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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

Professor Brauneis receiving his honorary doctorate in law

Professor Robert Brauneis Receives Honorary Degree from the University of Augsburg

November 27, 2023

This honorary doctorate in law was awarded in recognition of Professor Brauneis's contributions to the German-American legal dialogue.

Ana Da Motta, Nicoleta Timofti, Sandra Pohlman, and Tania Valdez with the Testimony podcast logo in the middle

Season Five of "Testimony with Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew" is Now Available

November 15, 2023

Season five of "Testimony with Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew" explores the journeys of distinguished GW Law alumni in Europe and Professor Tania Valdez.

Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew behind a podium smiling with a digital screen in the back reading GW Law Health Law and Policy

Introducing GW Law's New Health Law and Policy Program

November 8, 2023

GW Law's Health Law Initiative transformed into a comprehensive program, offering diverse courses and opportunities to shape future health law leaders.


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