Sotomayor joined members of the Georgetown Law community for a wide-ranging conversation with Dean Treanor about pressing issues facing the judiciary today,
The 6th Annual Hotel and Lodging Legal Summit at Georgetown Law October 26-27, sponsored by the Continuing Legal Education program, explored the latest developments in hotel law and tourism. But the luncheon address by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D.-Minn.)…
O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law Faculty Director and Founding O'Neill Chair in Global Health Law Larry Gostin says there are two global health narratives in the world: those told by the most influential people, such as Bill Gates…
Georgetown Law’s Institute of International Economic Law hosted its inaugural Fintech Week October 18-20. Nearly 500 participants, including tech entrepreneurs, general counsel, regulators and law enforcement officials met to discuss topics ranging…
Sally Q. Yates, former Acting U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Deputy Attorney General, joined Georgetown Law for the Fall 2017 Semester as a Distinguished Lecturer from Government. Among other things, she recently spoke to Visiting Professor Hillary Sale's…
Peter Edelman, the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Public Policy at Georgetown Law, publishes his new book, "Not a Crime to Be Poor: The Criminalization of Poverty in America" (The New Press) on October 31. We sat down with Edelman, who is the…
On October 11, Georgetown Law Asia and the South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA) hosted a vibrant discussion on the development of the constitutional right to privacy in India. The panel featured Indian Supreme Court Justice Jasti Chelameswar,…
Professor Emeritus Heathcote “Pete” Woolsey Wales, who joined the Georgetown Law faculty in 1971, died Friday, October 6, at his home in Wyoming. “Pete’s contributions to Georgetown were profound and diverse,” said Georgetown Law Dean William…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The heavily armed private militias and alt-right groups that converged on Charlottesville during the August 12 “Unite the Right” rally engaged in highly coordinated and unlawful paramilitary activity that transformed the city…
The economic model that has underpinned globalization in the last three decades, and the institutions that sustain it, are increasingly under attack in Europe and in the United States — as evidenced by Brexit and the 2016 presidential election. And…
Gill v. Whitford, the blockbuster gerrymandering case heard by the Supreme Court on October 3, has been making headlines ever since the Court decided to hear it. It’s a significant case, but especially so at Georgetown Law — given the three names…