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GW Law Honored with Two Awards at 2023 AALS Conference

January 23, 2023

The AALS is a nonprofit association whose mission is to uphold and advance excellence in legal education.

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"The Inflation Reduction Act represents an encouraging legislative effort to mitigate the broad array of negative health consequences that result from climate change"

January 19, 2023

In his recent op-ed for The Hill, Professor Robert L. Glicksman details how recent climate legislation protects the environment and public health.

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Meet the 2023 Van Vleck Constitutional Law Moot Court Finalists

January 17, 2023

This year’s competition is the first time in our recorded history that all eight semi-finalists were female.

Dean Rosa Celorio Serves as Leading Advisor to CEDAW Committee on Indigenous Women

January 12, 2023

“I was incredibly honored and humbled to be a part of this process," said Dean Rosa Celorio.

Laura Stanley, JD '22, Awarded Gellhorn-Sargentich Law Student Essay Award

January 9, 2023

The essay examines this exceptional system of executive oversight in the aftermath of Arthrex.

"Prince Harry ‘should have been denied US residency’ over drug use revealed in memoir"

January 7, 2023

Immigration lawyers confirm the Duke would have been required to detail his drug history when he permanently relocated to California.

GW Law Professor Named to USPTO's Patent Public Advisory Counsel

January 6, 2023

In this role, Professor Lolita Darden will advise the USPTO Director and agency on patent and trademark operations.

Professor Naomi Schoenbaum's Article Published in Minnesota Law Review

January 3, 2023

Professor Schoenbaum's article considers how to cohere the law’s explicitly sex-based treatment of breastfeeding with its unsexed treatment of parenting.