Drugs and Racketeering Don’t Mix: The Potential Achilles’ Heel of the National Prescription Opiate Litigation
Shane Roberts 89 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 173 In 1970, Congress created a powerful litigation weapon to combat organized crime: the Racketeer... Read More
Slavery, Jim Crow, and Mass Incarceration: Could the Thirteenth Amendment Hold the Key to Racial Equity in Criminal Justice?
S. Thomas Perry · December 2020 88 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Arguendo 225 The United States incarcerates people at a higher rate... Read More
Funding Indigent Defense: A Judicial Solution to a Legislative Failure
Abigail Hollinger · November 2020 88 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Arguendo 195 Every defendant in the United States is entitled to effective... Read More
#TimesUp For Confidential Employment Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims
Meagan Glynn 88 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1042 It is the unfortunate reality that sexual harassment is still a common occurrence in... Read More
Congratulations, You’re Having Twins! But Only One is a U.S. Citizen: How Constitutional Avoidance Should Be Used to Avoid Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples Through the Denial of Birthright Citizenship
Macy Mize 88 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1014 Assisted Reproductive Technology has become a widely used way to start a family around... Read More
Sloshing Through the Factbound Morass of Reasonableness: Predictive Algorithms, Racialized Policing, and Fourth Amendment Use of Force
Namrata Kakade 88 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 788 The Supreme Court developed the Fourth Amendment doctrine of reasonableness during a time before... Read More
The Dark Horse of the Endangered Species Act: How Section 7(a)(1) Can Be Used to Mitigate Climate Change
Meredith Hou 88 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 753 The Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) has been a powerful tool for conserving both national... Read More
Profiting on Your Pulse: Modernizing HIPAA to Regulate Companies’ Use of Patient-Consumer Health Information
Anna Mizzi 88 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 481 Technology knows the most intimate details of our lives: our exercise and eating habits,... Read More
“Permanently Incorrigible” Is a Patently Ineffective Standard: Reforming the Administration of Juvenile Life Without Parole
Casey Matsumoto 88 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 239 Juvenile life without parole (“JLWOP”) is the most severe criminal penalty for juveniles tolerated... Read More