Madeline Meth

Madeline H. Meth

Clinical Associate Professor


BA, Brown University
JD, Georgetown University Law Center


Biography

Madeline (Maddie) Meth joined Boston University School of Law’s faculty in 2023 as a Clinical Associate Professor with the Civil Litigation & Justice Program. She was previously the Deputy Director of Georgetown Law’s Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic (ACIC) where she supervised students working on public-interest cases in federal and state courts of appeals and the Supreme Court. Maddie has litigated dozens of public-interest cases before appellate courts around the country on behalf of under-dog clients. Her cases have involved a range of issue areas including consumer law, labor and employment law, student civil rights, prisoner rights, and immigration law. While at Georgetown, Maddie also volunteered with the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless where she provided legal assistance to clients experiencing homelessness or the threat of homelessness. Before returning to Georgetown Law (her alma mater) to teach, Maddie worked at AARP’s Legal Counsel for the Elderly, providing legal services to low-income seniors living in the District of Columbia. She also clerked for the Honorable George J. Hazel on the U.S. District Court in Maryland and for the Honorable Jane B. Stranch on the Sixth Circuit.

Publications

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  • Response to Petition for Rehearing En Banc, Felicia M. Sonmez v. WP Company LLC et al
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  • Reply Brief for Plaintiff-Appellant, Jane Roe v. Marshall University Board of Governors
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  • Petition for Initial Hearing En Banc, United States v. Michael Norwood
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  • Reply Brief for Plaintiff-Appellant Brandon Velez
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  • Opening Brief for Plaintiff-Appellant, Roe v. Marshall University Board of Governors
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  • Opening Brief for Plaintiff-Appellant Brandon Velez
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  • Reply Brief for Plaintiff-Appellant Rocky Freeman
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  • Opening Brief for Plaintiff-Appellant Rocky Freeman
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  • Reply Brief for Petitioner, Ferguson v. America
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  • Reply Brief for Petitioner, Muldrow v. City of St. Louis
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  • Brief for Petitioner, Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri
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  • Madeline H. Meth, Paying for Attendance: Using Incentives to Combat Chronic Absenteeism 24 Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law and Policy (2017)
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In the Media

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  • Bloomberg Law March 21, 2025

    Justices’ New Bias Test Poised to Upend Workplace Harassment Bar

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  • Politico January 31, 2025

    Playbook: Trump’s Narrative Shift

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  • Georgetown Law August 26, 2024

    Georgetown Law Appellate Immersion Clinic Wins Key Employment Discrimination Case in US Supreme Court

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  • Legal Dive May 15, 2024

    Door Opens Wider for Workplace Discrimination Claims

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  • Bloomberg Law April 19, 2024

    Workplace DEI Worry Shouldn’t Overshadow a Civil Rights Victory

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  • Associated Press

    Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Sue for Job Discrimination over Forced Transfers

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  • ABC News April 17, 2024

    Supreme Court Makes It Easier to Sue for Job Discrimination over Forced Transfers

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  • SCOTUSBlog December 7, 2023

    The Limits of Title VII Protection with Madeline Meth

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  • Bloomberg Law December 5, 2023

    Justices to Mull Harm Needed for Suits Over Biased Job Transfers

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  • Politico November 22, 2023

    Appeals Court Mulls Reviving Felicia Sonmez’s Lawsuit Against Washington Post

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  • LAW360

    DC Appeals Court Weighs SLAPP In WaPo Discrimination Suit

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  • Politico November 16, 2023

    Appeals Court Mulls Reviving Felicia Sonmez’s Lawsuit against Washington Post

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  • Law 360 October 11, 2023

    St. Louis Cop’s Transfer Wasn’t Unlawful Bias, High Court Told

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  • Bloomberg Law August 18, 2023

    Full 5th Cir. Expands Anti-bias Rights in Weekend Work Case (1)

