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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

Lula Hagos

GW Law Professor Lula Hagos Publishes Article in Michigan Law Review

March 18, 2025

Lula Hagos's article, Debunking Criminal Restitution, explores the merits of criminal restitution and its impact on low-income defendants.

Daniel Solove

GW Law Professor Daniel Solove Named Top 100 Legal Scholars of 2024

March 13, 2025

The Social Science Research Network, SSRN, named GW Law's Daniel Solove on the list of top 100 legal scholars of 2024.

 From right to left, Professor Murphy: Ambassador Jürg Lauber, President of the U.N. Human Rights Council; Savita Pawnday, Executive Director of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect; Juan Méndez, former Special Adviser to the U.N. Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide; and Nada Al-Nashif, U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights

Professor Sean Murphy Addresses UN Human Rights Council

March 12, 2025

On March 5, Professor Sean D. Murphy addressed the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, on the topic of the prevention of genocide.


In the News

"Senate nears crucial vote on Trump judicial nominee"

Roll Call quoted JP Collins noting Bove is a Trump nominee outlier—his apolitical legal career leaves lawmakers unsure of his stance on key issues.

"Proponents hope to make Ten Commandments next Supreme Court test of religion in schools"

The Hill quoted Robert Tuttle theorizing the Supreme Court will not take up Ten Commandments cases because it would be forced to “really confront radical change in Establishment Clause law.”

"Trump’s norm-breaking closeness to DOJ helped fuel Epstein furor"

The Washington Post quoted Stephen Saltzburg on previous norms that separate the DOJ from the White House no longer exist under Trump.

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