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The Georgetown University Law Center’s policy against campaigning was criticized as anti-free speech.

Georgetown Law Drops LSAT Requirement, Begins Accepting GRE

By Jeff Cirillo August 8, 2017

The Georgetown University Law Center announced Monday it will allow applicants to submit their scores on the graduate school entry exam, becoming one of four programs to offer an alternative to the...

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In a rally organized by the Georgetown undergraduate journalism program, students gathered to demand that President Obama negotiate for Austin Tice’s release.

Georgetown Students Rally at White House for Austin Tice

By Christian Paz April 19, 2016

Georgetown students and other activists demonstrated outside the White House on Monday evening in an effort to pressure President Barack Obama to negotiate freedom for journalist Austin Tice (SFS ’02),...

Georgetown Meets House of Cards

Georgetown Meets House of Cards

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein March 6, 2015

We all know that Georgetown students love House of Cards, it is basically our obsession. From binge watching episodes to having heated arguments about plot lines, there is no escaping the importance...

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Pamela Harris, giving a preview of the 2013-2014 Supreme Court term.

Senate Confirms Law Professor to US Court of Appeals

By Suzanne Monyak and Kshithij Shrinath July 30, 2014

The United States Senate confirmed Georgetown University Visiting Law Professor Pamela Harris’s nomination to the Fourth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals on Monday. “Throughout...

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Sandra Fluke (LAW ’12) spoke with professor Judy Feder in a lecture hosted in Gaston Hall in April 2012.

Fluke Enters California State Senate Runoff

By Suzanne Monyak June 5, 2014

After primary elections on Tuesday, Democrat Sandra Fluke (LAW ’12) will face Democrat Ben Allen in a run-off in the November general election for Ted Lieu’s (LAW ’94) vacated seat in the 26th...

Support for 2-Year Law Programs Grows

By Nick Simon March 4, 2014

A nationwide survey of 1,400 pre-law students by Kaplan Test Prep found growing support for a two-year law school program, as opposed to the standard three-year curriculum, and increased opportunities...

5 Reasons Georgetown Students Really Are Olivia Pope

5 Reasons Georgetown Students Really Are Olivia Pope

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein February 24, 2014

As every TV-addicted Hoya should know, "Scandal" returns this week. I know, I know ... try to contain your excitement. I do not know what it is about this show, but I am addicted. Really, really addicted....

Invincible Alums Take on Capitol Hill

By Madeleine Thornburn February 11, 2014

A group of young Georgetown University Law Center graduates is making waves on Capitol Hill. The group, called Young Invincibles, has lobbied for rights and legal benefits for today’s black sheep generation:...

GOP Blocks Pillard

By Molly Simio November 15, 2013

Georgetown University Law Center professor Cornelia "Nina" Pillard's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was defeated by a U.S. Senate Republican filibuster Tuesday. With...

GU Law Student Slain

By TM Gibbons-Neff October 18, 2013

Mark Waugh (LAW ’16), 23, was stabbed to death during the early hours of Sunday morning in a long-time friend’s apartment in Silver Spring, Md. The friend, Rahul Gupta (GRD ’13), a biomedical...

Pillard Advances for Senate Approval

By Penny Hung September 20, 2013

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Georgetown University Law Center professor Cornelia “Nina” Pillard’s nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...

Pillard Faces Senate Vote for Court of Appeals Seat

By Natasha Khan September 17, 2013

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Georgetown University Law Center professor Cornelia “Nina” Pillard’s confirmation to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...

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