Rodriguez v. United States
Response by Professor Stephen A. Saltzburg Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Rodriguez v. United States, 575 U.S. ___ (2015) Docket No. 13-9972; argued January 21, 2015; decided Apr 21, 2015 Slip Opinion | NY Times | SCOTUSblog Justice Ginsburg’s April 21, 2015 opinion for a six-Justice majority in Rodriguez v. United States1... Read More
United States v. Wong
Response by Dean Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) United States v. Wong, 575 U.S. ___ (2015) Docket No. 13-1074; argued December 10, 2014; decided Apr 22, 2015 Slip Opinion | Oyez | SCOTUSblog Equity Trumps JurisdictionThe question presented in United States v. Wong1 and its companion case,2 also from... Read More
The Law Review Volunteers with Ronald McDonald House
On Friday, associates and editors of the Law Review Vol. 83 and 84 volunteered with the Ronald McDonald House of Washington, DC. The Law Review was honored to be given the opportunity to give back to the community in some small way. The Ronald McDonald House Charities provides shelter for families to stay when traveling... Read More
Response: Opacity, Complexity, and Self-Regulation in Investment Banking
Professor Alan D. Morrison & Professor William J. Wilhelm, Jr · April 2015 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Arguendo 1 Response to Andrew F. Tuch, The Self-Regulation of Investment Bankers 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 101 (2014). We discuss the role of professional standards in investment banking in light of Professor Tuch’s wide-ranging and thought-provoking analysis.... Read More
Alumni Newsletter | Volume 83
Dear Law Review Alumni, It is with great pleasure that I write you with the Volume 83 George Washington Law Review Newsletter. Though this newsletter has been on a brief hiatus, we have brought it back in conjunction with the first issue of Volume 83. The goals of the annual newsletter are to help build... Read More
Party Subordinance in Federal Litigation
Professor Scott Dodson 83 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1 American civil litigation in federal courts operates under a presumption of party dominance. Parties choose the lawsuit structure, factual predicates, and legal arguments, and the court accepts these choices. Further, parties enter ubiquitous ex ante agreements that purport to alter the law governing their dispute, along... Read More
Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama
Response by Dean Alan B. Morrison Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, 575 U.S. ___ (2015). Docket No. 13-895; decided March 25, 2015 Slip Opinion | Washington Post | SCOTUSblog Claims of Racial Gerrymandering Get a Second ChanceAfter the 2010 census, Alabama had to revise the lines... Read More
B&B Hardware v. Hargis Industries
Response by Professor Roger Schechter | Geo. Wash. L. Rev. Docket (Oct. Term 2014) B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., 575 U.S. ___ (2015) | Docket No. 13-352; argued decided March 24, 2015 Slip Opinion | NY Times | SCOTUSblog Ever since the adoption of the Lanham Act in 1946,1 the relationship between the... Read More
Severability, Remedies, and Constitutional Adjudication
Professor John Harrison 83 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 56 In several recent cases, the Supreme Court has described the issue of severability as one of remedy. The Court’s reasoning seems to be that once a court has found that one provision or application of a statute is unconstitutional and invalid, it then must decide how... Read More
The Self-Regulation of Investment Bankers
Professor Andrew F. Tuch 83 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 101 As broker-dealers, investment bankers must register with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and comply with its rules, including the requirement to “observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade.” As the self-regulatory body for brokerdealers, FINRA functions as the... Read More