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Georgetown Law welcomes its largest-ever group of military-connected students — 39 service members and veterans in the Fall 2025 1L class, including four women West Point grads and two Tillman Scholars.

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November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Georgetown Law students are making a difference — one paw at a time.

The new Paw Center, founded by Ben Sheynkman (L’26), is empowering students to advance animal welfare through advocacy, education, and hands-on service. 💙

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Students lend a paw to animal defense laws - Georgetown Today
The group has over 60 members with Lexi Amos (L'26), Barbie Dolorit (L'27), Gene Kim (C'23, L'27), Eric Fitch (L'27), Alice Nazaryan (L'26), and Sol Maniera (L'27) serving on the [...]
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November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Last week, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined @GUConstitution to discuss themes from her new book, Listening to the Law — including Constitutional interpretation and collegiality on the Court.

Read more + watch: https://bit.ly/3WJgu2m
November 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Congrats to U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill (L’07) — newly elected governor of New Jersey!

Last year, she returned to Georgetown Law to share her journey from Navy pilot to Congress and inspire students to be of service.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4oTJhNI
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
For 15 years, Niko Perazich has been the steady force behind Georgetown Law’s clinical programs. ⚖️

As clinic manager, he supports students, faculty & clients while overseeing 5 of our 17 clinics — helping Hoyas fight for justice across DC and beyond.
Read his story: https://bit.ly/4hF4QiA
Meet the Manager Who Keeps the Gears Turning for Georgetown’s Legal Clinics - Georgetown University
Niko Perazich helps students and professors in Georgetown Law's clinical program on their legal cases, which range from local wage-theft disputes to U.S. Supreme Court victories.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Georgetown Law’s Prof. David Super on SNAP and shutdowns: "...they are doing everything they can to prevent families from getting benefits.” https://bit.ly/43HRQmq
Trump's Stance On Food Stamps Is A 'Complete 180' From The Last Shutdown
"The Trump administration has pulled a complete 180," an administrative law expert tells HuffPost
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October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
From law to the limelight: Robert Gant, L’93, is back in D.C. as Henry Wilcox in “The Inheritance” at Round House Theatre. We spoke with Gant about how legal training shapes his craft, a formative Georgetown Law class, and advice for lawyer‑creatives: https://bit.ly/4hzjojQ
October 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
“Transportation systems shape who is allowed to feel like they belong.”

At the 2025 Hart Lecture, @deborahnarcher.bsky.social of @aclu.org, @nyulaw.bsky.social called for rebuilding infrastructure to connect, not divide.

➡️ Watch the full lecture: https://bit.ly/3LgYtpv
ACLU and NYU Law’s Deborah N. Archer Draws Connections Between Transportation Infrastructure and Racial Inequality
Leading civil rights lawyer and scholar Deborah N. Archer visited Georgetown Law on October 22 to deliver the 2025 Philip A. Hart Memorial Lecture.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
OPINION | Professor Erica Hashimoto and Marc L. Busch of Georgetown's Walsh School of Foreign Service write that even if the International Emergency Economic Powers Act were read to allow tariffs, Section 122 is the specific, controlling statute with defined limit: https://bit.ly/47hXDSh
A tariff law is hiding in plain sight: Why it matters for the Constitution
If the Trump administration wants to use tariffs to fight “persistent” goods trade imbalances, the right statute is Section 122 of the Trade Act, not the International Emergency Economic ...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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So pleased to join @irincarmon.bsky.social for a heart to heart on her new book. Join us on October 30th in DC! @oneillinstitute.bsky.social @georgetownlaw.bsky.social
Join O'Neill's @michelebgoodwin for an evening with Irin Carmon discussing her new book Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America.
Register at https://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/14508923

Politics and Prose
October 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Join us for the next session of O'Neill's 2025 Colloquium at @georgetownlaw.bsky.social.
oneill.law.georgetown.edu/events/oneil...
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Georgetown Law Professor David Super, an expert in constitutional law, joined @bloomberglaw.com to discuss the legality of President Trump’s move to fire federal workers during the shutdown.

🎧 Listen: bit.ly/4nfv9gy
Bloomberg Law: Are Shutdown Firings Legal & Mangione Motion(Podcast) - Bloomberg
Host June Grasso speaks with prominent attorneys and legal scholars, analyzing major legal issues and cases in the news.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Former NSA John Bolton has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland on 18 counts tied to classified information. @pbsnews.bsky.social 's @amnanawaz.bsky.social speaks with Mary McCord of @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social to unpack the case.

