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.
Georgetown Law Professor Sheryll Cashin has been appointed the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law, Civil Rights and Social Justice; and Professor Daniel Ernst has been appointed the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal History. “Sheryll and Dan…
Georgetown Law Professor Laura Donohue and Professor Adam Levitin have been named the 2018 Williams Research Professors. The Williams Professorships, established through the generosity of Agnes N. Williams (L’54), recognize and support the scholarly…
WASHINGTON – Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law & Policy will host a full-day symposium on the governance and regulation of information platforms on Friday, Feb. 23. WHAT From Facebook to Amazon to internet search engines and service…
Michael Brown. Eric Garner. Tamir Rice. Walter Scott. Freddie Gray. Sam DuBose. Alton Sterling. Philando Castile. Terence Crutcher. “[These] are just some of the names on a long list of unarmed black boys and men who were killed by police officers…
Every state has a legal basis to restrict private militia and paramilitary activity at public rallies, new research at Georgetown Law finds WASHINGTON – Every state has legal provisions on the books that could be used to prohibit the kind of private…
On Friday, February 9, 2018, the Georgetown Entertainment & Media Alliance, Law Division (GEMALaw) will host its 11th Annual Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium. The day-long event will feature discussions on cutting edge legal issues confronting the…
When Raquel Braun (L’10) was choosing law schools, she had to decide between Georgetown Law and a school that was advertising her chief interest, sports law. She opted to go to Georgetown and build what she wanted. At the time, Georgetown University…
Jerome H. Powell (L’79) was sworn in as chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Monday, February 5. Powell was nominated by President Donald J. Trump on November 1 and confirmed by the Senate on January 23. He will serve…
Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection joins lawsuit on behalf of debtors subject to threats, arrest and jailing TULSA – Oklahoma funds its court system and other public services through an unlawful statewide scheme…
Georgetown Law Professor Emeritus Peter P. Weidenbruch Jr. (L’56, LL.M.’57, H’86), who joined the Georgetown Law faculty in 1965, died January 30 at the age of 88. During his more than 40 years as a professor, he inspired more than 12,000 students…