A Concise Guide to the Articles of Confederation as a Source for Determining the Original Meaning of the Constitution
Gregory E. Maggs 85 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 397 Judges and scholars often refer to the Articles of Confederation when making claims... Read More
Contract Consideration and Behavior
David A. Hoffman & Zev J. Eigen 85 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 351 Contract recitals are ubiquitous. Yet, we have a thin understanding... Read More
A Pool of Candidates Who Refuse to Swim: The 2016 Presidential Election and the Demise of Testing the Waters
Emily M. Hoyle 85 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 312 In the 2016 presidential election, many candidates delayed announcing their candidacy until long... Read More
Concealed Carry Through Common Use: Extending Heller’s Constitutional Construction
Nicholas Griepsma 85 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 284 Since the Supreme Court decided District of Columbia v. Heller in 2008, federal courts... Read More
You Have Not Because You Ask Not: Why Federal Courts Do Not Certify Questions of State Law to State Courts
Frank Chang 85 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 251 While exercising diversity or supplemental jurisdiction, federal courts often confront cases where the applicable... Read More
Preemption Deals: Response to Robert Mikos
Aziz Z. Huq 85 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 226 This Response analyzes the dynamics of federal-state bargaining in the preemption domain in... Read More
Credibility by Proxy
Julia Simon-Kerr 85 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 152 Evidence jurisprudence assumes that impeachment rules are intended to help determine the truth of... Read More
“Substantial” Burdens: How Courts May (and Why They Must) Judge Burdens on Religion Under RFRA
Frederick Mark Gedicks 85 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 94 The Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”) excuses believers from federal laws that “substantially... Read More
The Inefficient Evolution of Merger Agreements
Robert Anderson and Jeffrey Manns 85 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 57 Transactional law is one of the most economically significant areas of... Read More