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The law school’s groundbreaking initiatives and comprehensive programs make an American University Washington College of Law education a complete experience. Students, faculty, and alumni enrich their legal understanding, broaden their perspectives, specialize in cutting-edge legal fields, and serve others by participating in any one of the innovative programs available at the law school.

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AUWCL: Home to the Nation's Top-Ranked Programs

Here at American University Washington College of Law, we take pride of our renowned areas of excellence, including Experiential Education, International and Comparative Law, Trial Advocacy, Intellectual Property, and Health Law initiatives and programs.

Specialty Rankings
  • #2
    in Clinical Training
  • #5
    in Trial Advocacy
  • #8
    in Intellectual Property
  • #8
    in Part-Time Law
  • #9
    in International Law
  • #15
    in Health Care Law

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Upcoming Events

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September 25 12:00PM-1:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma International Suite Talk: Effective Advocacy in Commercial Arbitration September 25 12:00PM-1:20PM Claudio Grossman Hall On the Docket: Looking Ahead at the New Supreme Court Term September 27 9:00AM-4:30PM NT01, Ceremonial Classroom A Global Lawyer: Celebrating the Contributions of Herman Schwartz to the Rule of Law October 02 12:00PM-2:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma YT01 Grossman Hall Oversight & Accountability: Who Watches the Government? October 07 10:00AM-1:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma YT01 Grossman Hall Corporate Counsel as Business Leaders May Offer Continuing Legal Education Credit CLE October 07 4:30PM-5:30PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom SCOTUS Series: Peter v. Nantkwest May Offer Continuing Legal Education Credit CLE October 08 10:00AM-4:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma YT01 Grossman Hall Creating Opportunities for Law Students with Disabilities in the 21st Century: Inclusivity on Campus and in the Workplace October 10 8:00AM-7:00PM Washington College of Law Next Steps in Health Reform 2019 October 10 12:00PM-1:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma Y115 Classroom Pro Bono Training: Homless Persons Representation Project October 10 5:30PM-8:00PM Off-site: Arnold & Porter - 601 Mass. Ave NW Wash. 2019 International Commercial Arbitration Annual Lecture October 10 6:00PM-8:00PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom 8th Annual Peter A. Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property with Professor Ruth Okediji, Harvard Law School October 21 12:00PM-1:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma Y115 Classroom Pro Bono Training: Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless Events Calendar ... Find more events in our events calendar
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Recent Publications

Immigration Law The Racism Behind Trump's New 'Public Charge' Immigration Policy, Explained Cori Alonso-Yoder August 26, 2019 Public Interest Law Holes in the Safety Net: Federalism and Poverty Ezra Rosser August 1, 2019 Washington College of Law Justice John Paul Stevens and the Slow Evolution of the Law Amanda Cohen Leiter July 18, 2019 Human Rights & Humanitarian Law Draft Charter of Pompeo's "Commission on Unalienable Rights" Hides Anti-Human Rights Agenda Rebecca Hamilton June 7, 2019 Washington College of Law Acting Differently: How Science on the Social Brain Can Inform Antidiscrimination Law Susan Carle May 31, 2019 Intellectual Property, Technology & Cyber This 'Fake News' Law Threatens Free Speech. But It Doesn't Stop There. Jeniffer Daskal May 31, 2019 International Law Sudan's New Ruler is No Democrat - and He Has Darfur to Answer for Rebecca Hamilton April 12, 2019 Immigration Law Defining "the": In Nielsen v. Preap the Court Relies on Language Arts to Justify Detention of Immigrants Cori Alonso-Yoder April 1, 2019 Constitutional Law Trump's Travel Ban Faces Fresh Legal Jeopardy  Robert L. Tsai March 27, 2019 International Law Sudan's Unlawful State of Emergency Rebecca Hamilton March 5, 2019
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