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Can the Supreme Court Learn to Speak Up for Itself?

Professor David Fontana's new study shows how the Supreme Court needs to start defending the rule of law in the court of public opinion.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Life, Love, Liberty, and Law
Professor Rosen details the life and legacy of RBG in his new book, Conversations with RBG.
Reorganizing Government

Professor Robert L. Glicksman examines how government is designed and proposes a framework to improve institutions in a new book.
Celebrating 50 Years of Environmental and Energy Law

Read Program Director Lin Harmon-Walker's environmental thought experiment from the new Environmental and Energy Law newsletter.

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GW Law Launches New International Law LLM Concentrations

March 25, 2020

LLM students may now concentrate in International Human Rights and International Arbitration, Mediation, and Other Dispute Resolutions beginning in the fall of 2020.

High school students listen to a panel lecture at GW Law.

High School Students Learn About Law School

February 27, 2020

High school students from the Law Academy at Potomac in Oxon Hill, Maryland, visited GW Law for a day of learning and exposure to the life of a law student and the law school admissions process.

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Students Participate in Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals Case

February 21, 2020

GW Law students submit amicus briefs for a case heard by the Air Force appeals court. Alice Lee, 3L, and Joseph Grossman, 2L, presented oral arguments and responded to questions from the judges.

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Meredith Lapp

JD '18

""One summer, I worked with another law student from the Midwest who had to cram the great experience of working in DC into just a few short weeks. But because I was here in DC, I could continue working at my externship during the school year. This lead eventually to a job offer.""