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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 by Professor Sara C. BroninSara C. Bronin, Ryan M. Rowberry & Tad Heuer, Historical Preservation Law in a Nutsh...
06/16/2026

New Book by Professor Sara C. Bronin

Sara C. Bronin, Ryan M. Rowberry & Tad Heuer, Historical Preservation Law in a Nutshell (West Acad., 3d ed., 2026).

Sara C. Bronin, Ryan M. Rowberry & Tad Heuer, Historical Preservation Law in a Nutshell (West Acad., 3d ed., 2026).

New Book Chapter by Professor Laura A. DickinsonLaura A. Dickinson, Abu Ghraib: The Battle Over Institutional Culture an...
06/15/2026

New Book Chapter by Professor Laura A. Dickinson

Laura A. Dickinson, Abu Ghraib: The Battle Over Institutional Culture and Respect for International Law Within the U.S. Military, in International Law Stories 107 (Found. Press, 2d ed., 2025).

Laura A. Dickinson, Abu Ghraib: The Battle Over Institutional Culture and Respect for International Law Within the U.S. Military, in International Law Stories 107 (Found. Press, 2d ed., 2025).

New Article by Professor Sara C. BroninSara C. Bronin & Matthew Harris, Zoning Impact Analysis: Texas Senate Bill 785 (N...
06/13/2026

New Article by Professor Sara C. Bronin

Sara C. Bronin & Matthew Harris, Zoning Impact Analysis: Texas Senate Bill 785 (Nat’l Zoning Atlas, 2025).

Sara C. Bronin & Matthew Harris, Zoning Impact Analysis: Texas Senate Bill 785 (Nat’l Zoning Atlas, 2025).

New Book by Professor Laura A. DickinsonInternational Law Stories (John E. Noyes, Laura A. Dickinson, Mark Weston Janis ...
06/12/2026

New Book by Professor Laura A. Dickinson

International Law Stories (John E. Noyes, Laura A. Dickinson, Mark Weston Janis & Carlos M. Vázquez eds., Found. Press, 2d ed., 2025).

International Law Stories (John E. Noyes, Laura A. Dickinson, Mark Weston Janis & Carlos M. Vázquez eds., Found. Press, 2d ed., 2025).

New Article by Professor Christopher A. CotropiaChristopher A. Cotropia & James Gibson, Getting Online Copyright Right: ...
06/11/2026

New Article by Professor Christopher A. Cotropia

Christopher A. Cotropia & James Gibson, Getting Online Copyright Right: Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (May 13, 2026),

Christopher A. Cotropia & James Gibson, Getting Online Copyright Right: Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (May 13, 2026),

New Book by Professor Francesca BignamiFrancesca Bignami, Comparative Law, Cases, Text, and Materials (Found. Press, 202...
06/10/2026

New Book by Professor Francesca Bignami

Francesca Bignami, Comparative Law, Cases, Text, and Materials (Found. Press, 2026).

Francesca Bignami, Comparative Law, Cases, Text, and Materials (Found. Press, 2026).

06/09/2026

New Article by Professor Emily A. Benfer

Emily A. Benfer, Dismantling the "Scarlet E": Eviction Record Privacy as Health Justice, 86 Ohio St. L.J. 1081 (2025).

New Conference Proceeding by Professor Robert BrauneisMazda Moayeri, Sriram Balasubramanian, Samyadeep Basu, Priyatham K...
06/05/2026

New Conference Proceeding by Professor Robert Brauneis

Mazda Moayeri, Sriram Balasubramanian, Samyadeep Basu, Priyatham Kattakinda, Atoosa Chegini, Robert Brauneis & Soheil Feizi, Rethinking Artistic Copyright Infringements in the Era of Text-to-Image Generative Models, 13 Int’l Conf. on Learning Representations (2025),

Mazda Moayeri, Sriram Balasubramanian, Samyadeep Basu, Priyatham Kattakinda, Atoosa Chegini, Robert Brauneis & Soheil Feizi, Rethinking Artistic Copyright Infringements in the Era of Text-to-Im…

New Opinion by Professor Jeremy Bearer-FriendJeremy Bearer-Friend & Sarah Polcz, Opinion, Let the Public Share in the Re...
06/04/2026

New Opinion by Professor Jeremy Bearer-Friend

Jeremy Bearer-Friend & Sarah Polcz, Opinion, Let the Public Share in the Rewards of Artificial Intelligence, The Hill (Mar. 29, 2026, at 13:00 ET),

Jeremy Bearer-Friend & Sarah Polcz, Opinion, Let the Public Share in the Rewards of Artificial Intelligence, The Hill (Mar. 29, 2026, at 13:00 ET),

06/04/2026

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