Abbe Dembowitz (L’20): Making a Difference
May 7, 2018 Impacting Change Our AlumniLaw schools typically cover topics ranging from monopolies to marriage to mergers. The mental health of lawyers? Not so much.
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Georgetown Law’s Year in Review 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re looking back at the past year at Georgetown Law, from headline-grabbing guest speakers and alumni achievements to the work of students and faculty in clinics, courts and beyond.
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Second Alt-Right Organization Agrees Not to Return to Charlottesville to Engage in Coordinated Armed Activity During Rallies and Protests
May 2, 2018 Press ReleasesICAP settles lawsuit against National Socialist Movement and its leader brought by city and many local businesses and residential associations after “Unite the Right” rally
Georgetown Law Faculty Honored for Teaching and Scholarship
May 1, 2018 Faculty Tax LawProfessor Lilian Faulhaber, an expert in taxation and international law, was honored on April 26 with Georgetown Law’s Frank F. Flegal Excellence in Teaching Award.
Sally Yates Hosts “Democracy in the Balance” Conference at Georgetown Law
April 30, 2018Former Deputy Attorney General and Georgetown Law Distinguished Lecturer from Government Sally Q. Yates hosted “Democracy in the Balance: The Essential Role of Democratic Institutions and Norms” at Georgetown Law on April 26.
Georgetown University to Host Women's Forum on May 2-4 in Washington, D.C.
April 30, 2018 Press ReleasesTwenty five years after the inaugural Georgetown Women's Forum at the Law Center, Georgetown University is expanding the Women's Forum university-wide.
Intelligence Squared U.S. Previews U.S.-North Korea Nuclear Summit in Live Debate in DC, May 2
April 30, 2018 Press ReleasesIQ2 holds a live debate on the motion "Negotiations Can Denuclearize North Korea" at the first Georgetown University Women’s Forum.
Professor Neal Katyal Argues Travel Ban Case in Supreme Court
April 24, 2018 Human Rights & ImmigrationOn April 25, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Trump v. Hawaii — with Georgetown Law Professor Neal Katyal, a partner at Hogan Lovells, arguing as counsel of record for the State of Hawaii.
Professor Urska Velikonja and the SEC: Setting the Record Straight
April 23, 2018 Business & Financial RegulationBefore Professor Urska Velikonja came to Georgetown, she says, she was not overly concerned about what was going on at the Supreme Court.
Street Law at 45: Teaching High Schoolers the Law
April 20, 2018 Public Interest & Community ServiceAs a student in Georgetown Law’s Street Law Clinic, Natasha Walls Smith’s (L’19) role was to teach D.C. high school students about constitutional policing, focusing on probable cause and reasonable suspicion. She taught the unit at Eastern High School, and then at Roosevelt High School, changing mid-semester.
Congressional Oversight of the DOJ and FBI in the Trump Era
April 20, 2018 Congress Legislation and Administrative LawAdministrations of both parties have traditionally kept the Department of Justice at arm’s length, allowing investigations and prosecutions to run their course without political interference.