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President Donald J. Trump Nominates GW Law Alumnus Aaron Szabo to Serve at EPA

February 20, 2025

President Donald Trump chose Aaron Szabo to be the assistant administrator at the Office of Air and Radiation at the Environmental Protection Agency.

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GW Law's National Security & Cybersecurity LLM Program Ranked No. 1 By Cybersecurity Guide

February 19, 2025

Cybersecurity Guide named GW Law’s National Security & Cybersecurity Law LLM Program the No. 1 cybersecurity law program for 2025.

Dan Stigall

Distinguished Professorial Lecturer in National Security Law Discusses the U.S. National Security Architecture

February 18, 2025

The GW National Security, Cybersecurity, & Foreign Relations Law Program hosted a webinar on mapping national security power in the United States.

Larry Goldberg and Irene Bowen

Valentine's Day at GW Law: One Couple's Story

February 14, 2025

GW Law alumni, Irene Bowen and Larry Goldberg, both JD '76, share the story of how they found love at GW Law.

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President Donald J. Trump Announces the Nomination of GW Law Alumna, Jennifer Mascott, to be General Counsel, U.S. Department of Education

February 13, 2025

President Donald Trump nominated GW Law Alumna Jennifer Mascott to be general counsel at the U.S. Department of Education.

C'Zar Bernstein

GW Law Alumnus to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

February 12, 2025

GW Law alumnus C'Zar Bernstein, JD '20, will serve as a law clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in the October 2025 term.

Jessica Tillipman

GW Law Associate Dean Jessica Tillipman Releases Resource on Anti-Corruption Law

February 11, 2025

GW Law Associate Dean Jessica Tillipman released a free resource to combat misinformation about government contracts and anti-corruption law.

GW Law student William Schubert stands at a podium on a stage in front of a table of judges during the annual Van Vleck moot court competition.

GW Law Hosts 75th Van Vleck Moot Court Competition

February 5, 2025

A panel of guest judges headed by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson praised GW Law students for their performance in the annual moot court competition.

Alicia Solow-Niederman and Daniel Solove

GW Law Professors Win Awards for Papers on Privacy

February 5, 2025

GW Law professors Alicia Solow-Niederman and Daniel Solove are among the six winners of the Future of Privacy Forum's Privacy Papers for Policymakers Awards.

Bruna Gadelha

GW Law Adds First LLM to GWNY Program

February 3, 2025

GW Law LLM student Bruna Gadelha is the first LLM to participate in the GWNY program.

Daniel Solove

GW Law Professor Surpasses 500K Downloads on SSRN

January 29, 2025

GW Law professor Daniel Solove became the second law professor to surpass 500,000 downloads on SSRN.

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GW Law Launches New LLM Scholarship on Ocean Equity

January 23, 2025

Starting in the 2025–2026 academic year, GW Law will offer a scholarship dedicated to supporting LLM degree candidates in pursuing an ocean equity thesis.