News & Events

On March 29, Law Librarian of Congress Jane Sánchez ’89 addressed attendees at American University Washington College of Law’s 20th Annual Hispanic Law Conference awards dinner. In her remarks, Sánchez stressed the connection between the Law Library’s work and James Madison’s famous quote that is inscribed on the walls of the Madison Building, “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance and a people who mean to be their own governours (sic) must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” 

The environmental program at AUWCL has developed from a few environmental law classes into an array of course offerings, societies, and programmatic initiatives for those interested in this growing field. Of note is the Environmental Law Society, which has consistently allowed students greater exposure to this area of law.

On March 23, the Equal Justice Foundation hosted its annual auction night to help raise funds in support of students pursuing unpaid internships in the public interest sector. These scholarships enable AUWCL's students to gain valuable experience in public interest, while serving underrepresented members of the community. 

On Thursday, March 16, Professors Heather Ridenour and David Spratt presented “Shakespeare and Rhetoric” at the American Shakespeare Center’s Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, Virginia. This unique, experiential CLE was sponsored by Virginia CLE, the Washington College of Law Legal Rhetoric Program, and the American Shakespeare Center. 

Professor Ira Robbins’s article “Regulating Gun Rentals” has been published in the current issue of the UCLA Law Review.  In this article, Robbins argues that, unlike gun ownership, gun rental does not implicate the core protections of the Second Amendment as defined by the U.S. Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller.