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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
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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
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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
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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
Robert Gant, L'93, and his castmates onstage in "The Inheritance."
October 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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🎥 As the SCOTUS October Term begins, revisit highlights from the Supreme Court Institute’s recent Term Preview! Professors Aderson François and @stevevladeck.bsky.social reflect on the event’s value for students and the cases they were most eager to discuss with students.
October 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Congratulations to Professor Vicki Arroyo on her election to
@ali-org.bsky.social! 🎉

She joins 49 other current and former Georgetown Law scholars in this distinguished group.

🔗 bit.ly/4pPmHqM
Georgetown Law Professor Vicki Arroyo, wearing a purple blazer, seated on a wooden bench outdoors.
October 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Three DOJ Veterans Join Georgetown Law’s Storied Legal Practice Program bit.ly/3K4USuf
Visiting Professor of Legal Practice Bethany Lipman, L’14, Associate Professor of Legal Practice Ben Eisman and Visiting Professor of Legal Practice Frances Walters.
September 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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📣 Congratulations to Simon Hernandez, L’28, and Cornelia Dixon, L’28, on being named 2025 Tillman Scholars! @pattillmanfnd 👏 They’re among 42 chosen from 1,700+ applicants nationwide and the 2nd & 3rd #GeorgetownLaw recipients in two years. bit.ly/3IpXkdW

#TillmanScholars
Simon Hernandez, L’28,(R) and Cornelia Dixon, L’28 (L) 2025 Tillman Scholars.
July 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Today marks the first day of Joshua C. Teitelbaum’s service as Interim Dean and Executive Vice President of Georgetown University! He succeeds William M. Treanor, now the Agnes Williams Sesquicentennial Professor. #georgetownlaw

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Joshua C. Teitelbaum, newly appointed Interim Dean of Georgetown Law and Executive Vice President of Georgetown University, stands smiling in a navy suit and striped tie in front of the Eric E. Hotung International Law Center Building.
July 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Alfred Moses, L’56, H’13, a prominent D.C. attorney, philanthropist & former U.S. Amb. to Romania, has made a historic $10M gift to Georgetown Law to fund scholarships & other support for students committed to careers in public service. www.law.georgetown.edu/news/alfred-...
June 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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On C-SPAN's Washington Journal, Professor Mary McCord of @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social discussed the legal and Constitutional authorities pertaining to the domestic deployment of the U.S. military. Watch: bit.ly/44gj5W0
June 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit joined students, alumni and faculty at The Georgetown Law Journal’s 12th annual alumni banquet: bit.ly/4kHtkZp
Judge Sri Srinivasan speaks into a handheld microphone during a fireside chat on stage with Yasmeen Rose, who is seated beside him and smiling. Outgoing Editor-in-Chief Yasmeen Rose smiles at the podium while delivering remarks at the Georgetown Law Journal banquet. The Georgetown Law logo is visible in the background Amritha Ramalingam, Yasmeen Rose, Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan, and Dean William M. Treanor pose together in front of Georgetown Law-branded step-and-repeat banners. A wide view of the banquet hall at the Mayflower Hotel, showing guests seated at round tables as Judge Sri Srinivasan speaks on stage in a fireside chat with Yasmeen Rose.
June 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Trivia Fans: #GeorgetownLaw Prof. Steve Vladeck’s book The Shadow Docket was a clue on Jeopardy! Masters. The book examines the #SupremeCourt’s unsigned decisions, often called the “shadow docket.”

Follow him: @stevevladeck.bsky.social

#GeorgetownLaw #Jeopardy @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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The Center on Privacy & Technology (privacytechcenter.bsky.social), along with Americans for Immigrant Justice and Amica, is suing DHS for failing to disclose how it collects & uses DNA from non-citizens. This lawsuit demands transparency on a growing surveillance program. Complaint: bit.ly/3TaiSgI
June 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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LIVE 3:00 PM EDT: Join Georgetown Law for the Class of 2025 Commencement Ceremony, a Law Center-wide event on the Georgetown Hilltop Campus in which students process onto Healy Lawn.

