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GW Law Magazine


Featured Stories

Resilience and Reinvention: The Road Ahead

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, GW Law’s preeminent constitutional law scholars reflect on the strength of the American experiment and the challenges that will define the country’s next chapter.

The United States as a Global Citizen

GW Law faculty experts in international and foreign relations law take a close look at how international law has shaped the nation over the past 250 years, and how the nation has shaped international law in return.

Equality: The Ongoing Project

America’s semiquincentennial stands as both a celebration of progress and a reckoning with unfinished work. Our professors share perspectives on how far the nation has come in fulfilling the democratic ideal that ‘all are created equal’ and the challenges that remain.

The Business of America

GW Law’s nationally renowned business and finance law professors provide insights on the country’s evolution over 250 years into a global economic powerhouse and the challenges and opportunities that will shape its economic future.

 

Law Briefs

Faculty Expertise and Achievement

GW Law professors Robert Glicksman, Robert Cottrol, Renee Lerner, and Alan Morrison participate in a panel moderated by journalist Chris Geidner.

Experts at GW Law Discussed Pending U.S. Supreme Court Cases

September 29, 2026

Second Amendment rights, the shadow docket and other topics were raised by panelists at annual fall SCOTUS preview.

Daniel Solove

GW Law Professor Daniel Solove Named Among ‘Most Influential Leaders in Cyber Incident Response’

September 3, 2026

GW Law Professor Daniel Solove was named one of the 2026 “Most Influential Leaders in Cyber Incident Response” by BreachRx, a cyber incident response management platform.

GW Law Associate Dean Jessica Tillipman Testifies Before Congress

June 25, 2026

Dean Tillipman testified before the Joint Economic Committee on June 24.

Lisa Schenck

GW Law Associate Dean Lisa Schenck Receives Judge Advocates Association Life Service Award

May 11, 2026

GW Law Associate Dean Lisa Schenck received the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Life Service Award from the Judge Advocates Association on May 7.

Mary Anne Franks headshot

GW Law Professor Honored with NAACP Archewell Digital Civil Rights Award

March 25, 2026

Mary Anne Franks is recognized for her leadership in advancing equality and safety in the digital space.

Alicia-Solow-Niederman

GW Law Professor Receives Early Career Research Award

March 19, 2026

The GW Office of the Vice Provost for Research honored GW Law Professor Alicia Solow-Niederman with the Early Career Research Award this month.

 

 

Student and Alumni Success

Jivan Ramesh

Prodigy Adds Attending GW Law to a Long List of Accomplishments

June 30, 2026

Jivan Ramesh is also a busy volunteer, as well as a composer and musician.

GW Law Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew and alumni pose for a photo a the GW Law in New York reunion on June 12, 2026.

GW Law in New York Program Hosts Reunion Celebration

June 23, 2026

GWNY begins its tenth academic year this Fall, and has welcomed 194 GW Law students to New York City since its inaugural semester in 2017.

Grace Speights claps above a podium at a GWU graduation ceremony.

Outgoing Board of Trustees Chair Grace Speights Leaves Legacy of Steady Leadership

May 15, 2026

The GW Law alumna has guided the university through defining moments while advancing initiatives that will define its future.

GW Law Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew alumna Commissioner Anna Gomez, and Associate Dean Rosa Celorio pose for a photo with students at the 2026 Belva Ann Lockwood Award Ceremony.

GW Law Alumna Anna M. Gomez Receives 2026 Belva Ann Lockwood Award

April 23, 2026

GW Law Alumna Anna M. Gomez, JD ‘92, received the 2026 Belva Ann Lockwood Award during a luncheon at GW Law earlier this month.

 

 

Programs, Research, and Institutional Impact

GW Law professor Barak Richman talks to panelists at ICHRA symposium

GW Law’s Health Law and Policy Program Convenes Top Experts in ICHRA Roundtable

June 10, 2026

The Health Law and Policy Program convened experts and officials at the Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Accounts (ICHRA) Roundtable in May.

GW Law professor Spencer Overton poses for a photo at a conference at Stanford University.

GW Law's Multiracial Democracy Project Launches Emerging Technologies Initiative

Initiative Confronts Emerging Technologies in Building a Multiracial Democracy

April 16, 2026

In January 2026, the Multiracial Democracy Project launched its Emerging Technologies Initiative and welcomed Dr. Dhanaraj Thakur as director.

Exterior of the George Washington Law School building

GW Law to Receive Holloran Award for Foundational 1L Programs

Professor Katya Cronin to Receive Award for Professional Identity Scholarship

April 10, 2026

The award recognizes GW Law for its Fundamentals of Lawyering, Inns of Court, and Foundations of Practice programs.

GW Law professor Emily Hammond participates in a panel at the 2026 Shapiro Symposium.

GW Law Hosts 2026 Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium

March 6, 2026

Nearly 300 energy and environmental law experts, students, and faculty visited GW Law for the annual J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium.

 

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