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Sixteen Georgetown Law Faculty and Graduates Appointed to Biden Administration

Sixteen Georgetown Law Faculty and Graduates Appointed to Biden Administration

By Jemima Denham January 27, 2021

Twelve Georgetown University Law Center graduates and four faculty members have been tapped to serve in President Joe Biden’s administration.  These 16 add to the list of Georgetown community...

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...

Hoya Grads in Congress Reflect on their Journey From Georgetown to Public Service

Hoya Grads in Congress Reflect on their Journey From Georgetown to Public Service

By Caitlin McLean December 4, 2020

Two Georgetown University graduates reelected to Congress in the 2020 election reflected on the mentorship opportunities and exposure to politics at Georgetown that influenced their journeys to the House...

Leadership Lecture Series Breaks GULC Enrollment Record

Leadership Lecture Series Breaks GULC Enrollment Record

By Samantha Sinutko December 1, 2020

“Lawyers as Leaders,” a one-credit course combining legal scholarship with personal perspectives, drew the largest enrollment for any class at the Georgetown University Law Center, with 330 registered...

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Beloved GU Law Dean David McCarthy Dies at 85

By Samuel Ahmed October 8, 2020

Former Georgetown University Law Center Dean David J. McCarthy Jr. (LAW ’60, LAW ’62, H ’83) died Oct. 1 at the age of 85. McCarthy approached his interpersonal relationships with kindness and...

GULC Files Complaint Against YouTube Regarding Violent Videos

GULC Files Complaint Against YouTube Regarding Violent Videos

By Giulia Testa February 28, 2020

Georgetown University Law Center and gun-safety advocate Andy Parker filed a complaint alleging YouTube illegally deceives consumers by allowing violent murder videos to endure on its platform. The...

Center on National Security and the Law Names New Director

Center on National Security and the Law Names New Director

By Anna Ferrazzi January 17, 2020

Georgetown University Law Center named international justice and war crimes expert Anna Cave as its new executive director of the Center on National Security and the Law, after a monthslong search to...

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Georgetown law students advocated for more transparency in regards to increases in tuition.

Law Students Petition Dean to Freeze 2020 Tuition Increase

By Sophie Haber October 18, 2019

The Georgetown University Law Center Student Bar Association called for a universitywide tuition freeze as well as greater transparency in tuition changes in a resolution submitted to Law Center Dean...

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Protesters Halt Homeland Security Secretary Speech

By Hansen Lian October 11, 2019

Protests by law students and professors prevented acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan from delivering an address at the Georgetown University Law Center on Monday. Law...

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University Moves Forward With Capitol Hill Dorm

By Giulia Testa October 9, 2019

Georgetown University formally filed a zoning application Sept. 27 to construct a new dorm building on H Street near Union Station and the Georgetown University Law Center. This 11-story building will...

GEORGETOWN LAW CENTER FACEBOOK PAGE | New York Solicitor General Barbara Underwood (LAW '69), who addressed graduates at commencement, shakes hands with Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia.

NY Solicitor General Urges Law Center Grads to Uplift Diversity

By Riley Rogerson May 26, 2019

New York Solicitor General Barbara Underwood (LAW ’69) challenged graduates to empower new and diverse perspectives in moving along their career paths at the Georgetown University Law Center commencement...

Law Center Institute Files Brief, Argues Citizenship Question Hurts Census

Law Center Institute Files Brief, Argues Citizenship Question Hurts Census

By Rachel Friedman February 21, 2019

A group based at the Georgetown University Law Center filed an amicus brief Feb. 11 contesting a push by the U.S. Department of Commerce to add a question to the 2020 census regarding citizenship status. The...

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