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Building a border wall could become an environmental disaster. Why? There are some 700 species that now divide their time between the U.S. and Mexico for important survival purposes.Hear from Professor David super why extending the border wall would be a destructive move for several closely connected wildlife communities. (via The Baltimore Sun)

Launching today, The Georgetown University Health Justice Alliance brings together Georgetown Law students, faculty, and policy experts with Georgetown University Medical Center faculty, clinicians and students to engage in service, interprofessional education, advocacy, and research in pursuit of health, justice, and racial equity. Learn more: http://bit.ly/2xkQIHa

Since its inception, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has collected nearly 12 billion in restitution and fines for consumers. Yet, the bureau has faced sharp criticism from Republicans including Congressman Jeb Hensarling, who is pushing a bill that would strip the CFPB of much of its powers.CBS Sunday morning was recently on our campus to hear from a group of professors, including our own Adam Levitin, who sent a letter to Hensarling in defense of the CFPB.

Former Deputy Director of the CIA David Cohen spoke at Georgetown Law today with IIEL's Professor Chris Brummer. When asked about Russian meddling in the U.S. election, Cohen expressed his views that "the number one objective was to undermine our democracy." Hear more from Cohen about why he thinks Russian interference will only get worse without action from U.S. leaders.

Today, the U.S. has more than 19,000 school-based police officers, a sharp rise from about 100 in the 1970s. These school resource officers (SROs) are in place to maintain safety for all students, but statistics show that black girls are 4x as likely to be arrested at school than white girls.In a new report, our Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality maps out how giving SROs more support and training could help tackle disparities.

Our Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection has filed a letter with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel in support of whistleblower Joel Clement.The letter calls for the OSC to investigate whether the legal limits on reassignments of Senior Executive Service members are being respected by the Trump administration.

We're just 50 days away from Georgetown Law's Reunion 2017, a fun-filled weekend where alumni, family and friends gather! Be sure to RSVP today: http://bit.ly/2sHAMwn

Food, fun & family is the motto at the Hoya Lawya Family Picnic! Don't miss Georgetown Law's Reunion 2017, register today: http://bit.ly/2sHAMwn

Can the President strike #NorthKorea without Congressional approval? No, according to Professor Marty Lederman. In fact, it would be unconstitutional.

What can President Trump really do to limit the Russia probe? Georgetown Law Professor Victoria Nourse weighs in via Washington Post.

"Folks in my ’hood possess “cultural dexterity.” It is the opposite of colorblindness, an enhanced capacity for being among people of a different race or ethnicity."Georgetown Law Professor Sheryll Cashin explains how her D.C. neighborhood of Shepherd Park is working together to create an integrated community free of fear and division.

Welcome Georgetown Law's newest students and take look back at our 2017 Orientation Week! Before classes begin next week, our new students participated in service projects at Bread for the City, DC Central Kitchen, Capital Area Food Bank and more. They also took part in several faculty-led tours including The Newseum, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and a Bike Tour of the Nation's Capital. Tag your friends and family if you see them! #GeorgetownBound

Georgetown Law is recognized as one of the leading schools in the United States and internationally for environmental law. Our incoming Section 4 1L's kicked off their orientation week with a service project at the United States National Arboretum, assisting the Arboretum's horticulturalists with weeding, invasive species removal, mulching and litter pickup.

On August 21, 2017, millions of people witnessed the first total #solareclipse to stretch across the U.S. since 1918. Georgetown Law students and faculty gathered together on the clocktower green to witness the historic event. Our favorite part? The half-moon shaped shadows that appeared on the sidewalk throughout the solar event.

"To my mind, with domestic terrorists, there should at least be the option of prosecuting them for domestic terrorism, and putting it on that sort of moral equivalence to international terrorism,” Georgetown Law's Mary McCord told HuffPost.