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Faculty

GW Law faculty members are scholars and practitioners with strong reputations in the legal community.

Our faculty members are among the most cited law faculty in the nation, appearing in print, online, and on-air, in world-renowned media outlets. But first and foremost, each faculty member is devoted to teaching.


Faculty News

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Professor Clarke Testifies Before The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission

June 6, 2023

Professor Donald C. Clarke testified at the "Rule by Law: China’s Increasingly Global Legal Reach” hearing.

Professor Murphy holding his honorary degree with the Rector, Vice-Rectors, and Deans of the University of Prishtina

Professor Murphy Receives Honorary Degree from the University of Prishtina

May 26, 2023

The degree of Doctor Honoris Causa was awarded for "the advancement of peace and justice through international law..."

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"Punishment as Rights Violation"

May 18, 2023

Jonathan Simon reviews Professor Kate Weisburd's forthcoming article in the California Law Review, "Rights Violation as Punishment."


In the News

"America 250: One Nation Under God?”

WAMU-FM’s "1A" spoke to Jeffrey Rosen on the thousands of Americans who attended a day-long conservative prayer gathering on the National Mall. 

"When Did Constant Surveillance Become Normal?”

Michael Smerconish spoke to Andrew Ferguson on modern policing, smart technology, and the constant monitoring of ordinary Americans.

"Corvallis Prosecutors say Deborah Albin Didn’t Protect Her Now Deceased Baby, She says she was Surviving Abuse"

Corvallis Advocate quoted Joan Meier on "failure to protect” cases, where a parent is criminally charged for enabling a partner or co-parent’s child abuse.

Scholarly Work

Our faculty are leading scholars and practitioners—experts whose experience and passion for teaching shape the study and practice of law. Learn more about publications and other work written by our faculty.

Daniel J. Solove
Breached!: Why Data Security Law Fails and How to Improve It

Rosa Celorio
Women and International Human Rights in Modern Times: A Contemporary Casebook 

Dayna Bowen Matthew
Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America

Catherine J. Ross
A Right to Lie? Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment

Additional Faculty Scholarship News

Faculty Books