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Visions of Change: A Series on Racial Justice in American Law

Join us for a powerful series that examines the role of race in health care, criminal law, commercial law, and civil justice.
A Historic Dean for a Historic Moment

Public health and human rights scholar Dayna Bowen Matthew is a leading voice in the national conversation on health, race, and the law.
Read more about GW Law's first woman dean.
GW Law Faculty Unanimously Adopt Antiracism Resolution on Juneteenth
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Compassionate Release for Medically Vulnerable Prisoners

GW Law Professor Jessica K. Steinberg authors groundbreaking compassionate release ordinance for older and health compromised D.C. prisoners.
Pandemic Procurement

Our faculty respond—Mask shortages and a lack of spending oversight. Our government procurement experts tackle the issues of corruption during the coronavirus outbreak.
The 2020 Van Vleck Moot Court Constitutional Law Competition

Four months of competition in just 7 minutes.
Watch our students and faculty work together for a common purpose and learn skills that will last a career.

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GW Law and COVID-19

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Justice Breyer speaking with Dean Matthew and Alan Morrison

Justice Breyer Celebrates Constitution Day with GW

September 24, 2020

In a virtual conversation moderated by Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew and Associate Dean Alan B. Morrison, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer shared his thoughts on strengthening our democracy through a greater understanding of the Constitution and increased citizen participation in public life.

Remembering Justice Ginsburg

September 21, 2020

Professor Paul Schiff Berman, who clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg more than two decades ago, spoke with GW Today about her life, influence, and legacy, while also sharing personal memories.

Professor Benitez Honored by Best Lawyers

September 18, 2020

For the third year in a row, Professor Alberto Benitez, Director of the Immigration Clinic, is named one of the top immigration lawyers in Washington, DC, by Best Lawyers, a peer-review publication. He is the only law professor on the list.

Beyond the Capital

"RBG, in Her Own Words"

September 21, 2020

Professor Jeffrey Rosen, author of Conversations with RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law, writes for The Atlantic about his revealing interview with Justice Ginsburg just nine months ago when she discussed her struggles, her losses, and her hope for the future.

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"An Unlawful Effort to End Evictions"

September 14, 2020

Associate Dean Alan B. Morrison writes in The Hill about the legality of an unauthorized CDC moratorium to halt or slow down evictions during the pandemic. He contends, "the rule of law should not be set aside in the interest of protecting the less fortunate amidst this crisis."

"Measurement Matters: The Key to Police Reform"

September 01, 2020

Ava J. Abramowitz, Professorial Lecturer in Law, writes for Lawfare about the demand to rethink policing. She argues, "public officials, the police and the community they serve need to focus anew on defining and measuring police-performance, both good and bad, and see where it takes everyone—together."

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