Census Citizenship Question Won’t Perform Well, New Analysis Shows
September 7, 2018 Election Law Press ReleasesPoor and uneven response rates expected, says new report released by Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality
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Georgetown Law Alumnae Share Stories of Agility and Adapting to Change New “Ambassadors for Racial Justice” Program Empowers Juvenile Defenders to Make Systemic Change Georgetown Law Announces Two New Degrees, Including Nation’s First “Master of Law and Technology” Program for Non-Lawyers
Black Law Students and Faculty Assess the ‘State of Black Georgetown’
It’s an exciting time to be black at Georgetown. That’s according to Georgetown Law’s Professor Jamillah Bowman Williams, who shared her views during a wide-ranging discussion about black life at the university.
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$10 Million Gift from Bruce (L’80) and Ann Blume Creates Blume Public Leadership Institute at Georgetown Law
September 6, 2018 Our Alumni Public Interest & Community ServiceBruce (L’80) and Ann Blume (Parents ’08, ’20), have given $10 million to establish the Blume Public Leadership Institute at Georgetown University Law Center. The gift represents the largest one-time commitment in the history of Georgetown Law. Through…
Georgetown Law Professors, Alumni Offer Perspectives on SCOTUS Hearings
September 6, 2018 Constitutional Law & Theory Faculty Our AlumniAs 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.
Scott Fein (L'75) & Andy Ayers (L'05): A New York State of Rights
August 30, 2018 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Constitutional Law & Theory Our AlumniThirty years separate their law degrees, but Scott Fein (L’75) and Andy Ayers (L’05) share a philosophy — and a project.
Orientation Week 2018: Talks, Tours and More
August 28, 2018 Campus News Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination FacultyOn the wall of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, a photo of the late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall is one of the first images Georgetown Law 1L students see as they get in the elevator to make the trip “back in time.”
Georgetown Law Welcomes Four New Faculty Members
August 27, 2018 FacultyGeorgetown Law welcomes four new full-time faculty members for 2018-2019 — accomplished scholars in legal history, technology law, intellectual property and business who will enrich our community in numerous ways.
Georgetown Law 1Ls, Dean Treanor and Staff Roll Up Their Sleeves at Orientation 2018 Service Projects
August 22, 2018 Campus News Public Interest & Community ServiceIt’s 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday of Orientation Week, and Georgetown Law Dean William M. Treanor is in Room 202 of McDonough Hall, along with a group of Section 2 1L students ready to volunteer at D.C. Central Kitchen as part of the Orientation Week service projects.
In Memoriam: Professor Stephen B. Cohen
August 17, 2018 FacultyProfessor Stephen B. Cohen, who taught tax and human rights courses at Georgetown Law to generations of students, died August 17. He was 72.
At the National Press Club, Hope for Missing Journalist Austin Tice (F’02, L’13)
August 15, 2018 Human Rights & Immigration Our AlumniGeorgetown University President John J. DeGioia has many pictures in his office — including one of a young Georgetown graduate, Austin Tice, at Commencement 2002. The six-foot-two former Marine Corps captain, who had just received his diploma from Georgetown’s…
Professor Anthony Cook: Creating Communities
August 14, 2018 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Faculty Public Interest & Community ServiceA brand-name hotel and luxury apartment building towering over an empty lot in Northwest Washington, D.C., are stark reminders of what Professor Anthony Cook’s unique mixed-income “intentional community” concept is up against. Cook brought his…