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With several events taking place each day, GW Law is a hub of legal activity. From moot court competitions judged by Supreme Court justices to lectures by prominent legal minds to career development programs, the Law School is always abuzz with activities that benefit students, faculty, and the GW community.
NPR's "All Things Considered"
Arthur Wilmarth discusses the Supreme Court's decision regarding a state's right to enforce its fair lending laws against banks.
"The Washington Metro Crash and Tax"
Sarah Lawsky's Concurring Opinions blog post has been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington City Paper, Dorf on Law, TaxProf Blog, and more.
BusinessWeek
John Duffy's career and scholarship in IP law is profiled in "A Scholar-Activist Challenges U.S. Patent Law."
CQ Researcher
Naomi Cahn on possible regulations of fertility medicine.
Chicago Tribune
Paul Butler's editorial, "Smarter Punishment Needed," gives you a taste of his first book, Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice.
The New York Times
Donald Clarke pens "Lawsuits as Criticism" as part of the "China’s New Rebels" editorial series.
More Faculty Experts Quoted
Professor Lawrence E. Mitchell's book, "The Speculation Economy," has been awarded a 2008 Independent Publisher Book Award. Mitchell's book is a Silver-medal winner in Finance/Investment/
Economics category.
The new Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest and Public Service Law Associate Dean position and its inaugural appointment, renowned attorney Alan B. Morrison, were commemorated June 2 at the Newseum by, among others, Dean Frederick M. Lawrence and Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer. Read more in Tony Mauro's BLT: The Blog of LegalTimes' column.
GW Law and the Federal Circuit Bar Association host Senator Orrin G. Hatch, former U.S. solicitors general, and renowned academics. Click here for links to C-SPAN video, Legal Times blog article, and event photo album.
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Upcoming Events
Monday, July 20
Professor Paul Butler gives a lecture and book signing at Politics & Prose for his first book, "Let's Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice." More
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Judge Sonia Sotomayor
Read about Judge Sotomayor's visit to GW Law in 2006 and watch C-SPAN coverage of the Van Vleck Moot Court Finals with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and fellow Second Circuit Judge Guido Calabresi.
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Professor Shelton and Secretary of State Clinton
Professor Dinah L. Shelton has been elected to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Shelton, here with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton June 2 in Honduras, is the first woman nominated by the United States to the IACHR.
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