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Courtesy of Steven Hansen | Georgetown students joined rallies on the steps of the Supreme Court on March 26 during a hearing about abortion medication that sparked continued dialogue from pro and anti-abortion students about abortion access on campus and beyond.

Georgetown Students Rally For and Against Restricted Access to Abortion Pill on Supreme Court Steps

By Nora Toscano, Hoya Staff Writer April 5, 2024

Georgetown University students joined hundreds of protestors on the steps of the Supreme Court March 26 as the court heard oral arguments for a case that seeks to limit access to a drug that helps administer...

Georgetown Admits First Early Action Class Without Race-Based Affirmative Action

Georgetown Admits First Early Action Class Without Race-Based Affirmative Action

By Caroline Rareshide January 18, 2024

Georgetown University accepted 10% of early action applicants in its first admissions cycle following the Supreme Court’s decision in June to end race-based affirmative action in higher education. The...

FOLLOW THE RULES | Expert Judgement

FOLLOW THE RULES | Expert Judgement

By Aditi Sridhar November 29, 2023

Common sense tells you that when you are doubtful about something far too technical for your own expertise, you listen to the experts. Whether it be reading an article or two on the internet, talking...

Mondays with Melanie: On GSProud, U.S. v Rahimi and Major Sports Wins

Mondays with Melanie: On GSProud, U.S. v Rahimi and Major Sports Wins

By Melanie Elliott November 14, 2023

Join us every Monday for a wrap-up of the week’s hottest stories! For this week’s “Mondays With Melanie” podcast, we begin with writer Anna Lim (CAS ’26) as she outlines her article about Georgetown...

FOLLOW THE RULES | Water Under the Bridge: The WOTUS Rule

FOLLOW THE RULES | Water Under the Bridge: The WOTUS Rule

By Aditi Sridhar September 27, 2023

Landmark government action usually brings to mind an act of U.S. Congress. In rare cases, an executive order could fall under this category. What I can guarantee is that few, if any, would think of administrative...

The Intersection | Protect Abortion Access

The Intersection | Protect Abortion Access

By Keerthana Ramanathan April 14, 2023

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a landmark Supreme Court case decided in June 2022, redefined — and overturned — the idea of reproductive bodily autonomy.  Abortion...

CHAKRAVARTI: Protect Affirmative Action

CHAKRAVARTI: Protect Affirmative Action

By Priyasha Chakravarti December 2, 2022

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is currently reviewing the 2003 affirmative action case Grutter v. Bollinger, and their ruling has the potential to overturn a 50-year-old precedent that...

Students Protest for Affirmative Action Outside U.S. Supreme Court

Students Protest for Affirmative Action Outside U.S. Supreme Court

By Clayton Kincade November 10, 2022

Students protested outside the U.S. Supreme Court to protect affirmative action, as attorneys inside the court held oral arguments regarding race-conscious admissions programs. College students from...

Ilya Shapiro Resigns From Georgetown Law Following HR, IDEAA Investigation

Ilya Shapiro Resigns From Georgetown Law Following HR, IDEAA Investigation

By Adora Zheng June 15, 2022

Ilya Shapiro has resigned from the Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) following an investigation into a tweet in which Shapiro wrote that President Joe Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman...

11 GULC Students Attend Justice Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

11 GULC Students Attend Justice Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

By Samantha Sinutko April 21, 2022

When Odunayo Durojaye (COL ’19, LAW ’22) took her seat at Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings, she recalled a feeling of excitement and inspiration.  “To sit behind Justice...

GULC Environmental Law & Justice Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Supreme Court Case

GULC Environmental Law & Justice Clinic Files Amicus Brief on Supreme Court Case

By Samantha Sinutko March 3, 2022

Georgetown University Law Center (GULC) community members filed an amicus curiae brief,  which allows experts not involved in the case to provide information to the court, on an environment-related...

This Week in Politics: October 9th

This Week in Politics: October 9th

By Matteo Lauto and Matteo Lauto October 9, 2020

There’s never enough politics these days. Because of the lack of political coverage on the 4E, many of the most important stories have gone unreported. It's our duty as investigative journalists to...

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