“Major Questions” Moderation
Joshua S. Sellers 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 930 The Chevron doctrine instructs federal courts to afford deference to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous authorizing statutes. Yet in select instances, courts have deviated from Chevron’s command. One of the more confounding deviations is found in cases involving “major questions.” Under this burgeoning doctrine, courts have... Read More
Supermajoritarian Criminal Justice
Aliza Plener Cover 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 875 Democracy is often equated with majority rule. But closer analysis reveals that, in theory and by constitutional design, our criminal justice system should be supermajoritarian, not majoritarian. The Constitution guarantees that criminal punishment may be imposed only when backed by the supermajoritarian—historically, unanimous—approval of a jury... Read More
The Tethered Economy
Chris Jay Hoofnagle, Aniket Kesari & Aaron Perzanowski 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 783 Imagine a future in which every purchase decision is as complex as choosing a mobile phone. What will ongoing service cost? Is it compatible with other devices you use? Can you move data and applications across devices? Can you switch providers?... Read More
Clerks at 100
Join us Friday, October 4th for a symposium focusing on the institution of Supreme Court clerkships. Essays will be published on the George Washington Law Review’s Arguendo. Find More Information About the Public Portion of the Event Here. Register For the Event Here. *** Private Pre-Panel for GW Law Students, Alumni & Faculty: Clerking at... Read More
A Review of The Cost-Benefit Revolution and Carceral Capitalism
James Hannaway · September 2019 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Arguendo 26 In The Cost-Benefit Revolution, Cass Sunstein celebrates the dominance of cost-benefit analysis in administrative law and imagines new frontiers for its application. While he acknowledges problems associated with cost-benefit analysis like failing to account for unfair distributions of resources or intangible dignitary concerns,... Read More
Did The Supreme Court Just Suppress Speech in the Interest of Protecting The First Amendment? Iancu v. Brunetti
July 18, 2019 Iancu v. Brunetti, 588 U.S. ___ (2019) (Kagan, J.). Response by Roger E. Schechter Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2018) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Did The Supreme Court Just Suppress Speech in the Interest of Protecting The First Amendment? Iancu v. Brunetti In Matal v. Tam,1 the Supreme... Read More
What’s Past is Prologue: The Importance of History in Flowers v. Mississippi
July 10, 2019 Flowers v. Mississippi, 588 U.S. ___ (2019) (Kavanaugh, J.). Response by Robin M. Maher Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2018) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog What’s Past is Prologue: The Importance of History in Flowers v. Mississippi Few methods employed for the purpose of excluding African Americans from jury... Read More
North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kaestner 1992 Family Trust: No Tax Due, But No Path for the Next Cases
July 8, 2019 North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, 588 U.S. ___ (2019) (Sotomayor, J.). Response by Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2018) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kaestner 1992 Family Trust: No Tax Due, But No Path for... Read More
Kisor v. Wilkie: A Reprieve for Embattled Administrative State?
July 3, 2019 Kisor v. Wilkie, 587 U.S. ___ (2019) (Kagan, J.). Response by Robert L. Glicksman Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2018) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Kisor v. Wilkie: A Reprieve for Embattled Administrative State? Imagine a world in which administrative agencies whose actions are challenged in court are afforded... Read More
Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Ass’n v. Thomas: Local Protectionism Loses Out
July 2, 2019 Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v. Thomas, 588 U.S. ___ (2019) (Alito, J.). Response by Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the Docket (Oct. Term 2018) Slip Opinion | SCOTUSblog Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Ass’n v. Thomas: Local Protectionism Loses Out Tennessee has very restrictive statutes on obtaining... Read More