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Georgetown Among 16 Universities Accused of Collusion and Antitrust Violations

By Paige Kupas January 10, 2022

This is a developing story. Check back on our website and social media (@thehoya) for updates. Georgetown University, along with 15 other top schools, is being sued for using shared methodology to...

ROCHELLE VAYNTRUB FOR THE HOYA | Many students enrolled in summer courses in order to meet the former course minimum requirement. Tuition for Georgetown summer sessions is $1,496 per credit.

Former GU Student Dismisses His Lawsuit Against School

By Riley Rogerson July 19, 2019

Former Georgetown University student Adam Semprevivo dropped his lawsuit against the school for a wrongful disciplinary process Tuesday approximately two months after the school dismissed him for his family’s...

FILE PHOTO: ROCHELLE VAYNTRUB FOR THE HOYA | The eight universities named in the college bribery investigation, including Georgetown, caused rejected applicants emotional and economic harm, according to a lawsuit filed by students March 15.

Students Sue Georgetown for Unfair Admissions Process

By Dustin Hartuv March 21, 2019

Two college students and two parents filed a class action lawsuit against Georgetown University on March 15, alleging monetary harm after revelations that applicants were fraudulently admitted to the university. The...

KEENAN SAMWAY/THE HOYA A Nov. 5 lawsuit filed by 11 Washington, D.C. voters against the federal government alleges that the District's lack of voter  representation is unconstitutional.

DC Residents Sue for Voting Rights, Seek Congressional Representation

By Yolanda Spura November 16, 2018

Eleven Washington, D.C. residents filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the lack of representation for D.C. residents in Congress violates constitutional...

BULLDOG TAVERN
UNITE HERE Local 23, the Aramark workers' union, and two former Aramark employees of Bulldog Tavern filed a suit against Epicurean and Co. alleging workers' rights violations in the contract transition from Aramark to Epicurean and Co.

Former Bulldog Tavern Employees File Suit Against Epicurean

By Katrina Schmidt September 21, 2018

UNITE HERE Local 23, the labor union representing Aramark employees, along with two former Aramark employees of Bulldog Tavern filed a lawsuit Aug. 20 against Epicurean and Company for alleged workers’...

ANNE STONECIPHER FOR THE HOYA
House Democrats are suing the General Services Administration over the federal agency's refusal to provide documents related to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Lawmakers Sue Federal Agency Over Trump Hotel Documents

By Sarah Mendelsohn November 15, 2017

Seventeen Democratic members of the House of Representatives sued the General Services Administration on Nov. 2 over the agency's refusal to provide documents regarding Trump International Hotel in Washington,...

Former GUMC Professor Sues Wildlife Center

By Gaia Mattiace April 1, 2016

Former Georgetown University School of Medicine professor Seth Gortler has drawn media attention with his current lawsuit against the Scottsdale, Ariz. Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center over its...

BROOKINGS INSTITUTE
After the D.C. Democratic Party did not submit Sanders’ name to the D.C. Board of Election, an activist filed a legal motion to keep his name from the ballot.

Sanders Cut From Ballot, D.C. Council Holds Vote

By Matthew Riley April 1, 2016

old an emergency vote to determine whether or not to include Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) name on the Democratic Party ballot for D.C.’s June 14 primary after the party submitted the candidate’s...

Rabbi Voyeurism Prompts Lawsuit Against University

By Kshithij Shrinath December 5, 2014

A Georgetown University Law Center student filed a lawsuit against Georgetown University on Tuesday, in response to the university’s employment of Rabbi Barry Freundel, who was arrested for voyeurism...

New Bulldog to Arrive Next Week

By Sam Abrams October 18, 2013

Georgetown’s next Jack the Bulldog will arrive on campus early next week, bringing with him some changes to the university’s system of mascot care. The Jack Crew, the group that assists Fr....

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...

Price, Mr. Smith’s Settle Lawsuit

By Stephen Szypulski January 26, 2010

A settlement was reached in the discrimination lawsuit put forth by Taylor Price (MSB '10), who is disabled, against M Street bar Mr. Smith's of Georgetown. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia...

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