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High school students participate in a mock trial competition at D.C. Superior Court to practice legal skills as part of GULC’s Street Law Program.

Street Law Program Connects GULC, DC

By Sarah Smith March 3, 2015

Over the past year, national discussion has highlighted the criminal justice system’s discrimination and disconnect from local communities. Georgetown University Law Center’s D.C. Street Law Program...

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The Georgetown University Law Center GUTS bus route will now connect main campus with Capitol Hill, facilitating internship access.

GUTS Route Adds Capitol Hill Stop

By Kristen Fedor February 13, 2015

In response to an IdeaScale petition filed in 2013, the Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle buses will link the main campus with Capitol Hill beginning Feb. 17. The three office buildings...

GULC Institute Supports Housing Development

By Maureen Tabet January 30, 2015

Georgetown University Law Center’s Harrison Institute for Housing and Community Development guided the restoration of the Sierra Cooperative, an affordable housing complex in northwest Washington,...

GULC Students Visit Guantanamo

By Kshithij Shrinath January 27, 2015

The first two Georgetown University Law Center students selected as part of a Department of Defense program visited the military commissions and observed pre-trial hearings at Guantanamo Bay in November...

GULC Offers Joint Course with MIT

By Charlotte Allen January 16, 2015

Georgetown University Law Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced a partnership to offer a joint course to law and engineering graduate students this semester. The course will examine...

Law Students Call for Institutional Response to Brown, Garner Decisions

By Kshithij Shrinath December 9, 2014

A coalition of Georgetown University Law Center students of color issued an open letter on Dec. 6 to criticize the law center for remaining silent in response to the grand jury decisions in the cases of...

Rabbi Voyeurism Prompts Lawsuit Against University

By Kshithij Shrinath December 5, 2014

A Georgetown University Law Center student filed a lawsuit against Georgetown University on Tuesday, in response to the university’s employment of Rabbi Barry Freundel, who was arrested for voyeurism...

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GU officials are considering adding a GUTS stop from Capitol Hill to the GU Law Center in response to student support.

New Capitol Hill GUTS Stop Moves Forward

By Ryan Thomas April 1, 2014

Prompted by wide student support, university officials are considering implementing a new Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle bus stop from Capitol Hill to the Georgetown University Law Center. Anebi...

Mitchell Professorship Awarded

By Carly Graf March 4, 2014

Georgetown University Law Center recently announced the establishment of the Honorable George J. Mitchell, L’61 Professorship in Law and Public Policy. The professorship was created to commemorate Mitchell’s...

Car Chase, Shooting at Capitol

By Natasha Khan October 4, 2013

A female motorist was fatally shot Thursday afternoon by police when she attempted to pass a barricade on Capitol Hill, prompting a chaotic day of uncertainty and fear for the worst in Washington. Miriam...

Law Center Takes Heat for Loan Policy

By Hiromi Oka August 27, 2013

The Georgetown University Law Center received criticism for its Loan Repayment Assistance Program earlier this month. Because the Law Center’s LRAP is funded with federal dollars, the university...

GU Will Delay Contraceptive Coverage

By Sarah Kaplan April 27, 2012

University President John J. DeGioia announced that Georgetown will take advantage of a one year delay offered by the Obama administration before adding contraceptive coverage to its student health insurance...

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