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2026 Commencement
GW Law to Receive Holloran Award for Foundational 1L Programs
The award recognizes GW Law for its Fundamentals of Lawyering, Inns of Court, and Foundations of Practice programs.
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GW Law Alumni Recognized at Spirit of GW Awards
October 22, 2026
Olajumoke “Jummy” Banjo, JD ’16, and Bruce Sewell, JD ’86, received the Recent Alumni Achievement and Distinguished Alumni Achievement awards, respectively.
Student Spotlight: Eren Karaburun, Class of 2028
October 21, 2026
Karaburun is the founder and executive director of the GW Law AI Forum. He shares why he started the organization and how it’s shaped his law school experience.
GW Law Hosts 2026 Brand-Manatt Lecture and Law Review Symposium
October 20, 2026
The International and Comparative Law Program hosted its annual Brand-Manatt Lecture in conjunction with The George Washington Law Review's annual symposium.
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GW Law Hosts 2026 Brand-Manatt Lecture and Law Review Symposium
October 20, 2026
The International and Comparative Law Program hosted its annual Brand-Manatt Lecture in conjunction with The George Washington Law Review's annual symposium.
Experts at GW Law Discussed Pending U.S. Supreme Court Cases
September 29, 2026
Second Amendment rights, the shadow docket and other topics were raised by panelists at annual fall SCOTUS preview.
GW Law Hosts Events with Two Notable District Attorneys in One Week
September 22, 2026
GW Law welcomed Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in separate events last week.
GW Law Hosts Fall 2026 JAG Recruiter Panel
September 17, 2026
GW Law’s National Security, Cybersecurity, and Foreign Relations Law Program and the Military Law Society (MLS) co-hosted the annual Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG) recruiter panel earlier this month.