Faculty

GW Law faculty members are scholars and practitioners with strong reputations in the legal community.

Our faculty members are among the most cited law faculty in the nation, appearing in print, online, and on-air, in world-renowned media outlets. But first and foremost, each faculty member is devoted to teaching.


Faculty News

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Professor Solove's Paper Selected for the Privacy Papers for Policymakers Awards

March 4, 2024

The PPPM Awards recognize leading US and international privacy scholarship that is relevant to policymakers.

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The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

February 26, 2024

In Professor Rosen's new book, he examines what “the pursuit of happiness” meant to our nation’s Founders and how that famous phrase defined their lives.

Professor Jeff Rosen, Mary Anne Franks, Mary-Rose Papandrea, and Dawn Nunziato

Free Speech or Hate Speech?

February 21, 2024

Our First Amendment experts discussed where to draw the line on GW's campus.


In the News

"Democrats in Congress seek to prevent another Jan. 6 riot"

CBS News quoted Paul Schiff Berman on the legal responsibilities of Congress to certify speaker votes.

Bloomberg Businessweek: Fearless Speech, Women’s Principles

For Bloomberg, Dr. Mary Anne Franks discussed her book Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment.

"Conservatives Use Trump Assassination Attempt to Target Women in Anti-Diversity War"

The American Prospect quoted Naomi Schoenbaum on using gender-based lawsuits as a political statement.

Scholarly Work

Our faculty are leading scholars and practitioners—experts whose experience and passion for teaching shape the study and practice of law. Learn more about publications and other work written by our faculty.

Daniel J. Solove
Breached!: Why Data Security Law Fails and How to Improve It

Rosa Celorio
Women and International Human Rights in Modern Times: A Contemporary Casebook 

Dayna Bowen Matthew
Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America

Catherine J. Ross
A Right to Lie? Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment

Additional Faculty Scholarship News

Faculty Books