgetown Law community for a wide-ranging conversation with Dean Treanor about pressing issues facing the judiciary today,
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First RISE Students Rise to Top Posts and Prospects
May 19, 2021 Campus News Race & LawWhen Toni Deane (L’21) learned that she had been elected to the top position at The Georgetown Law Journal, she ran to the offices of Maura DeMouy and Nicole Llorenz — the heads of a program that supports students from underrepresented backgrounds in law school and the legal profession.
Georgetown Law Experts Reflect on Chauvin Verdict, What Comes Next for Racial Justice
April 23, 2021 Criminal Law Faculty Race & LawIt was the most closely watched trial in years: former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin faced charges of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, a tragedy that dominated headlines and sparked waves of protest for racial justice last summer.
One Year After Police Killed Breonna Taylor: Students, Faculty #SayHerName
March 15, 2021 Faculty Race & LawOne year ago, police officers broke into a Kentucky apartment in the middle of the night and, after a single shot was fired in self defense, unleashed a fusillade of bullets.
Civil Rights Champion Robin Lenhardt (LL.M.’04) Returns to Georgetown to Help Lead New Racial Justice Institute
February 22, 2021 Faculty Our Alumni Race & LawProfessor Robin A. Lenhardt (LL.M.’04), a leading scholar on race and the family, has returned to Georgetown Law to serve on the faculty and co-lead the university’s new interdisciplinary Racial Justice Institute.
Professor Chris Brummer Calls for More Black Financial Regulators in SEC Black History Month Keynote
February 22, 2021 Business & Financial Regulation Faculty Race & LawFor Georgetown Law Professor Chris Brummer, the nation’s glaring lack of Black financial regulators is tied directly to the long history of economic injustice. In his keynote address at the Security and Exchange Commission's Black History Month Celebration…
Beyond Viral Videos: Event Probes Research to Address Biased Policing of Youth
February 12, 2021 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Faculty Race & LawDays after a video of police pepper spraying and handcuffing a 9-year-old Black girl went viral, Blume Professor of Law Kristin Henning posed a fundamental question. “How do we cultivate a society in which we treat all kids like kids?” Nearly…
Georgetown Professors Discuss Racial Justice after the Election
November 13, 2020 Faculty Race & LawShortly 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.”
Police Departments Across Country Embrace Active Bystandership to Prevent Harm
September 29, 2020 Race & LawWASHINGTON – Amidst high demand, Georgetown University Law Center’s Innovative Policing Program has selected the first 34 agencies to join the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project, a national training and support initiative focused…
Rethinking Policing: Georgetown Law Responds to the Killing of George Floyd
July 24, 2020 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Faculty Race & LawThe shocking images of Minneapolis police pinning down and killing George Floyd on Memorial Day set off a nationwide wave of protests and impassioned public debate on how to finally end not only police brutality, but centuries of inequality and injustice.