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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Georgetown Law Welcomes Dean M. Elizabeth Magill
M. Elizabeth Magill, the new dean of Georgetown Law, discusses her path to becoming a lawyer and a professor, her approach to leadership and what she loves about living in Washington, D.C.
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Georgetown Law Hosts 4th Annual Conference on Law Enforcement Active Bystandership
August 9, 2021 Press ReleasesOn Wednesday and Thursday, Aug 11-12, Georgetown Law’s fast-growing Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project, Loyola Law and the New Orleans Police Department will co-host the 4th Annual Conference on Law Enforcement Active Bystandership…
New Georgetown Law-USAID Partnership Primes Students for International Development Law Practice
August 5, 2021 International & Comparative LawLawyers play an essential role in the delivery of development and humanitarian aid to the world’s most vulnerable populations, directly impacting millions of lives.
Professor Adam Levitin to Congress: “Perverse” Bankruptcy Rule Makes Rich Richer
August 4, 2021 Business & Financial Regulation FacultyGeorgetown Law Professor Adam Levitin told Congress that a “perverse” provision of current bankruptcy law will further enrich the billionaire Sackler family that owns the company most associated with the opioid crisis. In testimony at a House Judiciary…
Georgetown Law Clinic Targets Legal Doctrine that Allows Modern-Day Workplace Discrimination on Basis of Race, Gender
July 13, 2021 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Clinics Feminism & Gender StudiesA Georgetown Law professor and students are taking aim at an entrenched legal doctrine — known as the “adverse employment action” doctrine — that courts are using to allow employers to continue to discriminate against workers on the basis of race, sex and other legally protected traits.
Elisa Massimino Appointed to Lead Georgetown Law’s Human Rights Institute
June 29, 2021 Human Rights & Immigration Press Releases[caption id="attachment_216877" align="alignright" width="200"] Elisa Massimino[/caption] WASHINGTON – Longtime human rights advocate and former Human Rights First President and CEO Elisa Massimino has been named executive director of Georgetown…
Members of Congress, Regulators and Bank CEOs Join Georgetown Law IIEL’s Juneteenth Forum on Financial Inclusion
June 17, 2021 Business & Financial Regulation Congress Faculty International Economic LawMinority-owned banks have long played an outsized role in providing financial services to traditionally underserved communities, particularly access to credit.
Students Create Roadmap to Accountability For Syrian Crimes Against Humanity
June 16, 2021 Human Rights & ImmigrationInterviewing victims of the Syrian civil war, what struck Juliana Lord (L’22) was the extent that bombs being dropped on hospitals and other healthcare infrastructure had become a part of day-to-day life.
ICAP Names Kelsi Brown Corkran as Supreme Court Director
June 16, 2021 Campus News Constitutional Law & TheoryWASHINGTON — Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) announced today that Kelsi Brown Corkran has been named the organization’s first Supreme Court director. Corkran will oversee ICAP’s Supreme Court litigation…
In Memoriam: Judge Robert A. Katzmann
June 11, 2021 Campus NewsJudge Robert A. Katzmann, a federal appeals court judge who was a former Georgetown Law faculty member and former member of the Georgetown Law Board of Visitors, died June 9. He was 68.