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Brett Kavanaugh listens to senators on Day Three of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Georgetown Law Professors, Alumni Offer Perspectives on SCOTUS Hearings

September 6, 2018 Constitutional Law & Theory Faculty Our Alumni

As Georgetown Law alumni including Senators Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) were making their voices heard on Capitol Hill regarding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Day Three of the confirmation hearings, Georgetown Law professors across town were offering their insights on what a future Justice Kavanaugh could mean for the Court.

Two generations of Georgetown Law graduates: Scott Fein (L’75), now chair of the advisory board of the Government Law Center at Albany Law School and senior advisor to the Rockefeller Institute of Government's Center for Law & Policy Solutions, and Andrew Ayers (L’05), now assistant professor and director of the Government Law Center at Albany Law School, discuss the roles that state constitutions can play in the era of a shifting Supreme Court at a Rockefeller Institute forum in July.

Scott Fein (L'75) & Andy Ayers (L'05): A New York State of Rights

August 30, 2018 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Constitutional Law & Theory Our Alumni

Thirty years separate their law degrees, but Scott Fein (L’75) and Andy Ayers (L’05) share a philosophy — and a project.

The work of Professor John Mikhail and research assistant Genevieve Bentz (L’19) made news when it was cited by Judge Peter Messitte in the Emoluments case brought by D.C. and Maryland against the president.

In the News: Professor John Mikhail, Genevieve Bentz (L’19)

August 7, 2018 Constitutional Law & Theory Faculty

A curious mind and a facility for language may be the hallmarks of a good lawyer. Fortunately, Professor John Mikhail and student Genevieve Bentz have those in spades.

In this file photo from April, Georgetown Law Professor Neal Katyal faces the press on the steps of the Supreme Court after oral arguments in Trump v. Hawaii. The Court decided the case June 26.

Georgetown Law Professor Neal Katyal, Counsel in Trump v. Hawaii, Issues Statement after SCOTUS Decision

June 26, 2018 Constitutional Law & Theory Immigration Law

This spring, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Trump v. Hawaii — with Georgetown Law Professor Neal Katyal, co-head of the appellate practice at Hogan Lovells, arguing as counsel of record for the State of Hawaii. Katyal’s brief…

Georgetown University School of Medicine Professor Liza Gold, Parkland high school student Dara Jaffe, Law Professor Larry Gostin and Scott Novak (L’20) at the March 26 event.

Parkland, Georgetown Law Student Speak at O’Neill Institute Panel on Gun Violence, Health & 2nd Amendment

March 27, 2018 Constitutional Law & Theory Health Law

“February 14 was supposed to be a day of love and happiness…” Dara Jaffe, a freshman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, said at Georgetown Law on March 26 — speaking just days after the March for Our Lives demonstrations in Washington, D.C., and around the world.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the 2018 Federalist Society National Student Symposium, hosted by the Georgetown Law chapter in March.

Georgetown Law Chapter Hosts Federalist Society’s 2018 National Student Symposium

March 23, 2018 Constitutional Law & Theory

Justice Clarence Thomas may disagree with some of his colleagues on points of law now and then, but the atmosphere at the Supreme Court is a civil one, he told law students from across the country, gathered for the 2018 Federalist Society National Student Symposium hosted by Georgetown Law on March 10.

Dean William M. Treanor and Adjunct Professor Mary Hartnett welcome Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Hartnett's class during "Week One." Other popular courses featured simulations in which students played innovative roles.

Georgetown Law’s Week One: Simulations Test Students on Real-World Scenarios

January 16, 2018 Congress Constitutional Law & Theory Environmental Law Health Law

“We’re poor, we don’t have much money, and resources are low,” 1L student Ellen Watlington (L’20) reported to Chris Rea of the National Academies of Sciences at Georgetown Law during “Week One.” “What have you seen that works in coastal…

Georgetown Law Readies Attorneys, Law Students for Masterpiece Cakeshop case

December 4, 2017 Constitutional Law & Theory

In order to prepare for their December 5 Supreme Court oral arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, Georgetown Law Professor David Cole — now on leave to serve as the national legal director for the American Civil Liberties…

Georgetown Law Professor Neal Katyal: 35 Supreme Court Oral Arguments — and Counting

November 30, 2017 Constitutional Law & Theory Faculty

Neal Katyal, the Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of National Security Law at Georgetown Law, has surpassed the late Thurgood Marshall’s record for the most Supreme Court cases argued by a minority attorney in the history of the United States. Cyan…

Sonika Data L’19; Honorable Mr. Justice Jasti Chelameswar, Judge Supreme Court of India; Merin Cherian L’19; and Sajan Poovayya, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India at Georgetown Law on October 11.

Georgetown Law Asia, South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA) Explore Constitutional Right to Privacy in India

October 24, 2017 Constitutional Law & Theory International & Comparative Law

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,…

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