Reforming the Murky Depths of Wall Street: Putting the Spotlight on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulatory Proposal Concerning Dark Pools of Liquidity

Robert Hatch · July 2010 78 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1032 (2010) When the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 were first drafted, President Roosevelt expected that they would establish an equitable market system primarily by requiring public companies to follow a strict regimen of disclosure to investors. Considering New...
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Reasonably Untimely: The Difficulty of Knowing When to File a Claim for Attorney’s Fees in Social Security Cases, and an Administrative Solution

Matthew Albanese · July 2010 78 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1014 (2010) In 2008, over 13,000 claims under the Social Security laws were filed in the district courts of the United States. Victorious claims, however, require not only bona fide claimants but also persistent lawyers. Attorneys who successfully represent Social Security disability claimants and win...
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The Adam Walsh Act and the Failed Promise of Administrative Federalism

Wayne A. Logan · July 2010 78 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 993 (2010) With the realization that the Rehnquist Court’s judicial federalism revolution was perhaps not so revolutionary after all, scholars increasingly have looked to alternate institutions to preserve state autonomy and related federalism values. The most obvious candidate, Congress, has disappointed, persisting in its...
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Oral History and the Study of the Judiciary

Chad M. Oldfather · June 2010 78 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 846 (2010) There is no shortage of books on judging. A nonexhaustive list from the past few years alone includes books entitled Justice in Robes, Judging under Uncertainty, Law and Judicial Duty, Judges and Their Audiences, The Judge in a Democracy, Running for Judge,...
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Fulfilling Government 2.0’s Promise with Robust Privacy Protections

Danielle Keats Citron · June 2010 78 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 822 (2010) The public can now friend the White House and scores of agencies on social networks, virtual worlds, and video-sharing sites. The Obama Administration sees this trend as crucial to enhancing governmental transparency, public participation, and collaboration. As the President has underscored, government...
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