Crossing State Lines: The Trojan Horse Invasion of Rent-a-Bank and Rent-a-Tribe Schemes in Modern Usury Law
Jayne Munger 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 468 Modern American society fosters a capitalist culture that depends on the extension of credit... Read More
Unexpected Consequences: Why Criminal Defense Attorneys Have an Ethical Obligation to Inform Noncitizen Clients of the Immigration Consequences of Conviction
Megan Elman 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 430 Noncitizens entering the criminal justice system care about not only the length of a... Read More
If Rockefeller Were a Coder
Carla L. Reyes 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 373 The Ethereum Decentralized Autonomous Organization (“The DAO”), a decentralized, smart-contract-based investment fund with... Read More
Wrongful Collateral Consequences
Abigail E. Horn 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 315 Collateral consequences of criminal convictions perpetuate racial hierarchy, disadvantage individuals and families, undermine communities, and... Read More
The New Financial Extraterritoriality
Pierre-Hugues Verdier 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 239 In a series of recent cases, the Supreme Court has vigorously applied the presumption... Read More
Crossing the River: Lorenzo v. Securities and Exchange Commission
April 2, 2019 Lorenzo v. SEC, 586 U.S. ___ (2019) (Breyer, J.). Response by Theresa A. Gabaldon Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On... Read More
Defining “the”: In Nielsen v. Preap the Court relies on language arts to justify detention of immigrants
April 1, 2019 Nielsen v. Preap, 586 U.S. ___ (2019) (Alito, J.). Response by Cori Alonso-Yoder Geo. Wash. L. Rev. On the... Read More
On the Docket’s Preview of the March Supreme Court Arguments
March 18 Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune Hill No. 18-281, E.D. Va. Preview by Sean Lowry, Online Editor* In Virginia House, the... Read More
Of Birdies and Bribery: Closing the Corrupt Pathway Between Donors’ Checkbooks and Candidates’ Pockets
Fahad Khan · March 2019 87 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Arguendo 1 Each election cycle brings about new fundraising and spending tactics,... Read More