Georgetown Law Faculty Honored at 2017 Teaching and Scholarship Luncheon
May 3, 2017 FacultyDedicated. Generous. Supportive. Committed. Inviting. Inclusive. Innovative. Engaging. Enthusiastic.
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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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Supreme Court Institute Celebrates Another Successful Term
May 2, 2017At the end-of-term reception on April 27, Georgetown Law’s Supreme Court Institute honored Jeffrey P. Minear, the Counselor to the Chief Justice of the United States — along with everyone who participated in the Institute’s moot courts this year. So it was fitting that the Chief Justice himself would come to the Law Center to offer words of praise about his colleague.
Georgetown Law Hosts Meeting of Legal Services Corporation Furthering Access to Justice
May 1, 2017 Public Interest & Community ServiceAt a time when funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has come under attack, the organization needed a new forum in which to hold a meeting. So they came to Georgetown Law — whose dean, William M. Treanor, not only signed the March 23 letter…
Tech for Justice: 2017 Iron Tech Lawyer, Privacy Practicum Competitions
May 1, 2017 Public Interest & Community ServiceAn app that helps D.C. parents and students advocate effectively when a student faces suspension and expulsion. Another app that helps pro bono lawyers and intake personnel in British Columbia to determine quickly and efficiently the types of issues that a potential client is facing. A third that helps LGBTQ New Yorkers victimized by violence get help. A fourth that alerts overworked and underpaid service workers that their employer may be violating the federal Service Contract Act.
OPICS Celebrates 20 Years of Championing Public Service
April 25, 2017 Public Interest & Community ServiceWhat does OPICS stand for? OPICS means that Caitlin Cocilova (L’15) is teaching others to advocate for themselves at the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless. That Mark Doss (L’13) at the International Refugee Assistance Project fought “tooth and nail” to help a client detained at JFK airport. That Lee McGoldrick (L’99), who worked for Teach for America as a college student, was able to build a career with that organization. That thousands of current and former Georgetown Law students are working to improve the lives of others, every single day.
Yoga Helps At-Risk Girls Cope with Trauma, Georgetown Law Report Finds
April 25, 2017WASHINGTON – A report released today by Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality calls for specialized yoga programs to be offered widely to girls in the juvenile justice system amidst growing evidence that they can help them overcome the harmful effects of pervasive childhood trauma.
Georgetown Law Students Document LGBT Violence By Salvadoran Officials
April 23, 2017A new report from Georgetown Law’s Human Rights Institute documents widespread discrimination and violence perpetrated against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals in El Salvador at the hands of law enforcement officers, soldiers and justice system officials.
John Podesta (L’76) Delivers 2017 Graduating Class Lecture
April 18, 2017 Our AlumniWhen John Podesta (L’76) graduated from Georgetown Law with an interest in politics and environmental issues, he had no idea that his passion would lead him to serve one future president (Bill Clinton) as chief of staff, advise another future president (Barack Obama) on climate and chair the campaign of a 2016 presidential candidate (Hillary Clinton).
Professor Paul Butler Installed as the Albert Brick Professor of Law
April 17, 2017 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Race & Law“My name is Paul Butler and I represent the United States — that’s how I used to start my opening statements when I was a prosecutor,” Professor Paul Butler said to the crowd gathered in Hart Auditorium on April 12. “I represented the government in criminal court in the District of Columbia, and I used that power to put black men in prison. And black women. And poor people. And Latinos. Like a lot of prosecutors that was pretty much all I did.”
Students Argue Before Distinguished Judges at Beaudry Moot Court Competition
April 10, 2017Not every law student going to a job interview is able to say that he or she once mooted a case in front of a former solicitor general, two federal judges, a talented Supreme Court practitioner and the national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union — all at the same time.