Madisonian Tectonics: How Form Follows Function in Constitutional and Architectural Interpretation
Professor Jonathan Turley 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 305 This Article is the first interdisciplinary work exploring architectural and constitutional theories of interpretation. This “conarchitectual” perspective is used to explore the concepts of form and function in both disciplines to better understand the meaning of structure. While form and function are often referenced in legal... Read More
Rethinking Standing in Patent Challenges
Professor Michael J. Burstein 83 Geo Wash. L. Rev. 498 Patents have become a serious business risk. They issue from the Patent and Trademark Office in record-breaking quantity and are aggressively enforced by patent trolls. But many patents are likely to be invalid; and even those which are valid are likely to be narrower than... Read More
Formalism and Distrust: Foreign Affairs Law in the Roberts Court
Professor Harlan Grant Cohen 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 380 When it comes to foreign relations, the Roberts Court has trust issues. As far as the Court is concerned, everyone—the President, Congress, the lower courts, plaintiffs—has played hard and fast with the rules, taking advantage of the Court’s functionalist approaches to foreign affairs issues. This... Read More
Bullard v. Blue Hills Savings Bank
Response by Dean Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Bullard v. Blue Hills Savings Bank, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 14-116; argued April 1, 2015; decided May 4, 2015 Slip Opinion | Oyez | SCOTUSblog The Supreme Court does not like interlocutory appeals, and it proved it once again in... Read More
ONEOK v. Learjet
Response by Professor Emily Hammond Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) ONEOK, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc., 575 U.S. __ (2015) Docket No. 13-271; argued Jan 12, 2015; decided April 21, 2015 Slip Opinion | Oyez | SCOTUSblog Energy Law’s Jurisdictional Boundaries: A Call for Course CorrectionModern energy regulation grew from a jurisdictional hole:... Read More
Rodriguez v. United States
Response by Professor Stephen A. Saltzburg Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. ___ (2015) Docket No. 13-9972; argued January 21, 2015; decided Apr 21, 2015 Slip Opinion | NY Times | SCOTUSblog Justice Ginsburg’s April 21, 2015 opinion for a six-Justice majority in Rodriguez v. United States1... Read More
United States v. Wong
Response by Dean Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) United States v. Wong, 575 U.S. ___ (2015) Docket No. 13-1074; argued December 10, 2014; decided Apr 22, 2015 Slip Opinion | Oyez | SCOTUSblog Equity Trumps JurisdictionThe question presented in United States v. Wong1 and its companion case,2 also from... Read More
The Law Review Volunteers with Ronald McDonald House
On Friday, associates and editors of the Law Review Vol. 83 and 84 volunteered with the Ronald McDonald House of Washington, DC. The Law Review was honored to be given the opportunity to give back to the community in some small way. The Ronald McDonald House Charities provides shelter for families to stay when traveling... Read More
Response: Opacity, Complexity, and Self-Regulation in Investment Banking
Professor Alan D. Morrison & Professor William J. Wilhelm, Jr · April 2015 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Arguendo 1 Response to Andrew F. Tuch, The Self-Regulation of Investment Bankers 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 101 (2014). We discuss the role of professional standards in investment banking in light of Professor Tuch’s wide-ranging and thought-provoking analysis.... Read More
Alumni Newsletter | Volume 83
Dear Law Review Alumni, It is with great pleasure that I write you with the Volume 83 George Washington Law Review Newsletter. Though this newsletter has been on a brief hiatus, we have brought it back in conjunction with the first issue of Volume 83. The goals of the annual newsletter are to help build... Read More