News Stories

"Students for Students"

Ethan Shuchart, 1L, is profiled by "ABA for Law Students" for helping dozens of his fellow students find substantial employment opportunities by connecting them with parents looking for childcare options while they work remotely during the pandemic.

"The Future of Criminal Justice Reform"

In a special bicentennial issue of GW Magazine, Professor Kate Weisburd writes that in order to truly reform criminal justice, we need to rely less on incarceration and punishment and instead redirect our resources toward meeting people's basic needs.

GW Law Names 2021 Diploma Ceremony Speaker

Michael Hausfeld, JD '69, a groundbreaking human rights lawyer and one of the top civil litigators in the United States, will deliver the keynote address at GW Law’s Diploma Ceremony on Sunday, May 16, 2021.

Professor Fairfax Named Dean of American University Washington College of Law

Professor Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. has been named the next dean of American University Washington College of Law. He will begin his term as dean July 1.

Professor Kohn Selected to Lead Clinics

Laurie S. Kohn, Associate Professor of Clinical Law and Director of the Family Justice Litigation Clinic, is appointed as the Jacob Burns Foundation Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs.

Dean Matthew Interviews First Black ACLU President

In a celebration of Black History Month, ACLU President Deborah N. Archer spoke with Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew about how the law can be used to build a foundation toward equality and announced the organization’s renewed vision for fighting racial injustice.

Alumnus Establishes IP Scholarship with $2 Million Bequest

A planned gift from IP attorney Kenneth E. Jaconetty, JD '88, creates an endowed scholarship fund to provide need-based support to law students from diverse backgrounds who wish to pursue studies in intellectual property law.