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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

The Pursuit of Happiness: : How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America book cover

The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

February 26, 2024

In Professor Rosen's new book, he examines what “the pursuit of happiness” meant to our nation’s Founders and how that famous phrase defined their lives.

Professor Jeff Rosen, Mary Anne Franks, Mary-Rose Papandrea, and Dawn Nunziato

Free Speech or Hate Speech?

February 21, 2024

Our First Amendment experts discussed where to draw the line on GW's campus.

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Addressing Racial Harms in the Age of AI

February 16, 2024

As the landscape of democracy continues to evolve, Professor Spencer Overton stands as a steadfast proponent of equity, justice, and inclusion.


In the News

"Are Trump's tariffs too big to fail at the Supreme Court?"

USA Today quoted Alan Morrison on Trump's tariffs.

"The legal and political questions surrounding Trump's deployment of National Guard troops."

MPR News spoke to Laura Dickinson on the legality of the National Guard deployment.

"JONATHAN TURLEY: Why blue states' new anti-ICE laws are unconstitutional virtue signaling."

Fox News quoted Jonathan Turley on anti-ICE laws.

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