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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 Blake Morant Explains The Urgent Case For Effective Leadership

January 4, 2024

Professor Morant spoke to Joe Madison The Black Eagle on SiriusXM to break down motivational leadership in American politics.

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Universities Are Prioritizing Their Health Systems Over Teaching. That’s Killing Academic Freedom

January 3, 2024

In his recent op-ed, Professor Richman discusses how when universities carry health systems, they buckle to politicians’ whims, leaving academic freedom behind.

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GW Law Faculty and Staff Share Some of Their Holiday Traditions

December 22, 2023

We asked some GW Law faculty and staff what their favorite holiday song is, what book they'll read over the break, and if they have any holiday traditions.


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