Georgetown Law Announces Preliminary Plans for Fall Semester Operations
June 10, 2020 Campus NewsGeorgetown Law today announced preliminary plans for the coming fall semester that would allow students to attend classes on campus.
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Liz Magill Named Executive Vice President and Dean of Georgetown Law
M. Elizabeth Magill, the former dean of Stanford Law School, provost of the University of Virginia and president of the University of Pennsylvania, has been named the executive vice president and dean of Georgetown Law.
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COVID-19 Behind Bars: The Crisis Inside and Out
May 28, 2020 Race & LawOn Thursday, May 28 at 11 AM EDT, Georgetown Law hosted a panel discussion about the COVID-19 crisis in prison and jails, its impact on prisoners and the wider community, and the path forward. Four professors on the frontlines of addressing the crisis…
COVID-19 Adds Urgency to Professors’ Work on Global Debt
May 12, 2020 Business & Financial Regulation International Economic LawThe global economic meltdown caused by COVID-19 has redoubled two Georgetown Law professors’ commitment to address a long-simmering problem: massive and growing debt accumulation by many developing countries.
Georgetown Law Student Saves Lives as Volunteer Emergency Medical Technician
May 6, 2020 Campus News Public Interest & Community ServiceFor Mark Vatch (L’20), public service runs in the blood. So when the novel coronavirus struck his hometown, he did what came naturally: he rushed to the front lines of the pandemic to provide emergency medical care, risking his own life to save the lives of others.
New ICAP Lawsuit Claims CARES Act Intentionally Discriminates against Immigrants by Excluding Their U.S. Citizen Children from Emergency Benefits
May 5, 2020 Press ReleasesGeorgetown Law's Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection Brings Claims in the U.S. District Court on behalf of U.S. Citizen Children Denied Emergency Cash Assistance under Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
Georgetown Law Joins Law Schools Asking Court to Reconsider NY Bar Decision
May 2, 2020 Press ReleasesHon. Janet DiFiore Chief Judge The New York Court of Appeals 20 Eagle Street Albany, New York 12207 Dear Chief Judge DiFiore: We are deans of non-New York based law schools who have among the most substantial numbers of students who sit for the…
Georgetown Law students get an inside look at diplomacy and international relations
April 29, 2020 International & Comparative LawGeorgetown University Law Center has dozens of groups and organizations in which students can round out their classroom time, meet fellow students with similar interests and take part in events ranging from purely social affairs to career development…
Georgetown Law Clinic Students Use Legal Skills for Good in a Time of Heightened Need
April 28, 2020 Clinics Criminal LawMany 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 Law Dean William M. Treanor Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
April 27, 2020 FacultyGeorgetown 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.
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.”