''The George Washington Law Review'' is a bimonthly

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edited and published by students at the

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. The ''Law Review'' was established in 1931 and is a continuation of the ''Constitutional Review'', published from 1917–1931. The ''Law Review'' publishes

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s, and student notes. The inaugural volume of the ''George Washington Law Review'' expressed the goal of serving the emerging specialization of governmental law: Since 2006, the ''Law Review'' has published the Annual Review of Administrative Law, reflecting the special focus of the legal practice in Washington, D.C. The Law Review hosts an annual symposium on legal topics of national significance, culminating in the publication of a special issue on the topic. ''The George Washington Law Review Arguendo'' is the online companion to the ''Law Review'', founded in 2010. Emphasizing constitutional and federal law issues, ''Arguendo'' follows an expedited editing process with the same editing standards as the print publication. The ''Law Review'' provides responsive legal commentary on Supreme Court opinions through its online forum, ''On the Docket''. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2021

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of 1.548. Its 2023 impact factor was 1.61, according to the Washington and Lee University School of Law Journal Rankings.

Membership

The ''Law Review'' is managed by a Board of Editors, comprising thirty-six 3L students. The ''Law Review'' selects approximately 75 rising 2L students during the Law School’s journal competition, administered annually during the spring recess. The selection process is completely anonymized and is highly selective, based on competition scores, first year grades, and personal statements.

Notable Alumni

J. William Fulbright James William Fulbright (April 9, 1905 – February 9, 1995) was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. , Fulbright is the longest-serving chair ...

(Board of Student Editors, Vol. 2) * Earl E. Anderson (Student Editor-in-Chief, Vol. 20) *

Bob Casey Sr. Robert Patrick Casey (January 9, 1932 – May 30, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician from Pennsylvania who served as the 42nd governor of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1995. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 22 ...

(Research Editor, Vol. 24) *

Patricia Roberts Harris Patricia Roberts Harris (May 31, 1924March 23, 1985) was an American politician, diplomat, and legal scholar. She served as the 6th United States secretary of housing and urban development from 1977 to 1979 and as the 13th United States secretar ...

(Associate Editor, Vol. 28) * John Liu Fugh (Publicity Editor, Vol. 28) * Gregory G. Garre (Editor-in-Chief, Vol. 59) * Whitney Downs Hermandorfer (Editor-in-Chief, Vol. 83)

Notable Articles

* J. Edgar Hoover, ''Scientific Methods of Crime Detection in the Judicial Process'', 4 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1 (1935). * James M. Landis, ''Legislative History of the Securities Act of 1933'', 28 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 29 (1959). * William N. Eskridge, Jr., ''Should the Supreme Court Read'' The Federalist ''but Not Statutory Legislative History?'', 66 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1301 (1998). * Orin S. Kerr, ''A User's Guide to the Stored Communications Act, and a Legislator's Guide to Amending It'', 72 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1208 (2004). * Amy Coney Barrett, ''Statutory Stare Decisis in the Courts of Appeals'', 73 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 317 (2005). * Peter L. Strauss, ''Overseer, or “The Decider”? The President in Administrative Law'', 75 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 696 (2007). * Mila Sohoni, ''The Power to Vacate a Rule'', 88 GEO. WASH. L. REV. 1121 (2020).

References

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