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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...

Law Grads Defy Trends

By Kshithij Shrinath and Carly Graf April 25, 2014

In the face of the shrinking job market for recent law school graduates, the Georgetown University Law Center remains confident in its ability to connect its students to jobs in the industry. A recent...

Mitchell Professorship Awarded

By Carly Graf March 4, 2014

Georgetown University Law Center recently announced the establishment of the Honorable George J. Mitchell, L’61 Professorship in Law and Public Policy. The professorship was created to commemorate Mitchell’s...

Lewis Talks Education at Law Center

By Sam Abrams November 8, 2013

Mayoral candidate Reta Jo Lewis emphasized the need for education and employment improvement during a speech at the Georgetown University Law Center on Tuesday. “Job creation, and I mean good-paying...

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...

Car Chase, Shooting at Capitol

By Natasha Khan October 4, 2013

A female motorist was fatally shot Thursday afternoon by police when she attempted to pass a barricade on Capitol Hill, prompting a chaotic day of uncertainty and fear for the worst in Washington. Miriam...

Law Center Takes Heat for Loan Policy

By Hiromi Oka August 27, 2013

The Georgetown University Law Center received criticism for its Loan Repayment Assistance Program earlier this month. Because the Law Center’s LRAP is funded with federal dollars, the university...

Law Center Age Bias Suit Dismissed

By Penny Hung May 13, 2013

An age discrimination lawsuit against Georgetown University Law Center regarding its hiring practices was dismissed May 9. Former Attorney General of North Dakota Nicholas Spaeth filed a suit against...

GU Calls for Lawsuit Dismissal

By Mallika Sen April 11, 2013

The Georgetown University Law Center moved for dismissal of an age discrimination lawsuit April 8. U.S District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle heard arguments on the case Nicholas Spaeth v. Georgetown...

Alum Sues Law Center for Fraud

By Emma Hinchliffe March 5, 2013

Scott Ginsburg (LAW ’78) is suing Georgetown University Law Center for breach of contract and fraud. Ginsburg, a Dallas businessman, donated $5 million to the law center in 2000, designated toward...

Law Center Announces Executive Education Program

By Sarah Kaplan April 11, 2012

The Law Center will launch a new executive education program in June, the university announced today. The program, which aims to equip members of law firms with leadership and management skills, is...

Justice for All: GU Law’s First Women

By Elizabeth Garbitelli March 30, 2012

When Agnes Neill Williams (LAW ’54) stepped onto the Georgetown Law Center campus for the first time, she broke 81 years of tradition. In 1951, Williams became part of the first class of women to...

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