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Election 2020: What Happens Next?

GW faculty experts discussed the state of the presidential election, potential legal challenges, and implications for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Watch the coverage and gain an expert perspective you won't find anywhere else.
Testimony: GW Law Experts Explain Election 2020

Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew interviews GW Law faculty about issues important to the nation and the impact they may have on the national election in November 2020.
Listen to GW Law's Newest Podcast
Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Justice Ginsburg leaves behind an indelible legacy and touched the lives of countless Americans—including many members of the GW Law community who counted her as a mentor and friend.
Read remembrances encapsulating the justice’s enduring connection to GW Law.
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.
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

20th & H

Professor Weisburd’s Article Recognized by AALS

January 14, 2021

Professor Kate Weisburd receives honorable mention for her forthcoming law review article, “Punitive Surveillance,” in the Association of American Law Schools Section on Criminal Justice Junior Scholars Paper Competition for 2021.

The Eyemonger Book and the Principles of the Law, Data Privacy book

Professor Solove Publishes New Children’s Book and Completes ALI Project on Privacy

December 22, 2020

Professor Daniel J. Solove has published The Eyemonger, a new children's book that discusses privacy in a way children can understand. In addition, he served as Co-Reporter on ALI's Principles of the Law, Data Privacy, the organization's first deep dive into information privacy law.

Professor Saltzburg Honored by American Bar Foundation

December 21, 2020

In recognition of his longstanding advocacy for civil rights, civil liberties, human rights, and criminal justice reform, Professor Stephen A. Saltzburg is the recipient of the 2021 American Bar Foundation Fellows Outstanding Service Award.

Beyond the Capital

"The Trump Administration’s Flawed Decision on Coronavirus Vaccine Injury Compensation: Recommendations for Changes"

January 06, 2021

Professor Emeritus Peter H. Meyers writes in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences that the current coronavirus vaccine injury compensation program needs to be reformed or overhauled in favor of a more fair alternative that will encourage Americans to take the vaccine.

"The New Law of Gender Nonconformity"

January 04, 2021

Professor Naomi Schoenbaum joins the Minnesota Law Review podcast "Experto Crede" to discuss her forthcoming article, "The New Law of Gender Nonconformity," which explores the history and future of transgender discrimination in the law.

"Why It Would Be a Huge Mistake to Allow Big Tech Firms to Acquire Banks"

December 07, 2020

Professor Emeritus Arthur E. Wilmarth, Jr. writes in Fortune how we risk an end to the historical separation of banking and commerce if federal regulators succeed in their efforts to "bankify" the economy and bring about mergers between Big Tech companies and big banks.

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