Banning Lawns
Sarah B. Schindler · April 2014 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 394 (2014) Recognizing their role in sustainability efforts, many local governments are enacting climate change plans, mandatory green building ordinances, and sustainable procurement policies. Thus far, however, local governments have largely ignored one of the most pervasive threats to sustainability—lawns. This Article examines the... Read More
Broadcasting as Marketplace or Academy?: How the Federal Communications Commission Can Save College Radio
Patrick Thompson · April 2014 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 556 (2014) In recent years a number of student-run radio stations have been sold to parties that have ended day-to-day student control of these stations. The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has contributed to this practice by emphasizing the value of free speech in contributing to... Read More
Vol. 83 Editorial Board Selected
Announcing the 83rd Editorial Board of The George Washington Law Review:
Gonzales and Vladeck Cited in The New York Times
The New York Times published an article, Republicans Spar on Leaks and Surveillance, Underscoring Partisan Shake-up, discussing the divergent partisan views in the Republican caucus in Congress regarding secret government surveillance programs and national security in general. Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s article, Drones: The Power to Kill, which was recently published in Volume 82:1 of... Read More
The Wall Street Journal Spotlights Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s Article on the Use of Drone Strikes
The Wall Street Journal has written a piece featuring former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s article entitled Drones: The Power to Kill, which has recently been published in Volume 82:1 of The George Washington Law Review. In his article, Gonzales calls for more limits on drone strikes against U.S. citizens overseas. Gonzales argues forcefully that... Read More
Targeted Killing and Judicial Review
Stephen I. Vladeck · January 2014 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. ARGUENDO 11 (2014) In Drones: The Power to Kill, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales argues for increased oversight and accountability for targeted killing operations undertaken by the U.S. Government against its own citizens. Modeled on the procedures adopted by the government for the detention... Read More
Derivative Prohibition: Defending Compulsory Process in State Prosecutions
Christine Wong · December 2013 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 247 (2013) As federal law enforcement agencies take on greater roles in state investigations, criminal defendants in state courts are increasingly forced to subpoena federal agencies for evidence necessary to raise a defense. However, the state defendant seeking information from a federal agency faces three... Read More
Unmanned and Unchecked: Confronting the Unmanned Aircraft System Privacy Threat Through Interagency Coordination
Patrice Hendriksen · December 2013 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 207 (2013) Unmanned aircraft systems (“UASs”), popularly known as “drones,” are an evolving technology that provides a tempting alternative to more traditional law enforcement surveillance methods. Their presence in the national airspace is a quickly approaching reality. The Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) is the primary... Read More
Off-Label: Combating the Dangerous Overprescription of Amphetamines to Children
Madeline J. Cohen · December 2013 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 174 (2013) A disturbing trend is emerging in pediatric medicine. Physicians are now prescribing Adderall, an amphetamine-based stimulant intended to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (“ADHD”), to healthy children. Physicians are prescribing the drug to enhance academic performance. This practice can harm otherwise healthy... Read More
Statistically Insignificant Deaths: Disclosing Drug Harms to Investors (and Patients) Under SEC Rule 10b-5
George A. Mocsary · December 2013 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 111 (2013) This Article, using statistical tools and theory in conjunction with more standard legal approaches, argues that pharmaceutical manufacturers should disclose all cases of illness or injury associated with their products because this data is material to patients and their doctors, and therefore... Read More