In Memoriam: Professor Stephen B. Cohen
August 17, 2018 FacultyProfessor Stephen B. Cohen, who taught tax and human rights courses at Georgetown Law to generations of students, died August 17. He was 72.
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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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At the National Press Club, Hope for Missing Journalist Austin Tice (F’02, L’13)
August 15, 2018 Human Rights & Immigration Our AlumniGeorgetown University President John J. DeGioia has many pictures in his office — including one of a young Georgetown graduate, Austin Tice, at Commencement 2002. The six-foot-two former Marine Corps captain, who had just received his diploma from Georgetown’s…
Professor Anthony Cook: Creating Communities
August 14, 2018 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Faculty Public Interest & Community ServiceA brand-name hotel and luxury apartment building towering over an empty lot in Northwest Washington, D.C., are stark reminders of what Professor Anthony Cook’s unique mixed-income “intentional community” concept is up against. Cook brought his…
Building Resilience in an “Unprecedented Crisis of Displacement”: From Around the World, Refugee and Migration Judges Come to Georgetown Law
August 13, 2018 Clinics Human Rights & Immigration International & Comparative LawMore than 90 refugee and migration judges from approximately 30 countries gathered at Georgetown Law in August, and with crushing caseloads and lives often in the balance, the issues were critical.
Supreme Court Preview
August 10, 2018 Press ReleasesWASHINGTON – Georgetown Law’s Supreme Court Institute will host its annual press briefing, “Anticipating the Supreme Court’s October Term 2018: What to Expect,” on Monday, Sept. 17.
In the News: Professor John Mikhail, Genevieve Bentz (L’19)
August 7, 2018 Constitutional Law & Theory FacultyA curious mind and a facility for language may be the hallmarks of a good lawyer. Fortunately, Professor John Mikhail and student Genevieve Bentz have those in spades.
Douglas M. Bregman (L’74): Making a Difference
August 6, 2018 Impacting Change International & Comparative LawDouglas M. Bregman (L’74) entered Georgetown Law in 1971, right before the formal dedication of McDonough Hall. He skipped Chief Justice Warren Burger’s keynote address, opting for the “counter-dedication” on the front steps featuring radical lawyer William Kunstler.
Keonna Carter (LL.M.’13): A Life in Alignment
August 6, 2018 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Our AlumniIf there were an award given for serendipity, Keonna Carter (LL.M.’13) would certainly win.
2018 “Color of Surveillance” Conference Examines Government Monitoring of American Religious Minorities
July 24, 2018 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Technology, Communication, and Intellectual PropertyOn June 26, the Supreme Court upheld Presidential Proclamation 9645, restricting the entry into the United States of persons from eight foreign states.
Georgetown Law’s Center for the Constitution Announces $50,000 Thomas M. Cooley Book Prize Winner
July 20, 2018 Press ReleasesHarvard Professor Richard H. Fallon’s book, Law and Legitimacy in the Supreme Court, will be celebrated at April event featuring inaugural Cooley Judicial Lecture by Judge Joan Larsen