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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

Programs Highlights

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November 15 9:00AM-5:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma YT01 Grossman Hall Food Integrity Campaign - 10th Anniversary Event November 18 6:00PM-8:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma Y402 Classroom Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?: A Conversation About the Different Roles Practitioners Play in the Field of International Dispute Resolution December 02 5:00PM-7:30PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom Intellectual Property at the Supreme Court: Georgia v. Public.resource.org December 09 5:00PM-7:30PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom Intellectual Property at the Supreme Court: Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies January 06 8:30AM-4:30PM Tenley Campus - Yuma YT17 Classroom Business Basics Bootcamp - Day 1 January 07 8:30AM-6:30PM Tenley Campus - Yuma YT17 Classroom Business Basics Bootcamp - Day 2 January 23 3:30PM-6:15PM Tenley Campus - Yuma YT01 Grossman Hall Spring 2020 Externship Fair

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Recent Publications

Immigration Law The Fragility of American Citizenship Amanda Frost October 9, 2019 Criminal Law Perjury by Omission Ira Robbins September 27, 2019 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

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