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Wednesday, September 16, 2009 (Vol. 24, No. 3)
Justice Anthony Kennedy Announced as Law Review Symposium Speaker
Caleb Dulis
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

At 4:00 in the afternoon on October 15th, in the Jack Morton Auditorium, the George Washington Law Review's fall symposium will begin with a keynote address by Supreme Court Jus

Law School Battles With GW Bookstore
Jeremiah Newhall
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Twenty professors have complained to Associate Dean Gregory Maggs that the bookstore refuses to stock enough books for their students.  According to Maggs, he initially received two or three compla

Upcoming Events

Law Revue: Spring Band Gig
February 9, 2012 - 8:30pm

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
February 24, 2012 - 9:30am

1L Spring Mock Trial Competition
February 25, 2012 - 9:00am

Law Revue Show 2012
February 25, 2012 - all day

EJF Auction
March 29, 2012 - 12:00pm

Courtesy of GW SBA
SBA Corner
John Sorrenti
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

From July 30 to August 2 this past summer, the American Bar Association (ABA) held their annual ABA Conference in Chicago.  A few members of the SBA were able to attend and take part in some of the educational classes offered as well as attend the assembly meeting of the ABA's Law Student Division.  But what exactly is the ABA and what is its relationship to the GW SBA?

Community Braces for "Swine Flu" Impact
Heather Anne Benton
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

The swine flue seems to have created some degree of hysteria throughout the law school.  The faculty have addressed the issue during class and several memos, from the deans to the student populatio

Students Get Ready for Upcoming SBA Elections
Lauren Schmidt
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

It is election time again at GW Law!  The SBA is scheduled to hold Senate elections on Tuesday, September 22nd.

Features

Profs Use Sotomayor Nomination as Teachable Moment
Elizabeth Westbrook
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Of the many things that make Washington D.C.

2008 DC9
Law Revue Planning to Rock Out at DC9
Katie Earnest
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

It's that time of year - the weather is turning chillier, pumpkins sp

Reversible Errors
A Pirate's Tale at Six Flags
Terence G. Schoone-Jongen
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Last Saturday several friends and I journeyed to Six Flags America, located in Upper Marlboro.  As you know, the Six Flags advertisements assert that, as their parks' names invoke no fewer than six

De Novo Days
Writer's Block
Clare Cavaliero
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

As if law school's substantive classes are not stressful enough, the first-year courseload also requires students to burden their already-overloaded brain with learning an entirely new language: ci

Bar Brief: Set and Lisa
Bar Brief
Pick-Up Lines
Lisa Strauss
Set Samii
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
A New Leaf: Monthly Wine Tastings
Joon Song
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Writing a biweekly column is harder than I imagined.

P&R 9/16/09
Perversed & Reprimanded
W.W.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
LSF #2
Law School Follies
T.H.
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Horoscopes
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Aries (March 21-April 19)
Don't read your horoscope today. Really, you're better off.

Opinions

Female Politicians Face Unfair Fashion Scrutiny
Hannah Geyer
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Last Wednesday, Elena Kagan made her debut in front of the Supreme Court as the first woman Solicitor General in history.

The Great Debate
The Case for a Car
Katherine Mereand
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

I am 28 years old and while I have a driver's license, I have never owned a car.

The Great Debate
Why I Said No to Cars
Vadim Partin
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

During the first week of classes this semester, a professor called on me and asked some questions dealing with cars and driving.

The Great Debate
Health Care: The Last Straw on the American Public's Back
Ryan Bowen
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

About six months ago I wrote a piece about how President Obama must walk a political tightrope in order to appease the moderates who helped him into office, while Nancy Pelosi was gearing up to tre

The Great Debate
Time to Get Back in the Health Care Game
Liz Saxe
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

President Obama was right last week to publicly reengage in the legislative process to outline his health care priorities, including renewing his call for a public health insurance option for unins

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