“Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools” Screening & Discussion
October 8, 2019 Press ReleasesQ& A with author/filmmaker Monique Morris and Rebecca Epstein of Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality on Thursday
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Reflects on the Role of Courts, Rule of Law
Sotomayor joined members of the Georgetown Law community for a wide-ranging conversation with Dean Treanor about pressing issues facing the judiciary today,
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Professor Sheila R. Foster Installed as the Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Urban Law and Policy
October 8, 2019“Today, I want to talk about where most of us live,” said Georgetown Law Professor Sheila R. Foster, following her installation as the Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Urban Law & Policy on October 2. Foster began her address, entitled “Who Owns the City,” by noting that today, 83 percent of Americans live in urban metropolitan areas, with 90 percent projected by 2050. “The world follows the rest of this pattern.”
Bridging the Gap Between Law and Technology: Associate Dean Paul Ohm, Alexandra Givens of Tech Institute Win Grant
October 7, 2019 Technology, Communication, and Intellectual PropertyGeorgetown Law Associate Dean and Professor Paul Ohm and Alexandra Givens, founding executive director of the Institute for Technology Law & Policy, have won a $36,000 grant from the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) for their initiative…
Professor Anna Gelpern, Professor Adam Levitin, Institute of International Economic Law Host Conference on Law and Macroeconomics
October 4, 2019 Business & Financial Regulation International Economic LawIf a hashtag is what it takes to put law and macroeconomics on the academic map, Georgetown Law’s Institute of International Economic Law is all for it.
80 Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Leaders: “DACA helps us keep communities safe”
October 3, 2019 Press ReleasesGeorgetown Law’s ICAP Co-authors Amicus Brief that Argues Ending DACA Threatens Public Safety
16th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
September 30, 2019 Press ReleasesActing Homeland Security Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan to deliver keynote at Georgetown Law
Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas (CAROLA) Sponsors Workshop for Latin American Officials on Investor-State Dispute Settlement Reform
September 26, 2019 International & Comparative Law International Economic Law“Latin America is in…a crisis right now,” said Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs, in a keynote lecture called "ISDS and Development: Lessons for a Reform Agenda" at Georgetown Law on September 16.
Supreme Court Institute Holds Annual Press Preview
September 26, 2019 Constitutional Law & Theory Feminism & Gender Studies Human Rights & Immigration“Last year, I said with the [retirement] of Justice Anthony Kennedy, that a big change was coming — it was only a question of how far and how fast,” said Professor from Practice Irv Gornstein, as he introduced the 2019 Supreme Court Institute Press Preview at Georgetown Law on September 24.
Professor Carlos M. Vázquez Installed as Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law
September 25, 2019 Faculty Human Rights & Immigration International & Comparative Law“Human rights law has transformed international law not just in content but also in form,” said Professor Carlos Vazquez, who was installed as Georgetown Law’s second Scott K. Ginsburg Professor of Law on September 18.
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s New Passport Requirement for Diversity Visa Lottery Applicants
September 24, 2019 Press ReleasesGeorgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection and Law Firm Friedman Kaplan Seek Court Order Preventing State Department’s Passport Rule from Going into Effect