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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 Overton Testifies Before The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

May 8, 2023

Professor Overton testified as a minority witness in opposition to the framing of “Preserving Free Speech and Reining in Big Tech Censorship.”

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Global Law School Community Unites to Support Ukrainian Law Schools and Students

May 1, 2023

The purpose was to foster cultural exchange, resulting in the Global Legal Skills Virtual Workshop Series.

Judge Mahnoush Arsanjani and Professor Sean D. Murphy at the Australian Mission to the United Nations in New York.

Professor Sean D. Murphy Briefs U.N. Delegates on a Possible Convention on Crimes Against Humanity

April 19, 2023

He briefed representatives of Missions to the United Nations on “opportunities for convergence on prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity.”


In the News

"New York state Prop 1 to retroactively legalize Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex"

Ithacan quoted Sara Bronin on New York State’s Prop One.

"'We’re going to kill them': doubts grow over legality of US air strikes in Caribbean"

The Financial Times quoted Laura Dickinson in an article about the ongoing boat strikes.

"Restore Corporate Discipline by Reining in Shareholder Proposals"

Lawrence Cunningham authored an article for Bloomberg Law on the SEC’s shareholder proposal rule.

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