Georgetown Law Weekly
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The Georgetown Law Weekly is a weekly newspaper published by students at Georgetown University Law Center
in Washington, D.C.
The Law Weekly has a circulation of 1,500 and is printed each Tuesday of the school year. In total, twenty-two issues are printed over the course of the Fall and Spring semesters. It is composed on Quark XPress 6.1 and is printed by Southern Maryland Publishing. The newspaper accepts letters to the editor via email that do not exceed 700 words. A version of the Law Weekly is available online.http://www.gulawweekly.org
The Law Weekly won the American Bar Association
Law Student Division's best newspaper award three years in a row, from 2002-04.http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/releases/october.21.2004.html The late Reverend Father Robert F. Drinan served as Faculty Adviser.
(JD 1979), now with Fox News, wrote for the Law Weekly.http://www.schlafly.com/topferm.may04.shtml
Mark Grabowski (JD 2007), now an AOL News columnist and journalism professor at Adelphi University
, wrote for the Law Weekly.http://www.aolnews.com/team/mark-grabowski/
, Law School Edition (1933-1936). This was followed by Res Ipsa Loquitur
, which started publishing in 1936. Res Ipsa Loquitur served as the student newspaper and alumni magazine until 1994 when it was replaced by the all-alumni publication Georgetown Law.
The Law Weekly began in 1966, and was originally part of the legal writing requirement program. Archives of these publications are available at the Edward Bennett Williams Law Library.
Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C.. Established in 1870, the Law Center offers J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law...
in Washington, D.C.
The Law Weekly has a circulation of 1,500 and is printed each Tuesday of the school year. In total, twenty-two issues are printed over the course of the Fall and Spring semesters. It is composed on Quark XPress 6.1 and is printed by Southern Maryland Publishing. The newspaper accepts letters to the editor via email that do not exceed 700 words. A version of the Law Weekly is available online.http://www.gulawweekly.org
The Law Weekly won the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
Law Student Division's best newspaper award three years in a row, from 2002-04.http://www.law.georgetown.edu/news/releases/october.21.2004.html The late Reverend Father Robert F. Drinan served as Faculty Adviser.
Notable alumni
Greta Van SusterenGreta Van Susteren
Greta Van Susteren is an American commentator and television personality on the Fox News Channel, where she hosts On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren...
(JD 1979), now with Fox News, wrote for the Law Weekly.http://www.schlafly.com/topferm.may04.shtml
Mark Grabowski (JD 2007), now an AOL News columnist and journalism professor at Adelphi University
Adelphi University
Adelphi University is a private, nonsectarian university located in Garden City, in Nassau County, New York, United States. It is the oldest institution of higher education on Long Island. For the sixth year, Adelphi University has been named a “Best Buy” in higher education by the Fiske Guide to...
, wrote for the Law Weekly.http://www.aolnews.com/team/mark-grabowski/
History of Georgetown Law Newspapers
The first newspaper at the Law Center was The HoyaThe Hoya
The Hoya, the oldest and largest student newspaper of Georgetown University in Washington, DC, was founded in 1920. The Hoya prints an edition every Tuesday and Friday during the academic year and has a circulation of 6,500...
, Law School Edition (1933-1936). This was followed by Res Ipsa Loquitur
Res ipsa loquitur
In the common law of negligence, the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur states that the elements of duty of care and breach can be sometimes inferred from the very nature of an accident or other outcome, even without direct evidence of how any defendant behaved...
, which started publishing in 1936. Res Ipsa Loquitur served as the student newspaper and alumni magazine until 1994 when it was replaced by the all-alumni publication Georgetown Law.
The Law Weekly began in 1966, and was originally part of the legal writing requirement program. Archives of these publications are available at the Edward Bennett Williams Law Library.