Unmanned and Unchecked: Confronting the Unmanned Aircraft System Privacy Threat Through Interagency Coordination
Patrice Hendriksen · December 2013 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 207 (2013) Unmanned aircraft systems (“UASs”), popularly known as “drones,” are an evolving technology that provides a tempting alternative to more traditional law enforcement surveillance methods. Their presence in the national airspace is a quickly approaching reality. The Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) is the primary... Read More
Off-Label: Combating the Dangerous Overprescription of Amphetamines to Children
Madeline J. Cohen · December 2013 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 174 (2013) A disturbing trend is emerging in pediatric medicine. Physicians are now prescribing Adderall, an amphetamine-based stimulant intended to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (“ADHD”), to healthy children. Physicians are prescribing the drug to enhance academic performance. This practice can harm otherwise healthy... Read More
Statistically Insignificant Deaths: Disclosing Drug Harms to Investors (and Patients) Under SEC Rule 10b-5
George A. Mocsary · December 2013 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 111 (2013) This Article, using statistical tools and theory in conjunction with more standard legal approaches, argues that pharmaceutical manufacturers should disclose all cases of illness or injury associated with their products because this data is material to patients and their doctors, and therefore... Read More
The Case for Full Restitution for Child Pornography Victims
Paul G. Cassell, James R. Marsh, and Jeremy M. Christiansen · December 2013 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 61 (2013) To address the serious harms resulting from federal sex offenses, including the creation, distribution, and possession of child pornography, Congress created an expansive statutory regime in the Mandatory Restitution for Sex Crimes provision of the... Read More
Drones: The Power to Kill
Alberto R. Gonzales · December 2013 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1 (2013) After the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, the Bush Administration began the use of unmanned armed aerial drones to pursue targets in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Obama Administration has continued this policy, expanding it to pursue substantially more targets in Yemen... Read More
The Case for Full Restitution for Child Pornography Victims
Paul G. Cassell; James R. Marsh; and Jeremy M. Christiansen · 2013 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 61 (2013) To address the serious harms resulting from federal sex offenses, including the creation, distribution, and possession of child pornography, Congress created an expansive statutory regime in the Mandatory Restitution for Sex Crimes provision of the Violence... Read More
Charles Kruly’s Essay Cited in Amicus Brief Filed With SCOTUS
Charles Kruly, a graduate of The George Washington University Law School’s class of 2013 and former editor of the Law Review, was recently cited in an amicus curiae brief filed with the Supreme Court for his essay Self-Funding and Agency Independence. Kruly’s piece, which is published in the GWLR’s 81:5 issue, offers a thorough analysis... Read More
GWLR Authors to Defend Child Pornography Victims Before SCOTUS, Jan. 22
GWLR authors Paul Cassell and James R. Marsh represent Amy, the victim of child pornography involved in the pending Supreme Court case (United States v. Paroline) that will address the extent to which she can recover restitution from defendants who are convicted of possessing her images. Professor Cassell, Mr. Marsh, and Jeremy Christiansen address this... Read More
Professor Ryan Calo’s Interview With CBC Radio on “Digital Market Manipulation”
Professor Ryan Calo of the University of Washington School of Law was recently interviewed by CBC Radio—the Canadian analog of National Public Radio (NPR)—about his forthcoming article Digital Market Manipulation to be published by The George Washington Law Review in 2014. In his interview, Professor Calo discusses the future of what he refers to as “digital... Read More
Issue 82:1 Now Available
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