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Ilya Shapiro Resigns From Georgetown Law Following HR, IDEAA Investigation

Ilya Shapiro Resigns From Georgetown Law Following HR, IDEAA Investigation

By Adora Zheng June 15, 2022

Ilya Shapiro has resigned from the Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) following an investigation into a tweet in which Shapiro wrote that President Joe Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman...

National Organizations Submit Letters In Support of Muslim Law Student Association

National Organizations Submit Letters In Support of Muslim Law Student Association

By Samantha Sinutko March 31, 2022

Two national organizations submitted letters to the Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) administration in support of Muslim students’ advocacy against the alleged Islamophobic course content of...

Georgetown Law Student Elected to Chair National Black Law Students Association

Georgetown Law Student Elected to Chair National Black Law Students Association

By Ingrid Matteini March 25, 2022

Richard Garzola (LAW ’23) will become the 56th national chair of the National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA), a national organization founded to support Black and minority attorneys across the...

Students Call on GU Law to Stand Against Professor’s Islamophobic Curriculum

Students Call on GU Law to Stand Against Professor’s Islamophobic Curriculum

By Samantha Sinutko March 4, 2022

The Muslim Law Students Association (MLSA) wrote a letter Feb. 28 to Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) administrators calling for action to address one professor’s racist and Islamophobic class...

Georgetown Law Clinic Holds Annual Mock Trial Competition for DC Public School Students

Georgetown Law Clinic Holds Annual Mock Trial Competition for DC Public School Students

By Darya Molotkova November 19, 2021

The Georgetown University Law Center’s Street Law clinic held its 49th annual fall mock trial event for students attending Washington, D.C. public high schools Nov. 4, offering participants the opportunity...

Parents at GULC Demand Flexibility

Parents at GULC Demand Flexibility

By Claire Stowe September 24, 2021

Georgetown University Law Center students who are parents and guardians of young children are calling on administrators to mandate virtual class attendance options to prevent spreading COVID-19 to their...

GULC Elects First Black Woman Student Body President, All-Female Executive Board

GULC Elects First Black Woman Student Body President, All-Female Executive Board

By Samantha Sinutko March 18, 2021

Women hold the five highest-ranking positions in the newly elected board of Georgetown University Law Center’s student government, with Jade Baker (LAW ’22) becoming the first Black woman to serve...

GU Black Students, Faculty Demand Systemic Change Following Racist Remarks by GU Law Professor

GU Black Students, Faculty Demand Systemic Change Following Racist Remarks by GU Law Professor

By Liana Hardy and Rachel Won March 18, 2021

This article directly references racist content that is potentially upsetting. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources. Georgetown University Law Center students are...

Georgetown Law Graduate Enters Local Ward 2 DC Council Race

Georgetown Law Graduate Enters Local Ward 2 DC Council Race

By Hansen Lian February 21, 2020

Brooke Pinto (LAW ’17) joined the race for a competitive Washington, D.C. Council seat last Thursday, becoming the eighth candidate to enter the upcoming Democratic primary and special election.  The...

All Female Law Journal Editors-in-Chief Celebrate Women's Suffrage Anniversary

All Female Law Journal Editors-in-Chief Celebrate Women’s Suffrage Anniversary

By Samantha Sinutko February 14, 2020

Editors-in-chief of the top 16 law school journals — for the first time all women — convened Feb. 3 to acknowledge women’s advancement in law in honor of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. The...

GULC Considers Revising Free Speech Policy After Protests

GULC Considers Revising Free Speech Policy After Protests

By Hansen Lian January 31, 2020

The Georgetown University Law Center has reconvened its Speech and Expression Committee to consider changing school policy on inviting speakers and responding to disruptive protests after a law student-led...

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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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