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2026-27 Richey Fellows headshots

GW Law Announces 2026-27 Richey Fellows

August 13, 2026

GW Law will welcome six Richey Fellows throughout the 2026-27 academic year to provide guidance to students considering non-profit and public sector careers.

Jeff Sebo speaks to an audience during the AI, Animals, and the Law conference

GW Law Animal Program to Host Second Annual Animals, Technology, and the Law Conference

August 12, 2026

The GW Law Animal Law Program will host the second annual Animals, Technology, and the Law Conference from Friday, October 23, through Sunday, October 25. 

Barak Richman

GW Law Professor Barak Richman Selected to Participate on North Carolina Health Care Cost Commission

August 12, 2026

Professor Richman has been selected to serve as the facilitator for a recently created Healthcare Cost Commission for the state of North Carolina.

Sarah Brechwald

Student Spotlight: LLM Student Sarah Brechwald

Brechwald Shares Her Experience Attending the GW-Oxford International Human Rights Law Summer School

August 11, 2026

GW Law student Sarah Brechwald spent this summer learning about International Human Rights Law at the GW-Oxford International Human Rights Law Summer School.

Lisa Schenck and Gregory E. Maggs

GW Law Now Has Two Chief Judges Teaching in the National Security Law Program

August 10, 2026

Gregory E. Maggs, an adjunct professor at GW Law, recently joined Associate Dean Lisa Schenck as a chief judge in the U.S. military justice system.

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GW Law and IAEA Host First Annual Summer School on Legal Frame Work for Nuclear Energy

August 6, 2026

GW Law partnered with the International Atomic Energy Agency to host the inaugural Summer School on the Legal Framework for Nuclear Energy in June 2026.

A screengrab from an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver featuring an image of the cover of Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson's book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You.

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Features Book Authored by GW Law Professor

Oliver Cited ‘Your Data Will Be Used Against You’ by Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson

August 4, 2026

Oliver cited Professor Ferguson’s book in the August 2 episode about police surveillance technology.

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GW Law Celebrates Reunion Weekend 2026

July 28, 2026

GW Law welcomed over 250 alumni to campus from classes ending in ones and sixes for their 2026 Reunion Weekend on June 5 and 6.

Grant Gibson

GW Law Student Wins Rudge Creative Solutions Award

July 22, 2026

Grant Gibson, a rising 3L, received the Howard J. Rudge Creative Solutions Award for his paper about affordable housing and historic preservation in May.

Assistant Dean Adrienne Fowler speaks on a panel as part of the GBBC conference

GW Law Hosts Symposium with Global Blockchain Business Council

July 21, 2026

The Business and Finance Law program and The Bernard Center partnered with the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) to host a day-long symposium.

Panelists speak at a roundtable at GW Law.

GW Law Hosts Roundtable on Private Equity Investment in Physician Practices

July 16, 2026

The GW Law Health Law and Policy Program convened experts at the Private Equity Investment in Physician Practices roundtable on May 12.

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The National Jurist Names GW Law Top School for Environmental Law

July 9, 2026

The Environmental and Energy Law Program at GW Law received an A+ rating from the National Jurist.