Tune in on Georgetown's Facebook (no account needed to watch, close the pop-up!) 👉 www.facebook.com/georgetownun...
Three Georgetown Law graduates in regalia smile and celebrate outdoors, holding diplomas and graduation caps on a sunny day with greenery and flowers in the background. Two Georgetown Law graduates in regalia pose together, smiling and standing in the sunlight, with trees and a campus building in the background. A Georgetown Law graduate in regalia stands with two loved ones, smiling and holding a bouquet of white flowers. They are outdoors under the shade of leafy trees. Georgetown Law graduates seated at the commencement ceremony cheer and clap while wearing academic regalia. One student in the center reacts with visible excitement.
May 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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LIVE NOW - Georgetown Law Commencement Celebration Days - Saturday, May 17, 2025 🎓

🔗 WATCH: bit.ly/4dqs5ec

TODAY'S SCHEDULE:

9:00 a.m.: J.D. Section 3

11:00 a.m.: J.D. Section 4

1:00 p.m.: J.D. Section 5

3:00 p.m.: J.D. Section 6 (transfer students)

5:00 p.m.: J.D. Section 7
May 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Day 1 of Commencement is in the books! 📚 Thank you to all the families and friends who joined us today to celebrate our grads.

📷 We posted a larger photo album of Commencement Weekend 2025 on Facebook. More photos will be added throughout commencement weekend! 👉 bit.ly/434LEFv
Graduates in purple academic regalia walk together outdoors on the Georgetown Law campus. A large group of Georgetown Law graduates sits under a commencement tent, dressed in purple gowns and caps, attentively watching the ceremony. A Georgetown Law graduate, dressed in regalia, smiling and clapping. More graduates stand behind him. A Georgetown Law graduate speaks at a podium with the "GEORGETOWN LAW" wordmark, wearing graduation regalia and glasses. The stage backdrop is blue with spotlights.
May 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Congratulations, Georgetown Law Class of 2025! 💙 We are so proud of you. 👏 #hoyas2025 #georgetownlaw2025
May 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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“Trade with others is something that we think is not only good for business, but it’s also good because it unites people. It creates good side effects [and] cooperation in a lot of other areas,” - Former EU Commissioner for Trade @ceciliamalmstrom.bsky.social: bit.ly/4m69g44
Cecilia Malmström, former European Commissioner for Trade, speaks into a handheld microphone during a panel at the “Rethinking World Trade” conference.
May 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Georgetown Law is proud to welcome Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard professor, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker & host of @pbs.org's Finding Your Roots, and Daniel Ming-Chung Tsai, L’79, Chairman of Fubon Group, on May 18 as our 2025 Commencement honorees! bit.ly/3RDc9ev
April 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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"I would ask you to look around this hall at your colleagues from many disciplines, with a wide range of viewpoints, and pledge that we’ll support each other as best we can," Professor Luban said during the address.

Read more: bit.ly/3YynMHr

#GeorgetownLaw #Georgetown #LegalEducation #Scholarship
David Luban speaks at the podium in Gaston Hall during the spring faculty convocation. He wears academic regalia and two medallions, standing in front of a Georgetown University seal.
April 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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The spring faculty convocation also featured #GeorgetownLaw Professor David Luban, who
delivered the Life of Learning address, reflecting on philosophy, ethics and a career spent confronting moral questions in law and public life: bit.ly/3YynMHr
David Luban, wearing academic regalia and a gold medallion, stands and smiles during Georgetown University’s spring faculty convocation. Attendees stand behind him in Gaston Hall.
April 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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“One of the things that I try to do as a teacher is think about how grateful I am for the attention and care that were spent on me and how I am generationally passing that support and attention on to my students." - Professor Eloise Pasachoff #GeorgetownLaw bit.ly/3YynMHr
Eloise Pasachoff and Interim President Robert Groves stand on stage at Georgetown’s spring faculty convocation. Both wear academic regalia and medallions; Pasachoff smiles as she is recognized.
April 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Happy Peak Bloom, DC! Here's a glimpse of our bloomin' blossoms here on the #GeorgetownLaw campus! 🌸 🌸

#CherryBlossom #BloomWatch #WashingtonDC

📷 : Omar Azimi, Brent Futrell [Georgetown Law]
Georgetown Law's clocktower surrounded by cherry blossoms. A banner on a lightpost reads "Georgetown University / Georgetown Law," with bloomed cherry blossom tree branches in the background. Georgetown Law's clocktower on the Eleanor Holmes Norton Green is shown behind a blooming cherry blossom tree. A blossoming tree in front of a Georgetown Law building, with the clocktower reflected in the windows behind it.
March 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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LIVE TODAY at 5 p.m. ET: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor joins Dean William M. Treanor for a conversation with the #GeorgetownLaw community.
Watch on @c-span.bsky.social: bit.ly/4hOozuz

#JusticeSotomayor #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, 2009 By Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States, Steve Petteway
March 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM