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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...

VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE Kathleen Kraninger (LAW ’07) (left) was sworn in Monday as the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Senate Confirms GU Law Alumna as Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

By Connor Thomas December 14, 2018

Kathleen Kraninger (LAW ’07) was confirmed as the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by the U.S. Senate in a 50-49 vote Dec. 6. Kraninger, who was nominated by President Donald...

#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...

GULC Institute Seeks to Block ‘Militia Activity’ at Charlottesville White Nationalists Rally

By Emma Kotfica February 9, 2018

The Georgetown University Law Center’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Prevention is seeking a court order to prevent militia-style displays of force at a second “Unite the Right” rally...

BOISVERT: Searching for Justice in Guantanamo Bay

By Caroline Boisvert February 7, 2018

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is a place where time stands still. In December 2017, I travelled to Guantanamo, the U.S. Naval base home to the United States’ most notorious detention center, as a nongovernmental...

VIEWPOINT: In Pursuit of Inquiry, Welcome Disagreeable Speech

By Heidi Li Feldman October 6, 2017

In the United States, universities are the premier institutions for open inquiry in the pursuit of learning. Because of the particular role freedoms of speech and expression play in this enterprise, all...

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg praised growing equality for women in the legal field in an address at the Law Center.

Justice Ginsburg Praises Higher Representation of Women in Law

By Hannah Urtz September 22, 2017

Opportunities for women in the legal field have improved drastically over the past 50 years, said Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Georgetown University Law Center on Wednesday afternoon. Ginsburg,...

VIEWPOINT: Creating a More Inclusive GULC

By Jane Aiken September 19, 2017

At a time when the law is more important than ever, the Georgetown University Law Center is now accepting the GRE graduate school entry exam — in addition to the law school aptitude test as a part of...

Second-Year Georgetown Law Student Dies

By Jeff Cirillo May 6, 2017

Destinee McCulley (LAW ’18) was found dead April 28 in her off-campus apartment, Georgetown University Law Center Dean William Treanor announced in an email to the law school community on April 29. McCulley...

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Incoming GULC professor Shon Hopwood began studying the law while serving an 11 year prison sentence for a string of bank robberies he committed.

Incoming GULC Professor, Former Bank Robber Reflects on Experiences

By Charles Trepany April 28, 2017

At first glance, Shon Hopwood appears to be a typical American and an average lawyer — he has a wife and two children, served in the U.S. Navy and earned his J.D. from the University of Washington...

Law Center Students, Professors Help Win Supreme Court Case

By Anabel Getz April 4, 2017

Three Georgetown University Law Center students working with the GULC Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic contributed to the legal defense of students with mental and physical disabilities in a Supreme Court...

EDITORIAL: Clarify Free Speech Policy

By Editorial Board February 28, 2017

Georgetown University received a dubious distinction last Wednesday after landing on the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education’s list of the 10 worst colleges for free speech. For a university...

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