Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt: An Unnecessary Overruling
May 21, 2019 Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt, 587 U.S. ___ (2019) (Thomas, J.). Response by Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev.... Read More
Is Transmission of Electricity a “Governmental Function?” Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority
May 10, 2019 Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority, 587 U.S. ___ (2019) (Kagan, J.). Response by Richard J. Pierce, Jr. Geo. Wash. L.... Read More
Is the Court Encouraging Agencies to Rely on Junk Science? Biestek v. Berryhill
April 23, 2019 Biestek v. Berryhill, 587 U.S. ___ (2019) (Kagan, J.). Response by Richard J. Pierce, Jr. Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On... Read More
Bucklew v. Precythe: The Supreme Court’s Tortured Death Penalty Jurisprudence
April 17, 2019 Bucklew v. Precythe, 587 U.S. ___ (2019) (Gorsuch, J.). Response by John D. Bessler Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the... Read More
On the Docket’s Preview of the April Supreme Court Arguments
April 15 Iancu v. Brunetti No. 18-302, Fed. Cir. Preview by Boseul (Jenny Jeong), Online Editor This case arose out of the... Read More
Crossing State Lines: The Trojan Horse Invasion of Rent-a-Bank and Rent-a-Tribe Schemes in Modern Usury Law
Jayne Munger 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 468 Modern American society fosters a capitalist culture that depends on the extension of credit... Read More
Unexpected Consequences: Why Criminal Defense Attorneys Have an Ethical Obligation to Inform Noncitizen Clients of the Immigration Consequences of Conviction
Megan Elman 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 430 Noncitizens entering the criminal justice system care about not only the length of a... Read More
If Rockefeller Were a Coder
Carla L. Reyes 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 373 The Ethereum Decentralized Autonomous Organization (“The DAO”), a decentralized, smart-contract-based investment fund with... Read More
Wrongful Collateral Consequences
Abigail E. Horn 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 315 Collateral consequences of criminal convictions perpetuate racial hierarchy, disadvantage individuals and families, undermine communities, and... Read More