In Memoriam: Professor Anne Fleming
August 28, 2020 FacultyProfessor Anne Fleming, a beloved rising star on the Georgetown Law faculty, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Tuesday from natural causes. She was 40 years old.
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Georgetown Law Launches Denny Center for Democratic Capitalism
August 26, 2020 Business & Financial Regulation Press ReleasesWASHINGTON - Georgetown Law is launching the Denny Center for Democratic Capitalism. The new center is dedicated to reconciling the benefits of free market capitalism with the values and expectations of a democratic society. “The Denny Center’s…
Georgetown Law Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members
August 21, 2020 FacultySeven accomplished legal scholars and teachers joined the Georgetown Law faculty over the summer, bringing expertise in a wide range of topics to campus, along with other valuable experiences that will enhance the Law Center community for years to come.
Georgetown Center for the Constitution Awards Cooley Book Prize to Princeton’s Sean Wilentz
July 31, 2020 Press ReleasesWASHINGTON – The Georgetown Center for the Constitution announced it will award its fourth annual Thomas Cooley Book Prize of $50,000 to Professor Sean Wilentz of Princeton University for his book, No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery at the…
Marqueese Alston’s Mother Says Release of Edited Police Video of Her Son’s Shooting Death Only Raises New Questions
July 31, 2020 Press ReleasesRelease of edited MPD video does not comply with DC’s new law mandating police release Body-camera footage, say attorneys at Georgetown Law’s Civil Rights Clinic
Professor Nan Hunter on Recent Supreme Court Rulings and Her Evolving Thinking on Civil Rights
July 31, 2020 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Faculty Feminism & Gender StudiesScott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law Nan Hunter (L’75) has been at the forefront of gender and sexuality law throughout her career. After attending Georgetown Law, her career has included founding the ACLU’s Lesbian and Gay Rights Project, serving as…
Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) Launches New Toolkit to Prevent Violence at Protests and Rallies
July 29, 2020 Press ReleasesIn addition to a new toolkit, ICAP announces coalition with the nation's top law firms to provide pro-bono assistance to localities threatened by political violence and militias
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.
COVID-19 & Racial Disparities in Health
July 21, 2020 Press ReleasesGeorgetown Law and its O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law will host “American Injustice: A Legal Action Agenda for Racial Disparities in Health” on Thursday, July 23.
Project ABLE Open House: Building a Police Culture of Peer Intervention
July 13, 2020 Press Releases Public Interest & Community ServiceGeorgetown Law’s Innovative Policing Program offers law enforcement agencies “active bystandership” training to prevent harm