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.
In fall 2016, Georgetown Law will launch the Delaney Post-Graduate Residency Program, a training and mentoring program for graduates participating in fellowships in the public sector. The new program, made possible due to a generous gift from alumni…
The role of the Federal Trade Commission, according to FTC Chair Edith Ramirez, is not unlike that of a lifeguard on duty at the beach.
Unlike previous years, the annual Supreme Court Institute press briefing on Monday, September 19, featured no talk of swing votes, 5-4 predictions or blockbusters like health care or marriage equality. Though the talk was animated and the cases interesting…
Most law students — or practicing lawyers for that matter — would consider themselves lucky to encounter a Supreme Court justice during the course of their careers. For several hundred incoming Georgetown Law students, this happened on their sixth…
As the numbers of Zika cases reach more than 2500 in the U.S. states and 14,000 in U.S. territories — and federal funds to fight the virus nearly depleted — Dr. Anthony Fauci (H’90), director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases…
Georgetown Law is pleased to announce the addition of five new full-time faculty members for the 2016-2017 academic year. They will strengthen the Law Center’s classrooms and clinics in a number of areas from racial justice to health care to appellate…
Two longtime and beloved members of the Georgetown Law community, Professors Richard Diamond and Carrie Menkel-Meadow, have announced plans to retire from Georgetown Law. [caption id="attachment_41847" align="alignright" width="140"] Professor Richard…
Georgetown Law Professor Rosa Brooks — who was recently named the school’s associate dean for Graduate Programs — has written How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon (Simon & Schuster, August 2016)…
Georgetown Law Professor Emerita Wendy W. Williams and former Georgetown Law Professor Richard H. Chused have published Gendered Law in American History (Carolina Academic Press, August 2016). [caption id="attachment_41852" align="alignright" width="140"]…
Georgetown Law Professor David Cole has been named the new national legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union. In his new role, Cole will lead the ACLU’s Supreme Court practice and oversee the work of nearly 300 lawyers. Cole will take…
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