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#FamiliesToo: Family Courts Discredit Women’s Abuse Allegations
A study by GW Law professor Joan Meier found that courts fail to protect children by favoring fathers in child custody battles despite a mother’s allegation of abuse.
December 2, 2019

Alumna Awarded NAPABA Law Foundation Community Law Fellowship
November 22, 2019

Bignami Moderates Populist Politics and Asylum Law Panel
November 20, 2019

Professor Fairfax Appointed to Judicial Conference Advisory Committee
November 18, 2019
A Town Hall on the Impeachment of President Trump
November 15, 2019

Paulina Vera Recognized by HBA-DC and DC Courts With Leadership Awards
November 12, 2019

Nonprofit Lawyers Give Advice to Students
November 6, 2019

Kewin and Mugler Win Cohen & Cohen Mock Trial Competition
November 4, 2019
On October 24, Madison Kewin, 2L, and Jessica Mugler, 2L, won the Cohen & Cohen Mock Trial Competition.

"The Powerful Forces Reshaping America’s Capital Markets"
October 31, 2019

Fifty Years from Now: A Thought Exercise
October 30, 2019

Joan Schaffner Receives American Bar Association Award
October 30, 2019