M. Elizabeth Magill, the new dean of Georgetown Law, discusses her path to becoming a lawyer and a professor, her approach to leadership and what she loves about living in Washington, D.C.
A 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.
When 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).
“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.”
Not 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.
What is the status of international criminal justice today? How might current U.S. leadership impact human rights? The 2017 Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights, “Global Criminal Justice: Accomplishments, Challenges, and Future Directions” at Georgetown Law on April 3 examined the most critical questions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – How will Brexit impact everything from travel and trade to human rights, climate change and the fate of Scotch whisky? Legal Aspects of Brexit, a new book published today by Georgetown Law’s Institute of International Economic…
Professor David C. Vladeck (LL.M.’77) has been installed as the A.B. Chettle, Jr., Chair in Civil Procedure at Georgetown Law. The chair, which supports professors working to further the study and practice of legal process, was held by Professor Emerita…
Claire Chevrier (L’17) was sitting in Professor David Vladeck’s Federal Courts class on March 22 when Anna Deffebach (L’17) texted her with the news: the Supreme Court held in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District that public schools must provide children with disabilities an educational program that is “appropriately ambitious” in light of the child’s circumstances.
The 30th anniversary game of Home Court will not be forgotten in Georgetown Law history. Not because of the winning team (the "Hoya Lawyas"), the humble score (34 to 31) or even the game — although the Lawyas pulled ahead in an exciting fourth quarter…
Eight Georgetown professors and one from New York University School of Law displayed their expertise in healthcare and tax law at “‘Repeal and Replace’ the Affordable Care Act: Understanding the House GOP Healthcare Reform Bill.” The March 21…