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Courses

Appellate Clinic Seminar 1: LAW JD 944

3 credits

THIS CLASS IS RESTRICTED to students who have applied to and been accepted by the Appellate Clinic. It is the companion seminar to the clinic¿s fall fieldwork. The seminar provides substantive and skills-based training that will support your client work. Seminar focuses on the mechanics of written and oral appellate advocacy and the substantive areas of law the clinic is currently litigating. Seminar addresses each stage of the appellate process so that students develop an understanding of how to litigate an appeal from start to finish. In the fall, seminar will focus on early stages of the appellate process, including identifying strong appeals, building relationships with clients at the appellate stage, filing a notice of appeal, mediation, working with a complicated record, and outlining, researching, and drafting opening briefs. PRE/CO-REQUISITES: Professional Responsibility. Federal Courts is highly recommended as a pre-requisite or co-requisite but is not required. NOTE: The Appellate Clinic counts towards the 6 credit Experiential Learning requirement. GRADING NOTICE: This course does not offer the CR/NC/H option.

FALL 2025: LAW JD 944 A1 , Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Tue 4:20 pm 6:20 pm 3 Madeline H. MethHaefner

Appellate Clinic Seminar 2: LAW JD 945

3 credits

THIS CLASS IS RESTRICTED to students who have applied to and been accepted by the Appellate Clinic. It is a continuation of the companion seminar that clinic students took in the fall to support their client work. The seminar provides substantive and skills-based training that will support your client work. Seminar focuses on the mechanics of written and oral appellate advocacy and the substantive areas of law the clinic is currently litigating. Seminar addresses each stage of the appellate process so that students develop an understanding of how to litigate an appeal from start to finish. In the spring, seminar will focus on later stages of the appellate process including response and reply briefs, oral argument, and filing letters regarding supplemental authority. PRE/CO-REQUISITES: Professional Responsibility. Federal Courts is highly recommended as a pre-requisite or co-requisite, but is not required. NOTE: The Appellate Clinic counts towards the 6 credit Experiential Learning requirement. GRADING NOTICE: This course does not offer the CR/NC/H option.

SPRG 2026: LAW JD 945 A1 , Jan 12th to May 8th 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
Tue 4:20 pm 6:20 pm 3 Madeline H. MethHaefner

Civil Litigation and Justice Program: LAW JD 861

3 credits

THIS CLASS IS RESTRICTED to students who have formally applied to and been accepted to one of the four clinics in the Civil Litigation and Justice Program. These clinics are: the Access to Justice Clinic (A2J), the Appellate Clinic, the Civil Litigation Clinic (CLC), and the Consumer Economic Justice Clinic (CEJC). Students in the Civil Litigation and Justice Program handle their own caseloads and/or systems change projects under the supervision of clinical faculty. Students participate in the Program for the full year through one of the four clinic options. NOTE: The Civil Litigation and Justice Program counts towards the 6 credit Experiential Learning requirement. GRADING NOTICE: This course does not offer the CR/NC/H option.

FALL 2025: LAW JD 861 B1 , Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
ARR 12:00 am 12:00 am 3 Madeline H. MethHaefner
FALL 2025: LAW JD 861 C1 , Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
ARR 12:00 am 12:00 am 3 Naomi M. MannHaefner
FALL 2025: LAW JD 861 D1 , Sep 2nd to Dec 19th 2025
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
ARR 12:00 am 12:00 am 3 Jade BrownHaefner
SPRG 2026: LAW JD 861 A1 , Jan 12th to May 8th 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
ARR 12:00 am 12:00 am 3 Constance A. BrowneHaefner
SPRG 2026: LAW JD 861 B1 , Jan 12th to May 8th 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
ARR 12:00 am 12:00 am 3 Madeline H. MethHaefner
SPRG 2026: LAW JD 861 C1 , Jan 12th to May 8th 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
ARR 12:00 am 12:00 am 3 Naomi M. MannHaefner
SPRG 2026: LAW JD 861 D1 , Jan 12th to May 8th 2026
Days Start End Credits Instructors Bldg Room
ARR 12:00 am 12:00 am 3 Jade BrownHaefner