Watch the discussion ⬇️ https://bit.ly/4hdefxC
Trump adviser turned critic John Bolton indicted over handling of classified documents
A federal grand jury in Maryland indicted former national security adviser John Bolton on 18 charges of retaining and transmitting classified information to two of his relatives. Bolton served as U.N. ambassador and then national security adviser in the...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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How far does presidential authority extend when it comes to imposing tariffs, and what are the legal limits?

Join our call “Presidential Tariffs and Executive Power” with Prof. Kathleen Claussen, @georgetownlaw.bsky.social.

🗓️ Oct 21 | 1 PM ET
🔗 Register: thecapitolforum.com/events/
October 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
OPINION | “We don’t need redlines for "AI," we need redlines for data.” Emily Tucker, executive director of @georgetownprivacy.bsky.social, argues that true tech accountability starts with limiting corporate data power.

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To Have Democracy, We Must Contest Data | TechPolicy.Press
Emily Tucker makes the case for redlines for data, not AI—real limits on corporate data collection to protect democracy and political self-determination.
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October 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Georgetown Law Reunion Weekend 2025 brought more than 1,600 Hoya Lawyas back to campus for a weekend of celebration, connection, and community. 💙 Read the full recap → 🔗 https://bit.ly/46RxQ30
Georgetown Law Reunion 2025: Celebrating Connections Old and New
More than 1,600 Georgetown Law alumni and guests gathered for reunion weekend Oct. 3-5, with members of class years ending in 0 and 5 celebrating at more than 30 events hosted on campus and at nearby ...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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🤝 #PublicDebtIsPublic is a proud collaboration between:

@publicdebtispublic.bsky.social - advancing legal and policy solutions for sovereign debt challenges

📊 @massivedatagu.bsky.social - harnessing data science for social impact

Our collaboration the #PDIP data platform launches on 10/14/25.
October 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
As a 3L in Georgetown Law’s Civil Rights Clinic, Rio Dennis, B’25, L’25, advocated for an incarcerated client and gained hands-on litigation experience. Now clerking for the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, she reflects on the impact of that work. 🔗 https://bit.ly/47iFkMv
My Clinic Win: Advocating for Prisoners’ Rights with the Civil Rights Clinic
Rio Dennis, B’25, L’25, enrolled in Georgetown’s joint J.D./M.B.A. program to explore her interests in business, law and public interest work, and to perhaps carve out a career incorporating all three...
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October 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Excited for our 22nd Annual Immigration and Policy Conference, with partners @cliniclegal.bsky.social & @georgetownlaw.bsky.social, to kick off in an hour! Follow along with #immconf
October 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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New podcast 🎧
The Long Way Home is a five-part limited series that journeys into the heart of substance use disorders and recovery. Hosted by @michelebgoodwin this series features members from O'Neill's Center on Addiction & Public Policy.
https://msmagazine.com/drug-recovery-democracy/
October 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Today, we filed a brief in the Supreme Court opposing former County Clerk Kim Davis' meritless request that Obergefell be overturned. Marriage equality is the law of the land, and it's here to stay.

Read the full brief here: www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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The historic judicial deference to the President on national security and foreign policy is no longer warranted, writes ICAP's Mary McCord in this essay in @gtownnatsec.bsky.social's journal: nationalsecurity.law.georgetown.edu/journal/2025...
Is the time for deference to the Executive Branch over? - Georgetown Law - Center on National Security
By Mary B. McCord
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October 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
📅 This Friday: Join the Urban Institute and the Georgetown Law Project on Health Equity for “Rationing Medicine for America’s Marginalized: How Will States Respond to Looming Health Care Cuts.”

🕐 1–2:15 p.m. EDT
🔗 Register: bit.ly/RationingMedicine

#HealthEquity #PublicPolicy #GeorgetownLaw
For a succinct explanation of the fight that's led to a government shutdown, join us this Friday: 📅 Oct 10 | 1–2:15 PM EDT:

"Rationing Medicine for America's Marginalized"
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/RationingMedicine

Organized by the Urban Institute/Georgetown Law Project on Health Equity
October 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
OPINION | In @nytimes.com, @stevevladeck.bsky.social
examines the constitutional and factual limits on a president’s power to deploy the military within the United States and the role of the courts in testing those limits.

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Opinion | No, Trump Can’t Deploy Troops to Wherever He Wants
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October 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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The first #SCOTUS ruling on an emergency application during the October 2025 Term is a denial, over no public dissents, of Google's application to pause the effect of the Ninth Circuit's latest ruling in its long-running dispute with Epic Games over the Android app store.

More details here:
Google Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in Dispute With Fortnite Creator
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October 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM