Opening Arguments This Law Student Refused to Let Big Firms Get Away with Quiet Complicity
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Jun 17, 2025 Mari Latibashvili, a Georgetown law student and co-founder of the GU Law Coalition for Justice, passionately discusses her activism against law firms complicit with the Trump administration. She shares her experience organizing students to refuse interviews with problematic firms and highlights the growing influence of abolitionist thought in law education. Mari emphasizes the importance of civic rights advocacy for incarcerated individuals and the power of collective action in reshaping ethical standards within the legal profession.
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Abolitionism vs. Reform
- Abolitionists seek to completely dismantle the criminal legal system rather than merely reform it.
- Reform efforts can often entrench and legitimize flaws instead of solving systemic issues.
Abolitionist Policy Example
- Remove police from routine traffic stops to reduce risks and avoid unnecessary escalation.
- This policy change is abolitionist because it decreases harmful policing without legitimizing the entire policing system.
Coalition Born from Election Day Mood
- Mari Latibashvili reacted to the grim mood at Georgetown by quickly forming a coalition with other student leaders.
- This coalition united various student groups to actively resist the Trump administration's impacts on law schools.