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From moot court competitions judged by Supreme Court justices to lectures by prominent legal minds to career development programs, the law school is always abuzz with activities that benefit students, faculty, and the GW community.

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2025 Commencement

Visit our Law Commencement site for full details on this year's graduation activities, including schedules, speakers, and important event information.

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Trey Donathan and Will Shorter pose for a photo at the Giles Rich Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition.

GW Law Students Win Moot Court Competitions

April 29, 2025

Two teams of GW Law students won at moot court competitions earlier this year.

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GW Law Faculty to Present at 2025 AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education

April 25, 2025

GW Law faculty are proud to represent at this year's AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education.

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GW Law Professor Spencer Overton Publishes Article in Utah Law Review

April 24, 2025

GW Law Professor and Director of the Multiracial Democracy Project Spencer Overton published an article "Analyzing the Benefits of Artificial Intelligence to Racially Inclusive Democracy" in the Utah Law Review.

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Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals Judges (Colonel) Alison Daly, (Captain) Nathaniel Gross, and (Lieutenant Colonel) Keaton Harrell sit in the judges bench in Burns Moot Court Room.

The United States Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals Holds Appellate Hearing at GW Law

April 15, 2025

On April 2nd, the National Security, Cybersecurity, and Foreign Relations Law Program along with the Military Law Society and National Security Law Association hosted the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals for an oral argument.

People pose after the International and Comparative Law program hearing with the U.S. Court of International Trade.

GW Law Hosts US Court of International Trade Hearing

April 2, 2025

On Monday, March 17th , 2025, the GW Law International and Comparative Law program hosted a hearing of the US Court of International Trade.

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GW Law Hosts Fireside Chat with Renn Gade on Intelligence Community Lawyering

April 1, 2025

Renn Gade gave GW Law Students insight into his long and successful career as a lawyer serving in several roles within the U.S. intelligence community.

Panelists discuss environmental law issues at Shapiro Symposium

GW Law Hosts 2025 Shapiro Symposium

March 26, 2025

The George Washington University Law School proudly hosted the 2025 J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium on Thursday, March 20.


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