Program on Law & Government

On Wednesday, Sept. 25, American University Washington College of Law hosted an in-depth panel discussion covering key issues the U.S. Supreme Court will address when its new term commences on Oct. 7.

On Friday, April 12, the American University Legislation and Policy Brief presented its inaugural bipartisan symposium, “What’s Working in the 116th Congress.”

The conference was held March 21 through 24, 2019, at American University Washington College of Law and was the largest gathering of legal scholars of color in history, with an attendance of over 500 law professors and scholars in allied fields from across the United States and the world. 

On Thursday, March 21st, Professor Bettina Poirier moderated a discussion that posed the question “Is Congress Broken?” The panel included Kathy Dedrick, Majority Staff Director of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and James Wallner, former Executive Director of the Senate Republican Steering Committee.

American University Washington College of Law welcomed premier First Amendment lawyer Floyd Abrams to campus for a “Free Speech Celebration," on Monday, March 4th. The celebration marked 100 years of U.S. Supreme Court interpretation of the free speech clause following the decision of Schenck v. U.S. on March 3, 1919.

On Friday, October 26, the Program on Law and Government and the Raben Group will host a breakfast and panel discussion. Keynote speeches by Carlos Gutierrez, former Secretary of Commerce during the George W. Bush Administration and William Allen, former chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.