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.
Professor David C. Vladeck (LL.M.’77) has been installed as the A.B. Chettle, Jr., Chair in Civil Procedure at Georgetown Law. The chair, which supports professors working to further the study and practice of legal process, was held by Professor Emerita…
Claire Chevrier (L’17) was sitting in Professor David Vladeck’s Federal Courts class on March 22 when Anna Deffebach (L’17) texted her with the news: the Supreme Court held in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District that public schools must provide children with disabilities an educational program that is “appropriately ambitious” in light of the child’s circumstances.
The 30th anniversary game of Home Court will not be forgotten in Georgetown Law history. Not because of the winning team (the "Hoya Lawyas"), the humble score (34 to 31) or even the game — although the Lawyas pulled ahead in an exciting fourth quarter…
Eight Georgetown professors and one from New York University School of Law displayed their expertise in healthcare and tax law at “‘Repeal and Replace’ the Affordable Care Act: Understanding the House GOP Healthcare Reform Bill.” The March 21…
Georgetown Law's National Security Crisis Law simulation — the equivalent of a final exam for students in Professor Laura Donohue and Alan Cohn's National Security Crisis Law Class — went international in Spring 2017. For the first time, Canadian…
On Monday, March 6, Georgetown Law students got the opportunity to witness the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in action — on Law Center turf. A three-judge panel sitting in the Supreme Court Institute’s Moot Courtroom heard four cases…
What does it mean to be a great lawyer working in house? Ask Benjamin W. Heineman, former general counsel at General Electric, who kicked off Georgetown Law’s 2017 Corporate Counsel Institute (CCI) with a look at the “inside counsel revolution”…
Georgetown Law Professor Chris Brummer and Professor Gregory Klass have been named the 2017 Williams Research Professors. The Williams Professorships, established through the generosity of Agnes N. Williams (L’54), recognize and support the scholarly…
A Georgetown Law moot court team will advance to an international competition in Geneva, thanks to a strong showing at the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) moot court competition in WTO law, held in Bogota, Colombia, March 1 to 6. Julia…
As confirmation hearings draw near for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, the Supreme Court Institute and the Georgetown Law chapters of the American Constitution Society and the Federalist Society hosted a timely discussion on topics surrounding the…
