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GULC Received Record-Breaking Amount in Donations During 150th Anniversary of Law Center

GULC Received Record-Breaking Amount in Donations During 150th Anniversary of Law Center

By Akashdiya Chakraborty November 19, 2021

The Georgetown University Law Center announced a record-breaking $56 million in donations over the past year, marking the highest amount in gifts received by the school. The donations will help to...

Georgetown Law Professors Weigh In on D.C. Council Rewrite of Criminal Code

Georgetown Law Professors Weigh In on D.C. Council Rewrite of Criminal Code

By Jemima Denham November 12, 2021

Washington, D.C. officials launched a rewriting project of the District’s 120-year-old criminal code in consultation with Georgetown University Law Center professors.  The Council of the District...

Georgetown Law Median LSAT Scores Increases 3 Points With Rise in Applications

Georgetown Law Median LSAT Scores Increases 3 Points With Rise in Applications

By Elyza Bruce November 4, 2021

The Georgetown University Law Center was one of six top law schools to report a three-point increase in median test scores for the class of 2024.  The Law Center Class of 2024 brought an “unprecedented”...

GULC Administers Police Bystandership Training

GULC Administers Police Bystandership Training

By Claire Stowe September 10, 2021

The Georgetown University Law Center has trained over 150 police agencies nationwide in active bystandership over the past year in an effort to prevent harm and encourage intervention in instances of...

GULC Tops Nationwide Application Numbers

GULC Tops Nationwide Application Numbers

By Ethan Johanson September 10, 2021

The Georgetown University Law Center saw a record-breaking number of applications and a significant increase in overall diversity of the incoming class during the historic 2021 admissions cycle.  Despite...

Georgetown Law Journal Creates Breonna Taylor Prize To Recognize Social Justice Scholarship

Georgetown Law Journal Creates Breonna Taylor Prize To Recognize Social Justice Scholarship

By Laetitia Haddad March 25, 2021

The Georgetown Law Journal has named the first recipient of the Breonna Taylor Prize, a new award aimed at acknowledging student writing related to social justice issues. Alden Fletcher (LAW ’20)...

First Openly Undocumented EIC To Lead the Georgetown Law Journal Alongside Diverse Editorial Class

First Openly Undocumented EIC To Lead the Georgetown Law Journal Alongside Diverse Editorial Class

By Samantha Sinutko March 25, 2021

The Georgetown Law Journal has elected its first openly undocumented editor in chief and appointed what is believed to be its most diverse class of editors to this year’s masthead. The journal’s...

Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff To Join Georgetown Law Faculty in Spring 2021

Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff To Join Georgetown Law Faculty in Spring 2021

By Samantha Sinutko January 20, 2021

Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will join the Georgetown University Law Center faculty as a distinguished visitor from practice to teach an entertainment law course starting in January 2021. @DouglasEmhoff/TWITTER...

Law Center Celebrates 150 Years

Law Center Celebrates 150 Years

By Ella Kohler October 29, 2020

Georgetown University Law Center launched celebrations for its 150th anniversary this month, kicking off a year of celebration of the Law Center’s growth from a small program for a handful of students...

FILE PHOTO: RYAN BAE FOR THE HOYA | Digitization will allow the Law School Admissions Test to be administered nine or more times each year, instead of the previous four, and to return scores more quickly.

LSAT Shifts to Digital Platform, Incorporates Tablets

By Sophie Haber September 27, 2019

The Law School Admissions Test transitioned to a fully digital platform starting last Saturday, as part of an initiative to increase the exam’s security and accessibility. From Sept. 21 and onward,...

#MeToo Impacted Election Results, Law Center Professor Finds

#MeToo Impacted Election Results, Law Center Professor Finds

By Max Levine November 16, 2018

The high percentage of politicians who are no longer in office following allegations of sexual assault represents an unprecedented degree of political accountability, according to a Georgetown University...

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Georgetown Law Institute Files Brief in Trump Twitter Lawsuit

By Will Cassou November 29, 2017

A Georgetown University Law Center institute filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit earlier this month arguing that President Donald Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking constituents on Twitter. Georgetown...

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