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Georgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 20h

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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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 2d

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

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O'Neill Institute @oneillinstitute.bsky.social · 3d

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/

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Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social · 2d

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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Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social · 2d

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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Georgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 2d

📅 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

Gregg Bloche @greggbloche.bsky.social · 2d

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

Georgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 3d

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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Georgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 4d

Quick note for clarity— this post refers to the Student Term Preview hosted by the Supreme Court Institute. SCI's Supreme Court Press Preview is also available to watch here: youtu.be/Rqpvz86su-A

Supreme Court Press Preview: Anticipating the Supreme Court's October Term 2025

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 4d

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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Georgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 4d

Want to dive deeper? 📖 The Supreme Court Institute’s October Term 2025 Preview Report breaks down the cases shaping this year’s #SCOTUS docket: bit.ly/48hpkLR

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Georgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 4d

As #SCOTUS begins its October Term, Georgetown Law’s Supreme Court Institute gathered experts to preview key cases on presidential power, LGBTQ+ rights, voting rights, and more.

🎥 Watch the full event: youtu.be/Rqpvz86su-A

Supreme Court Press Preview: Anticipating the Supreme Court's October Term 2025

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Georgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 4d

🎥 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.

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O'Neill Institute @oneillinstitute.bsky.social · 8d

How is the Supreme Court reshaping the legal and political landscape for public health and scientific policy in the United States?

Join us next Wednesday as experts discuss this and more at the O'Neill Colloquium.
Register ➡️ ow.ly/s88h50X5Ezk

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Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social · 7d

The strikes on boats in international waters are without legal authority. Here are some questions for the Attorney General at next week's hearing: www.justsecurity.org/121862/ask-b...

What the Senate Judiciary Committee Should Ask A.G. Bondi on Drug Cartel Strikes

Annotated questions the Senate Judiciary Committee could ask Attorney General Pam Bondi on lethal strikes against drug cartels.

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Center for Transnational Legal Studies @ctlslondon.bsky.social · 5d

This Thursday - Georgina Wright asks "Is the European Union good at negotiating agreements that work for Europe?"

Find out how to attend our weekly colloquium here: www.law.georgetown.edu/ctls/events/

#CTLSLondon #TransnationalLaw

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O'Neill Institute @oneillinstitute.bsky.social · 5d

Have you registered yet?
Join this group of government officials, civil society leaders, people living with HIV, and experts in big data, AI, health policy, and ethics for an insightful webinar next week.
https://oneill.law.georgetown.edu/events/webinar-ethical-use-of-novel-hiv-data-analytics/

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PublicDebtIsPublic @publicdebtispublic.bsky.social · 9d

Debt transparency is essential for:

✅ Democratic governance
✅ Sound economic management
✅ Properly functioning financial markets

#PublicDebtIsPublic is shifting debt information norms to establish meaningful public access to the legal and financial terms of public debt.

#SovereignDebt

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Georgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 8d

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.

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Georgetown Law Professor Vicki Arroyo, wearing a purple blazer, seated on a wooden bench outdoors.

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Georgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 9d

📘 Q&A | Prof. Eloise Pasachoff, who recently received Georgetown’s President’s Award for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers, is breaking down how federal spending shapes policy.

💬 “It’s a lawyer’s job to take the mess of the world and explain it.” https://bit.ly/4mMzgk6

What I’m Working On: Professor Eloise Pasachoff, Appropriations and Administrative Law Scholar

For Professor Eloise Pasachoff, legal scholarship isn’t just a means of understanding executive spending power and appropriations law — it’s a way to improve the processes at the core of government.

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Center for Transnational Legal Studies @ctlslondon.bsky.social · 17d

We were delighted that Sean Hagan (Georgetown Law) could join us to deliver a Lecture in Transnational Justice on "Understanding and Combatting Corruption".

Our lectures are open to the public so if you'd like to sign-up, please get in touch!

#CTLSLondon #TransnationalJustice

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Migration Policy Institute @migrationpolicy.bsky.social · 17d

📢 On Oct. 9, Fareed Zakaria joins @migrationpolicy.bsky.social @cliniclegal.bsky.social & @georgetownlaw.bsky.social for our flagship annual immigration conference
In-person & online tickets available – don’t miss out on a day of smart conversations
bit.ly/immconf2025

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Center on Privacy & Technology @georgetownprivacy.bsky.social · 18d

When we published our 2024 report “Raiding the Genome,” we suspected that DHS agents might be taking DNA from US citizens. We can now confirm that those suspicions were correct. www.raidingthegenome.org

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Georgetown Law @georgetownlaw.bsky.social · 25d

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.

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O'Neill Institute @oneillinstitute.bsky.social · 29d

We are kicking off Memory, Medicine, and the Law at @georgetownlaw.bsky.social.
Tune in on CSPAN 2 to watch the conversation with Regina Mahone, Aziza Ahmed, Kiara Bridges, Monica McLemore, Kimberly Mutcherson, and Dana Sussman.

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Institute for Constitutional Advocacy & Protection @icapgeorgetown.bsky.social · Sep 9

Listen now! Mary McCord breaks down the major lawsuits against the administration on NPR's 1A, where they stand now, and the implications they have on our country's system of checks and balances. Listen here: the1a.org/segments/the...

The lawsuits against the Trump administration

President Donald Trump has tested the limits of the law since the day he took office at the start his second term.

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