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COURTESY INES HILDE
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,...

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Two Georgetown University Law Center professors joined 13 law professors from across the country to file a professional misconduct complaint against Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump.

Law Center Professors File Complaint Against Conway

By Marina Pitofsky February 28, 2017

Fifteen law professors from across the country, including two from the Georgetown University Law Center, signed a letter sent to the Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals’ Office of Disciplinary Counsel...

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An emotionally charged debate between GULC faculty and students on how to respond to the death of Justice Scalia (CAS ’57) erupted last week.

GULC Faculty, Students Clash Over Scalia Legacy

By Charlotte Allen February 23, 2016

Following the Georgetown University Law Center Dean William Treanor’s public statement regarding late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (CAS ’57) on Feb. 13, which sparked an emotionally charged...

COURTESY FRANCES DELAURENTIS
Georgetown University Law Center professor Frances DeLaurentis, center, received a legal service award Oct. 4 for her pro bono work with the Catholic Charities Legal Network.

Professor Recognized for Service

By Cheryl Liu October 9, 2015

Georgetown University Law Center professor Frances DeLaurentis was selected as a recipient of the Archdiocese of Washington John Carroll Society’s Pro Bono Legal Service Award for her work with the...

Law Center Launches Voting Rights Institute

By Francisco Collantes October 2, 2015

Georgetown University Law Center, the American Constitution Society and the Campaign Legal Center are establishing a Voting Rights Institute to train both students and attorneys at GULC Oct. 2. The...

COURTESY STEPHEN HILLS
Georgetown University Law Center will launch a Business Skills Program in January, led by Stephen Hills, formerly of The Washington Post.

Hills To Lead New GULC Business Program

By Gaia Mattiace September 18, 2015

The Washington Post President and General Manager Stephen Hills announced he will leave his post to assume a new position as founding director of the Georgetown University Law Center’s Business Skills...

Law Center Cofounds Nonprofit

Law Center Cofounds Nonprofit

By Matthew Larson April 21, 2015

The Georgetown University Law Center, along with law firms Arent Fox LLP and DLA Piper LLP, will open the D.C. Affordable Law Firm, a new nonprofit law firm aimed at serving lower-income individuals, in...

GULC Adds Online Programs

By Sarah Fisher March 27, 2015

Georgetown University Law Center is expanding its online presence by adding two new masters-level programs to its roster of classes starting in fall 2015. GULC is debuting an Executive Masters of...

GULC Institute Supports Housing Development

By Maureen Tabet January 30, 2015

Georgetown University Law Center’s Harrison Institute for Housing and Community Development guided the restoration of the Sierra Cooperative, an affordable housing complex in northwest Washington,...

GULC Students Visit Guantanamo

By Kshithij Shrinath January 27, 2015

The first two Georgetown University Law Center students selected as part of a Department of Defense program visited the military commissions and observed pre-trial hearings at Guantanamo Bay in November...

COURTESY B. SHAW DRAKE
B. Shaw Drake (LAW ’15) will travel to Guantanamo Bay.

Law Students to Observe Guantanamo

By Kshithij Shrinath September 23, 2014

Two law students will attend proceedings at the U.S. Naval Center in Guantanamo Bay in October, after the U.S. Department of Defense approved the Georgetown University Law Center as an official observer...

COURTESY VICTORIA NOURSE
Victoria Nourse joined the White House staff as counsel to Vice President Biden.

Visiting Law Professor Victoria Nourse Appointed Counsel to Vice President Biden

By Suzanne Monyak August 26, 2014

After being nominated by President Obama in July to the U.S. Court of Appeals, visiting law professor Victoria Nourse will now join the White House as counsel to Vice President Joe Biden. “I am...

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