Sotomayor joined members of the Georgetown Law community for a wide-ranging conversation with Dean Treanor about pressing issues facing the judiciary today,
Many courtrooms have shut their doors or suspended activities amid the coronavirus pandemic. But that hasn’t kept Georgetown Law’s clinical program from achieving its mission to teach the practical art of lawyering while serving underrepresented communities…
Georgetown University Law Center Dean William M. Treanor has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences as part of its 2020 class of new members.
The “central tension” in public health law is "balancing individual freedoms with the collective health and well-being of society.”
Georgetown University Law Center has announced the recipients of its 2020 Teaching Awards.
Running the annual Robert J. Beaudry Moot Court Competition is a big job even in the best of years. But when word came last month that Georgetown Law would be pivoting to distance learning, it threatened to become a logistical nightmare. Lydia Davenport…
In 2013, Maryland enacted a state law allowing residents to get driver’s licenses without providing proof of citizenship.
“You have the right to an attorney.” That phrase, embedded in the Miranda warning, is one of the foundations of our legal system.
WASHINGTON – 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…
[caption id="attachment_79120" align="alignright" width="199"] Professor Abbe Smith[/caption] Criminal defense lawyers “see the ravages of poverty, inequality, and mass incarceration up close,” Professor Abbe Smith writes in her latest book, Guilty…
WASHINGTON - 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…