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
The Case for Full Restitution for Child Pornography Victims
Paul G. Cassell, James R. Marsh, and Jeremy M. Christiansen · December 2013 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 61 (2013) To address the serious harms resulting from federal sex offenses, including the creation, distribution, and possession of child pornography, Congress created an expansive statutory regime in the Mandatory Restitution for Sex Crimes provision of the... Read More
Drones: The Power to Kill
Alberto R. Gonzales · December 2013 82 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1 (2013) After the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, the Bush Administration began the use of unmanned armed aerial drones to pursue targets in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Obama Administration has continued this policy, expanding it to pursue substantially more targets in Yemen... Read More