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Georgetown Law Welcomes Two New Faculty Members
August 14, 2026 Business & Financial Regulation Campus News Clinics Faculty Human Rights & Immigration Impacting Change Press Releases Public Interest & Community ServiceThis summer, two distinguished legal scholars joined the Georgetown Law faculty as full professors: Cathy Hwang, whose teaching and research focus on business law, and Jayesh Rathod, an immigration law expert who is the new co-faculty director of the…
[The Constitution Cannot Save Us, published in July, is the newest book by Professor Louis Michael Seidman.]
Professor Louis Michael Seidman Rethinks the Power of the Supreme Court in New Book The Constitution Cannot Save Us
August 4, 2026 Campus News Constitutional Law & Theory FacultyHaving come of age during the Warren Court and served as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Professor Louis Michael Seidman long believed in the promise of a progressive judiciary.
[Dean M. Elizabeth Magill in the reading room at the Edward Bennett Williams Law Library]
Georgetown Law Welcomes Dean M. Elizabeth Magill
August 1, 2026 Campus News FacultyOn August 1, M. Elizabeth Liz Magill became the dean of Georgetown Law, taking the reins at the nations largest law school.
[L-R: Jamelle Bouie, Prof. Michele Goodwin, Moira Donegan, Mark Joseph Stern, C13, L16, Erwin Chemerinsky, Sherilyn Ifill and Chris Geidner. Photo credit: Noah Friedman.]
Georgetown Law and ONeill Institute Host Third Annual Supreme Court Term in Review
July 21, 2026 Campus News Constitutional Law & TheoryTop legal advocates, scholars and journalists convened at Georgetown Law July 1 to analyze the Supreme Courts 2025-26 term and the far-reaching impact of decisions on voting rights, birthright citizenship, presidential power and more.
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John DeQ. Briggs, L72, Makes Gift to Endow Antitrust Professorship
July 14, 2026 Campus News Our AlumniA leading Washington, D.C. antitrust attorney and alumnus has made a gift to Georgetown Law to fund an endowed professorship in antitrust law.
Seven 2026 Georgetown Law Grads Awarded Equal Justice Works and Skadden Fellowships
July 2, 2026 Campus News Impacting Change Our Alumni Public Interest & Community ServiceGeorgetown Law congratulates the seven members of its most recent graduating class who have been awarded the legal professions most prestigious public interest fellowships.
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What Im Working On: Professor Stephanie Barclay on Constitutional Rights and Democratic Governance
June 11, 2026 Constitutional Law & Theory Faculty What I'm Working OnFor constitutional law scholar and Anne Fleming Research Professor Stephanie Barclay, constitutional rights are at the heart of the tension between judicial power and democratic governance.
[Marilyn Tucker, at the 2012 Georgetown Women's Forum]
In Memoriam: Marilyn Tucker, Former Director of Alumni Careers and Founder of the International Internship Program
June 11, 2026 Campus NewsMarilyn Tucker, a longtime Georgetown Law employee who retired in 2021, died on June 10, 2026.
[On March 10, NFL Concussion Settlement Co-Lead Counsel and Chief Negotiator Christopher Seeger (left) and former NFL running back-turned-player advocate Ken Jenkins (third from right) joined instructors Michael Rosenberg (second from left) and Justin Wyatt (second from right), L99, for a conversation moderated by Assistant Dean for Experiential Education Maura DeMouy (right).]
Course Spotlight: Students Explore Legal, Ethical Complexities in NFL Concussion Settlement Practicum
June 3, 2026 Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Our Alumni StudentsSince 2017, the landmark NFL Concussion Settlement has awarded more than $1.6 billion in compensation to former National Football League (NFL) players and their families for the effects of football-related brain injuries. Last semester at Georgetown Law, students learned firsthand from the legal practitioners behind the historic agreement.
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Expect the Unexpected: What Happens When Trade Laws are Upended?
June 3, 2026 Campus News Faculty International Economic Law Our AlumniSince the second Trump administration took office in early 2025, trade law has been on a wild ride.
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