News & Events

Following the election and inauguration of President Donald Trump, AUWCL professors have provided legal and policy analysis to local and national media outlets.

Julia Torres ILSP ’11 is in the middle of a project many people only dream of doing. Currently in Chile, Julia is spending a year traveling from Mexico to Argentina. The purpose of the trip is to “visit actions, efforts and ideas that make a difference in the environment, defense of the territory and gender.” We caught up with Julia, during one of her rare moments of internet access, to learn more about her current work, what motivates her, and what advice she has for others.

On Jan. 30, nine American University Washington College of Law faculty members participated in a live “teach-in” event at the law school to discuss the recent immigration executive orders signed by President Trump, and their immediate and future impact. The faculty members – experts in constitutional, immigration, administrative, international law, and more – updated the community on what took place with the immigration/travel ban over the weekend and the constitutionality of the orders.

The 16 student attorneys in the Immigrant Justice Clinic (IJC) at American University Washington College of Law are busy representing immigrants in individual cases and advocating for legislation and policies to improve their lives. This month, four IJC students got to see their hard work pay off after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the D.C. Immigration Services Protection Act (ISPA) (also known as the notario fraud statute or the Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Amendment Act of 2016).

Professor Lewis Grossman participated in a panel presentation on “FDA Issues Affecting Healthcare Providers” at the New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting in New York City, Wednesday, Jan. 25. He presented along with I. Glenn Cohen and Holly Fernandez Lynch of Harvard Law School and Robert Klitzman of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Mailman School of Public Health.