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The Jacob Burns Law Library is among the largest and most prestigious academic law libraries in the United States. It offers a research collection rich in the historic and contemporary legal materials of America, as well as international and comparative materials. The Law Library's holdings of more than 700,000 volumes (and equivalents) and its wide range of electronic resources provide researcher

s with a wealth of legal information. Located on the George Washington University-Foggy Bottom Campus in Washington, DC, Jacob Burns Law Library, also referred to as, GW Law Library, serves the student, faculty and staff of the George Washington University Law School.

New Book Chapter by Professor Paul Schiff BermanPaul Schiff Berman, Do We Still Believe in Process? Democracy and the Fu...
06/03/2026

New Book Chapter by Professor Paul Schiff Berman

Paul Schiff Berman, Do We Still Believe in Process? Democracy and the Fundamental Value of Dialog Across Difference, in Is Democracy Doomed? 17 (Austin Sarat ed., Emerald Publ’g, forthcoming 2026).

Paul Schiff Berman, Do We Still Believe in Process? Democracy and the Fundamental Value of Dialog Across Difference, in Is Democracy Doomed? 17 (Austin Sarat ed., Emerald Publ’g, forthcoming 2…

New Opinion by Professor Sara C. BroninSara C. Bronin, Opinion, Better Zoning Data Could Strengthen Illinois Housing Ref...
06/02/2026

New Opinion by Professor Sara C. Bronin

Sara C. Bronin, Opinion, Better Zoning Data Could Strengthen Illinois Housing Reforms, Crain’s Chi. Bus. (Mar. 16, 2026, at 11:11 CT),

Sara C. Bronin, Opinion, Better Zoning Data Could Strengthen Illinois Housing Reforms, Crain’s Chi. Bus. (Mar. 16, 2026, at 11:11 CT),

New Book Review by Professor Robert CottrolRobert J. Cottrol, Civil Rights: The Private Law Foundation, 33 Rechtsgeschic...
05/30/2026

New Book Review by Professor Robert Cottrol

Robert J. Cottrol, Civil Rights: The Private Law Foundation, 33 Rechtsgeschichte - Legal Hist. 218 (2025) (reviewing Dylan Penningroth, Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights (2023)).

Robert J. Cottrol, Civil Rights: The Private Law Foundation, 33 Rechtsgeschichte – Legal Hist. 218 (2025) (reviewing Dylan Penningroth, Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil …

New Opinion by Professor Jonathan TurleyJonathan Turley, Opinion, Kamala Harris Backs Radical Plan to Block Trump SCOTUS...
05/29/2026

New Opinion by Professor Jonathan Turley

Jonathan Turley, Opinion, Kamala Harris Backs Radical Plan to Block Trump SCOTUS Picks, Fox News (Apr. 4, 2026, at 10:10 ET),

Jonathan Turley, Opinion, Kamala Harris Backs Radical Plan to Block Trump SCOTUS Picks, Fox News (Apr. 4, 2026, at 10:10 ET),

New Book Review by Professor Laura A. DickinsonLaura A. Dickinson, Privatization and the National Security Constitution ...
05/28/2026

New Book Review by Professor Laura A. Dickinson

Laura A. Dickinson, Privatization and the National Security Constitution Review, 16 J. Nat’l Sec. L. & Pol’y 185 (2026) (reviewing Harold Hongju Koh, The National Security Constitution in the 21st Century (2024)).

Laura A. Dickinson, Privatization and the National Security Constitution Review, 16 J. Nat’l Sec. L. & Pol’y 185 (2026) (reviewing Harold Hongju Koh, The National Security Constitution in the 2…

Finally getting some sun after all these rainy days! ☀️
05/28/2026

Finally getting some sun after all these rainy days! ☀️

New Article by Professor Andrew Guthrie FergusonAndrew Guthrie Ferguson, Everything-Everywhere Searches and the Geofence...
05/27/2026

New Article by Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Everything-Everywhere Searches and the Geofence Puzzle, 2 Geo. Wash. J.L. & Tech. 1 (2026).

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, Everything-Everywhere Searches and the Geofence Puzzle, 2 Geo. Wash. J.L. & Tech. 1 (2026).

New Article by Professor Naomi SchoenbaumNaomi Schoenbaum, Information Regulation as Antidiscrimination, 60 U.C. Davis L...
05/26/2026

New Article by Professor Naomi Schoenbaum

Naomi Schoenbaum, Information Regulation as Antidiscrimination, 60 U.C. Davis L. Rev. (forthcoming 2026).

Naomi Schoenbaum, Information Regulation as Antidiscrimination, 60 U.C. Davis L. Rev. (forthcoming 2026).

New Article by Professor Emily HammondEmily Hammond, The Limits – And the Creativity Challenge – of Industrial Policy fo...
05/25/2026

New Article by Professor Emily Hammond

Emily Hammond, The Limits – And the Creativity Challenge – of Industrial Policy for Climate and Justice, 55 Env’t L. 539 (2025).

Emily Hammond, The Limits – And the Creativity Challenge – of Industrial Policy for Climate and Justice, 55 Env’t L. 539 (2025).

We will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25th.
05/25/2026

We will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 25th.

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