Abstract Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’s dissent in Abrams v. United States is one of the intellectual anchors of modern First Amendment doctrine. In that opinion, Holmes sets out two core aspects of his free speech jurisprudence: his pragmatic concern about majoritarian control and his quasi-libertarian preference for the “competition of the market.” In the century…
On May 13, 2019, Professor Leila Sadat, James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law at Washington University Law and Director of the Harris World Law Institute, spoke on current challenges to international justice at the Oxford Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. Moderated by Federica D’Alessandra, the founding Executive Director of the Oxford Programme…
A new global convention on preventing and punishing crimes against humanity is one step closer to reality. The UN International Law Commission began its Second Reading of Draft Articles following a unanimous decision by Members of the Commission to send the Articles to the Commission’s Drafting Committee on May 7, 2019. Learn more.
On 3 May 2019, the War Crimes Committee of the International Bar Association hosted a Discussion on the Draft Articles on Crimes Against Humanity at the Palais des Nations, home of the United Nations Office in Geneva. Learn More.
Testifying on U.S. gun violence in Bogota, Colombia. Presenting on privacy in the digital age. Writing a dissertation on clinical whole-genome sequencing data. Making the dean’s list. All in a day’s work for Jiyeon Kim, who will graduate this month from Washington University in St. Louis with a doctor of law degree from the School…
By Nicole Narea Law360 (April 12, 2019, 10:58 PM EDT) — U.S. Attorney General William Barr has proposed speeding up deportation proceedings and encouraging the Board of Immigration Appeals to issue affirmances without opinion, steps the immigration bar fears may hamper due process. The proposal was initially introduced in 2008 under the Bush administration, but was…
The Distinguished Law Alumni Awards honor alumni who have obtained distinction in their professional or academic careers. Those honored share the same characteristics of leadership, progressive thinking, high standards, uncompromising integrity, commitment, courage, and confidence. Their careers serve as models for WashU Law students and alumni. The School of Law celebrated the outstanding achievements of…
WashULaw’s Jessup team competed in the International Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup Moot Court competition, which was held from March 31 to April 6, 2019, in Washington, D.C. This was the 60th anniversary of the competition, which began with Harvard law school in 1959. The competition brought together the national winners from various countries…
WashULaw’s Jessup team competed in the International Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup Moot Court competition, which was held from March 31 to April 6, 2019, in Washington, D.C. The team placed in the top 30 overall out of 143 schools. Two oralists Megan Ferguson (2L) and Wenlan Geng placed 2nd & 3rd. Pictured from…
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen may one day be able to practice law again after New York State disbarred him this week, but his return to practice would be far from a sure thing. Other high-profile attorneys ensnared in political scandals and convicted of crimes like Lewis “Scooter” Libby and Egil Krogh were able to…
President Donald Trump on Feb. 15 declared a state of emergency where there is none, said an immigration law expert at Washington University in St. Louis. “This much is crystal clear: There is no national security emergency at the southern border,” said Stephen H. Legomsky, the John S. Lehmann University Professor Emeritus at the School of…
The Green New Deal, unveiled this week by Democratic members of the U.S. Congress, may not amount to quick change but at least begins a conversation toward critical climate change goals, said an environmental law expert at Washington University in St. Louis. “The announcement of the Green New Deal comes as federal scientists have announced…