During a Pandemic, Health Law Lessons Emerge in Real Time
April 24, 2020 Health Law International & Comparative LawThe “central tension” in public health law is "balancing individual freedoms with the collective health and well-being of society.”
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Georgetown Law Reunion 2025: Celebrating Connections Old and New
More than 1,600 alumni and guests gathered for reunion weekend, with members of class years ending in 0 and 5 celebrating at more than 30 events hosted on campus and at nearby sites in the nation’s capital.
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Georgetown Law Professor Frances DeLaurentis and Adjunct Professors Sara Colangelo and Fr. Raymond O’Brien Honored with 2020 Teaching Awards
April 23, 2020 Faculty Legal Research & WritingGeorgetown University Law Center has announced the recipients of its 2020 Teaching Awards.
Georgetown Law Embraces Distance Learning with Resilience, Innovation, and Generosity
April 21, 2020 Campus News FacultyRunning 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…
Clinic Students Team Up with Privacy Center and Immigrant Rights Group to Advance Legislation in Maryland Statehouse
April 17, 2020 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Legislation and Administrative Law Technology, Communication, and Intellectual PropertyIn 2013, Maryland enacted a state law allowing residents to get driver’s licenses without providing proof of citizenship.
Mary McClymont (L’76): Closing the Civil Justice Gap with Nonlawyer Navigators
April 6, 2020 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination“You have the right to an attorney.” That phrase, embedded in the Miranda warning, is one of the foundations of our legal system.
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…
Professor Abbe Smith on Jail Conditions amidst COVID-19, Teaching Criminal Defense and Her New Book, “Guilty People”
April 2, 2020 Criminal Law Faculty[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…
$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…
Human Rights Leader Urges Advocates to Embrace Chutzpah and Humility
March 18, 2020 Faculty Human Rights & ImmigrationWhen President George W. Bush authorized waterboarding after the 9/11 attacks, Elisa Massimino saw the administration’s policy as a gross violation of human rights. Then a director at Human Rights First, she launched a campaign to end the torture…
Professor M. Gregg Bloche on New Revelations about U.S. Torture Programs and the Ethics of Interrogation
March 17, 2020 Faculty National Security LawOn March 5, top experts on torture and interrogation programs came together at Georgetown Law to discuss new revelations about U.S. actions after 9/11. In remarks, followed by a panel discussion, organized by Georgetown Law Professor M. Gregg Bloche,…