July 20, 2009
The George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal recently received a citation in the 2009 Letter Update to Constitutional Litigation Under § 1983 by Mark R. Brown and Kit Kinports.
The citation was for Ralph W. Kasarda and Robert Luther III's Why Courts Must Subject Municipalities to Constitutional Tort Liability Under § 1983 When Unconstitutional Race- and Sex- Based Preference Statutes Deprive and Otherwise Qualified Bidder of a Public Contract, 19 GEO. MASON U. CIV. RTS. L.J. 371 (2009).
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July 13, 2009
The GMU Civil Rights Law Journal is delighted to announce its new candidate members:
Christina Behe
Georgann Belcher
Blake Bitter
JohnPaul Callan
Ryan Facer
Michael Fanizzo
Josh Hallock
Brad Hines
Chad Howell
Eriolla Jahollari
Daniel Klionsky
Filipp Kofman
Brooke Larson
Bran Mahoney
Wahaj Memon
Joseph Pavicic
Richard Peterson
Ramya Posset
Lily Robinson
Nick Serrano
Shawn Shook
Alana Sitterly
Apryl Stokes
Samuel Thomason
Christina VanOverbeke
Bryan Weir
Amy Zywicki
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July 2, 2009
Materials for the 2009 Transfer Write-On Competion have been posted and are available here.
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May 14, 2009
Materials for the 2009 Write-On Competion have been posted and are available here.
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March 2, 2009
The George Mason Civil Rights Law Journal would like to congratulate all of its second-year members for completing a rigorous membership process, contributing substantively to the production of CRLJ's volume 19, and successfully writing a student note or comment of publishable quality.
We are also proud to announce our newly selected Board of Editors for 2009-2010:
Editor-in-Chief: Malvina Hryniewicz
Executive Editor: Tim Silvester
Managing Editor: Craig McPherson
Senior Articles Editor: Nate Canfield
Articles Editor: Chen Li
Articles Editor: Steve Cave
Senior Research Editor: Nicole Pszczolkowski
Research Editor: Brianna Salerno
Research Editor: Justin Ervin
Senior Notes Editor: Pat McDonald
Notes Editor: Eric Hutchins
Notes Editor: Karen Herlihy
Symposium Editor: Stefanie Levine
Publications Editor: Wendy Masemer
Congratulations as well to the student authors of the following casenotes and comments, which have been selected for publication in CRLJ's Volume 20:
- Nate Canfield, The Fallacy of Publius as Spammer in Jaynes v. Commonwealth
- Steve Fugelsang, Reconciling Lawrence v. Texas with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": The Propriety of The Cook v. Gates Intermediate Approach
- Karen Herlihy, ARTful Dodging: How Hall v. Nalco Avoids the Conflict Between Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Absenteeism under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
**Winner of the 2009 Award for Writing Excellence, Best Student Note**
- Malvina Hryniewicz, Definition of "Major Life Activity" under Adams v. Rice is not "Substantially Limiting"
- Chen Li, Public Funding after Davis v. FEC: Are Campaign Finance Reform in the States Still Legally Viable?
- Pat McDonald, Cerqueira v. American Airlines: What Are the Appropriate Limits of an Air Carrier's Permissive Refusal Power?
We are also proud to recognize the two student authors who received Honorable Mentions:
- Eric Hutchins, Securing Privacy: The Department of Homeland Security's EINSTEIN Intrusion Detection System
- Cristina Prelle, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA): Making Sense of the "Substantial Burden" Standard in Prisoners' Rights Litigation
We also are proud to announce our 2009-2010 Associate Editors:
David Bright
Sara Dajani
Kristine Ellison
Rachel Elsby
Steven Fugelsang
Joseph Grossman
Shirlenne Hurd
Kimberly Kakalec
Elizabeth Kohut
Brennan Leene
Gregory Muha
Robert Parker
Cristina Prelle
Meena Rajan
Colin Ray
Natasha Saputo
Frank Webb
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July 18, 2008
The George Mason Civil Rights Law Journal is pleased to announce its 2008-2009 Candidate Members. Congratulations to everyone!
David Bright
Nathaniel Canfield
Steve Cave
Sara Dajani
Kristine Ellison
Rachel Elsby
Justin Ervin
Steven Fugelsang
Joseph Grossman
Werner Hahn
Becky Harker
Karen Herlihy
Malvina Hryniewicz
Eric Hutchins
Kimberly Kakalec
Elizabeth Kohut
Brennan Leene
Stephanie Levine
Chen Li
Wendy Masemer
Patrick McDonald
Craig McPherson
Gregory Muha
Robert Parker
Cristina Prelle
Nicole Pszczolkowski
Meena Rajan
Colin Ray
Brianna Salerno
Natasha Saputo
Timothy Silvester
Jesse Skinner
Shirlenne Tsay
Frank Webb
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July 2, 2008
Materials for the 2008 Transfer Student Write-On Competion have been posted on the George Mason Law Review website and are available here.
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May 14, 2008
Materials for the 2008 Write-On Competion have been posted and are available here.
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March 22, 2008
The Civil Rights Law Journal is proud to announce the 2008-09 Board of Editors. Congratulations to the new Board of Editors:
Editor-in-Chief: Brandy Wagstaff
Executive Editor: Jan Rybnicek
Managing Editor: Edward Holman
Symposium Editor: Joanna Sherry
Senior Articles Editor: Charles Morris
Articles Editor: Ezra Hood
Articles Editor: Kara Wenzel
Articles Selection Editor: Peter Lynch
Senior Research Editor: Jessica Best-Smith
Research Editor: Kristina Lewis
Research Editor: Robert Willey
Senior Notes Editor: Heather Britton
Notes Editor: Jessie Brown
Notes Editor: Theresa Hemmick
The Civil Rights Law Journal is proud to announce the student authors that have been selected for publication in next year's volume of the Civil Rights Law Journal. Congratulations to the student authors selected for publication:
- Heather Britton, B.S. v. Cullman County Department of Human Resources - Termination of the Parental Rights of the Mentally Disabled
- Heath Bumgardner, A Bureaucratic Challenge to Representation: Security Clearance Requirements and the Right to Counsel
- Ezra Hood, Interpreting in the Public Interest: How Macey's Canon Can Restore Economic Liberty
- Charles Morris, Actions Speak Louder than Words, and That's the Truth: Reaffirming Students' Right to Expressive Association
- Jan Rybnicek, Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don't?: The Absence of a Constitutional Protection Prohibiting the Admission of Post-Arrest, Pre-Miranda Silence
- Brandy Wagstaff, Disabling Incentives: How A.W. v. Jersey City Public Schools Has the Wrong "IDEA" for Deterring Disability Harassment in the Public Schools
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