The George Washington Law Review

05/30/2023

Professor Robert L. Glicksman responds to Sackett v. EPA, the latest decision in a string of Supreme Court cases taking aim at federal environmental law. Read here:

Professor Robert L. Glicksman responds to the Court's latest blow to the EPA's regulatory authority.

10/12/2021

In today's SCOTUS case, Cameron v. EMW Surgical Center, KY's AG wants to join a suit after 2 courts held KY's abortion ban unconstitutional and Democratic state leaders declined to appeal. Read more On the Docket:

For the first time in a year and a half, the Supreme Court will convene to hear oral arguments! Justice Kavanaugh has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, but oral arguments are still scheduled to proceed as planned. October 4 Mississippi v. Tennessee No. 143, Original P...

09/25/2021

How should the law adapt to emerging technology? Françoise Birnholz and Kelsey Barthold argue that perhaps not all of it requires strict regulation. Read about the application of that approach to permissioned blockchains in Back to the Future: Sorting Old Law from New Technology in Blockchain Smart Contract Applications & Assessing the Need for Regulation at https://www.gwlr.org/old-law-new-technology/.

Permissioned blockchain applications, unlike those of permissionless blockchain, require minimal regulation of the technology itself.

09/19/2021

Today marks one year since the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose influential jurisprudence and trailblazing career made her a national icon. Read Professor Paul Schiff Berman's thoughts on her legacy as a former clerk for the late Justice here: https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/former-clerk-remembers-ruth-bader-ginsburg. We look forward to honoring and further discussing that legacy at our upcoming Symposium.

May her memory be a blessing to us all.

GW Law professor Paul Schiff Berman, who clerked for the justice in the 1997-1998 term of the Supreme Court, shared his thoughts on her legacy.

09/09/2021

We are excited to announce that we have completed selection of our new members for Volume 90 of The George Washington Law Review! Congratulations, and welcome to the team—we’re so lucky to have you! https://www.gwlr.org/current-masthead/

09/02/2021

Congratulations to GW’s Professor Solove for being the top-cited author in law & technology! Read Professor Solove’s lead article in Volume 89, No. 1 of The George Washington Law Review, The Myth of the Privacy Paradox, at https://www.gwlr.org/the-myth-of-the-privacy-paradox/.

08/26/2021

We have completed Fall selection for Volume 90 of the print edition of The George Washington Law Review and are not currently accepting submissions. We hope you consider submitting to us when we reopen for Spring selection, and look forward to reading your manuscripts! For more information on our submission guidelines, visit https://www.gwlr.org/submissions/.

The Law Review accepts submissions through Scholastica.

08/02/2021

What survives of the Alien Tort Statute after the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Nestle v. Doe? Read international law expert Professor Ralph G. Steinhardt’s Special Edition Response analysis of the state of the ATS at https://www.gwlr.org/losing-the-right-way-preserves-the-narrow-scope-of-the-ats/

What survives of the Alien Tort Statute after the Supreme Court's decision in Nestle v. Doe? Professor Ralph Steinhardt revisits the case in this Special Edition Response.

08/02/2021

Fall Selection for the print edition of The George Washington Law Review is now open on Scholastica! Send us your article submissions here: https://scholasticahq.com/george-washington-law-review. For more information on our submission guidelines, visit https://www.gwlr.org/submissions/.

07/12/2021

The Supreme Court's recent decision in NCAA v. Alston was widely anticipated by both sports fans and antitrust lawyers. But some key questions remain unanswered. Check out Professor Thomas Arthur's On the Docket Response

Important questions remain after the Supreme Court's Decision in NCAA v. Alston.

07/12/2021

One “Vulgar” Cheerleader Vindicated—But Other Students May Still Face Discipline for Off-Campus Speech. Check out Professor Catherine Ross's On the Docket Response to Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.

On June 23, 2021, the Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. that a small school district had violated a ninth grader’s speech rights. What does this mean about free speech?

07/08/2021

Artificial intelligence has a bias problem—but that doesn’t have to be the case. Read Professor Aram Gavoor and Raffi Teperdjian’s proposed solution to mitigating AI bias in administrative agencies in The George Washington Law Review Arguendo.

The appropriate regulation of AI in administrative agencies should balance technological innovation with legal compliance and fidelity to well-tread limiting principles.