Effectively Irrebuttable Presumptions: Empty Rituals and Due Process in Immigration Proceedings
Tiffany J. Lieu 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 580 Rebuttable presumptions—ones that offer the opportunity to overcome a presumed fact—are a common fixture in U.S. civil law. Some rebuttable presumptions, however, are not in fact rebuttable at all and are instead rebuttable in name only. Nonetheless, courts often take at face value a presumption’s claim... Read More
Representations & Warranties, Fraud, and Risk Shifting: An Analytical Framework
Steven L. Schwarcz 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 549 Do violations of contractual representations and warranties (“R&Ws”) merely shift risk by giving rise to contract-breach damages, or can they also give rise to fraud claims? This question is at the heart of numerous lawsuits, including billions of dollars of securitization-related litigation. Many agreements governing the... Read More
Protecting Teleworkers: Unilateral Conflicts and Statutory Interpretation
Rachel L. Blau 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 516 The COVID-19 pandemic taught us that homes can double as offices. But when a teleworker opens her laptop across state lines from her employer, may she claim the statutory worker protections provided in the employer’s state? Too often, courts misunderstand this recurring problem and refuse to extend... Read More
Religious Protection or Religious Privilege? The Threat Religious Claimants Pose to Protecting Health in the HIV Epidemic
Sydney Fay 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 485 As tensions rise between the right to religious freedom and the rights of LGBTQ persons, a recent challenge to a preventive health service threatens the people’s ability to protect their health. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently held the mandated insurance coverage... Read More
The New Usury: The Ability-to-Repay Revolution in Consumer Finance
Adam J. Levitin 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 425 American consumer credit regulation is in the midst of a doctrinal revolution. Usury laws, for centuries the mainstay of consumer credit regulation, have been repealed, preempted, or otherwise undermined. At the same time, changes in the structure of the consumer credit marketplace have weakened the traditional alignment... Read More
Modernizing the Power of the Purse Statutes
Eloise Pasachoff 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 359 Two foundational statutes limit the executive branch’s important and necessary work in executing the budget against the backdrop of congressional control: the Antideficiency Act, dating back to the post-Civil War era, and the Impoundment Control Act, which emerged from the Nixon years. This Article, originally written as an... Read More
Unjust Enrichment by Algorithm
Ayelet Gordon-Tapiero & Yotam Kaplan 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 305 Social media platforms have become enormously powerful, accumulating wealth at an alarming rate and influencing public opinion with unprecedented efficiency. Platforms use algorithms that promote discriminatory, divisive, extreme, and false content. In recent years, content promoted by social media platforms fueled a series of... Read More
The Court Sidesteps Immigration Federalism Feud, For Now
It won't be long before the Supreme Court get the last word on Texas's aggressive attempt to take immigration enforcement into its own hands.
Will You “Notice” Me Already? Providing Notice of FLSA Collective Actions to Individuals Governed by Arbitration Agreements
Aeryka Fausett 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 273 Collective actions provide employees with an important opportunity to challenge their employers’ alleged violations of workplace wage and hour laws under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Unfortunately, unlike Rule 23 Class Actions, collective actions lack formal guidelines. Therefore, parties disagree on many of the important procedural... Read More
The Sustainability Paradox: A Competitive Case for Sustainability Agreements
Hannah Burdette 92 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 248 American antitrust law has remained focused on one goal since the first antitrust statute—the Sherman Act—was passed: promoting competition. In striving toward this foundational goal, the Court has refined and expanded the contours of antitrust jurisprudence and the analytical tools it applies to alleged violations of competition... Read More