WashU Law Public Interest Law and Policy Speaker Series recently hosted Critical Race Theory at the Bottom of the Well: Derrick Bell’s ‘Grandchildren’ Reflect on the Future of CRT, a roundtable featuring WashU Law William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law Professor Adrienne Davis, UC Irvine School of Law Professor of Law and Sylvia Mendez Presidential…
Recently WashU Law hosted the third annual JSD Symposium, an event that brings together JSD students from top-ranked law programs across the country to share their research, engage in critical discussions, and build connections across institutions. The day began with welcome remarks from Associate Dean Michael Koby and Assistant Director Rachael Johnson, followed by a…
WashU Law is now accepting applications for the 2026 Model Constitutional Convention (MCC), taking place May 21–24, 2026. This unique three day event brings together undergraduate, law, and master’s students from across the country to explore constitutional law, history, and reform through hands-on experience. The MCC offers participants a learning opportunity focused on the constitutional…
WashU Law James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law Leila Sadat recently participated in a series of meetings in New York City for the United Nations Sixth Committee on Crimes Against Humanity, as well as chairing International Law Weekend (ILW) 2025, which several WashULaw students attended, and speaking at several side events hosted by governments. …
A long-time Immigration Law Clinic client’s application to renew employment authorization was approved and he was issued a five-year work permit. Now, all ILC clients with pending applications for asylum or a green card have five year work permits. Work permits allow clients to work lawfully, contribute to their local community, and obtain or renew…
A long-term client of the Immigration Law Clinic, directed by Professor Katie Meyer, who spent years searching for safety was granted Lawful Permanent Residence (a “green card”), allowing him to remain permanently in the United States. The client fled persecution in his home country of Haiti and moved to Chile in hopes of finding protection….
During the lengthy government shutdown, low income taxpayer clinics (“LITCs”) nationwide faced significant challenges in serving vulnerable clients. WashU Law’s LITC, directed by Professor Sarah Narkiewicz, encountered difficulties assisting taxpayers with resolving issues related to tax return processing, refund delays, unanswered correspondence, and stalled audit reconsiderations. LITC faculty and students found themselves operating with limited…
The First Amendment Clinic, directed by Professor Lisa Hoppenjans, defeated a former school board president’s motion to dismiss claims based on the president’s enforcement of rules that unconstitutionally restrict the speech of individuals who participate in public comment at board meetings. The clinic is representing Chester Asher, an activist for improving the quality of education…
The WashU Law Appellate Clinic recently submitted an amicus brief on behalf of two North Dakota tribes, the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate and the Spirit Lake Tribe, in the case of Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. United States Department of the Army, about the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The Clinic’s amicus brief…
“New Directions in Clinical Education and Dispute Resolution: AI, Justice Tech, and Beyond” is the focus of the fall volume of The Washington University Journal of Law & Policy, curated by WashU Law Professor Karen Tokarz, Director of the Community Justice & Mediation Clinic. This volume is the 11th in the “New Directions” series published…
Renée Gentry, JD ’95, was recently featured on CBS’ 60 Minutes for her leadership in the little-known but vital National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, more commonly called the “vaccine court.” One of the nation’s leading vaccine injury litigators, Gentry serves as director of the Vaccine Injury Litigation Clinic at the George Washington University Law School….
Last week WashU Law Professors Brenda Dvoskin and Adrienne Davis hosted the Critical Sex Workshop, co-sponsored by the Law, Identity & Culture initiative, and co-directed by Professors Rebecca Wanzo and Adrienne Davis. The workshop brought together twenty leading and emerging scholars to discuss issues of sexuality and the law from a critical theory perspective. Participants…