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Leading up to the 2018 Commencement ceremony, we asked five American University Washington College of Law students to share their goals and future plans, and how their law school experiences at AUWCL helped propel them into the next stage of their legal careers. 

A report from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in collaboration with American University Washington College of Law’s National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project (NIWAP), illustrates the impact of anti-immigrant discourse on immigrant crime victims and their willingness to seek out help from the justice system.

On Friday, April 27, 2018, the Legal Rhetoric Program hosted the Third Annual Legal Writing Workshop for practicing attorneys.  More than 60 participants attended the intensive program.

Lisa Rickard ’82, president of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), was honored Tuesday with American University Washington College of Law’s Women and the Law Leadership Award.

For the last 25 years, American University Washington College of Law’s Program on Law and Government has united law students with the nation’s capital and provided them a firm foundation for a successful career in governmental service.