In Memoriam: Therese Stratton, Former Assistant Dean of Faculty Support and Campus Services
October 4, 2021 Campus NewsTherese Stratton, a longtime Georgetown Law employee who retired in 2015, died on September 27.
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Georgetown Law’s 2022 Graduates Face Bright Futures After Enduring Challenges
“Persevere” was a word that came up again and again during Georgetown Law’s 2022 commencement celebrations.
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DHS Secretary Mayorkas Headlines 18th Annual Immigration Law and Policy Conference
September 30, 2021 Human Rights & ImmigrationSeeking a new path forward on immigration, the Biden administration says it has been hampered by multiple crises — among them, the emergence of the COVID-19 Delta variant, the arrival of 50,000-plus Afghan refugees in the U.S. and the surge of Haitian immigrants at the southern border.
Georgetown’s Civil Justice Data Commons Seeks to Unlock Court Data
September 29, 2021 Faculty Technology, Communication, and Intellectual PropertyA couple of years ago, two Georgetown professors, Georgetown Law’s Tanina Rostain and the McCourt School for Public Policy’s Amy O'Hara, connected at a conference and discovered they shared a frustration: civil court data are largely inaccessible…
Professor Kristin Henning: Exposing What Black Children Endure
September 28, 2021 Faculty Juveniles Public Interest & Community ServiceIn her new book, “The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth,” Blume Professor of Law Kristin Henning writes about her 26 years defending Black children prosecuted for offenses including “horseplay” on the Metro, throwing snowballs…
Georgetown Law Admissions Team Hosts Information Sessions -- In Person and Online
September 20, 2021 Campus NewsRecently, on a warm September afternoon, 31 aspiring lawyers gathered under a large white tent on Georgetown Law’s Eleanor Holmes Norton Green.
Georgetown Law’s Director of Mission & Ministry Amy Uelmen (C’90, L’93, S.J.D.’16): Teaching Lawyers to Listen
September 13, 2021 Campus News FacultySpeaking recently to a group of 1Ls, Georgetown Law’s new Director for Mission & Ministry Amy Uelmen (C’90, L’93, S.J.D.’16) recalled the time she and a classmate were walking to campus to take their very first law school exam. A thought flashed…
Georgetown Law’s Alvaro Bedoya Nominated as FTC Commissioner
September 13, 2021 Faculty Press Releases Technology, Communication, and Intellectual PropertyPresident Joe Biden has nominated Alvaro Bedoya, Founding Director of Georgetown Law’s Center on Privacy & Technology and Visiting Professor, to serve on the Federal Trade Commission. "Professor Bedoya is a leading thinker at the intersection of…
Diann Rust-Tierney Joins Georgetown Law as the Drinan Chair in Human Rights
September 7, 2021 Human Rights & Immigration[caption id="attachment_234638" align="alignright" width="240"] Diann Rust-Tierney[/caption] WASHINGTON – Longtime civil and human rights attorney and national advocate for ending capital punishment Diann Rust-Tierney is joining Georgetown Law…
Georgetown Law Celebrates 2021 Orientation: Back on Campus, Ready to Connect and Learn
September 3, 2021 Campus NewsAs Dean William M. Treanor removed his mask to greet the 1Ls sitting before him in Hart Auditorium, a smile spread across his face. Finally, after nearly a year and a half -- a room full of students!
Georgetown Law Commits to Fighting the Looming Eviction Crisis
August 30, 2021 Campus NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. -- Georgetown University Law Center announced today that it is committing to do everything possible to help address the massive eviction crisis threatening millions of families and individuals in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court…