April 28, 2008 – The George Mason Law Review is pleased to announce that Miranda Jones, the 2007 Adrian S. Fisher Award winner, is a 2008 Burton Award Law School Winner:

The Burton Awards, established in 1999, is a non-profit program run in association with the Library of Congress. Student awards are given each year to fifteen law school students from across the nation whose articles exemplify effective legal writing in plain and concise language. This is the second year in a row in which a George Mason Law Review student article has received the Burton Award. To read Miranda Jones' award-winning Note, Permanent Injunction, A Remedy by Any Other Name Is Patently Not the Same: How eBay v. MercExchange Affects the Patent Right of Non-Practicing Entities, please click here. To learn more about the Burton Awards, please visit http://www.burtonawards.com.

 

April 2008 - The George Mason Law Review is pleased to announce the selections for the 2008-2009 Associate Editors:

Associate Editor: Josh Dutill
Associate Editor: Katherine Foley
Associate Editor: Benjamin Haskins
Associate Editor: Lauren Perotti
Associate Editor: Katherine Ruffing
Associate Editor: Bradford J. Saylor

February 25, 2008 - The George Mason Law Review is pleased to announce the selections for the 2008-2009 Board of Editors:

 

Editor-in-Chief: Elizabeth Maher
Executive Editor: Christopher Cazenave
Managing Editor: Katherine Crytzer
Symposium Editor: Ashlie Lawton
Production Editor: James Rowland
Senior Articles Editor: Elizabeth Bahr
Senior Notes Editor: Tom Craven
Senior Research Editor: Donna Ostlund Woodward
Articles Editor: Carroll Chancellor
Articles Editor: Josh Blackman
Articles Editor: Joseph Bain
Research Editor: Jonathan Hupp
Research Editor: Diane Taing
Research Editor: Courtenay Canedy
Notes Editor: Alison Lima
Notes Editor: Joe Judge
Notes Editor: Townsend Bourne

February 15, 2008- Congratulations to students whose casenotes and comments were selected for publication:

 

1. Elizabeth F. Maher, When a Majority Does Not Rule: How Supermajority Requirements on Voter Initiatives Distort Elections and Deny Equal Protection (Adrian S. Fisher Award Winner)
2. Elizabeth L. Bahr, Is the Gavel Mightier than the Sword?  U.S. Military Fighting Terrorism in American Courts: The Problematic Implications of Using the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act to Compensate Military Victims of America's War on Terror
3. Joseph E. Judge, Shoes Too Big to Fill:  Chevron Deference and Asylum for Victims of Coercive Population Control
4. Alison Lima, Shedding First Amendment Rights at the Classroom Door?  The Effects of Garcetti and Mayer on Education in Public Schools
5. Bradford J. Sayler, The "Additional Layer of Information": The Exception to CDA Immunity Carved Out by Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommates.com May Combat Abusive Editing Tactics
6. Katherine Crytzer, You're fired! Bishop v. Wood: When does a Letter in a Former Public Employee's Personnel File Deny a Due Process Liberty Right?
7. Ashlie Lawton, Deferential Review for a Nonfiduciary's Decision? How Geddes v. United Staffing Alliance Split the Circuits, ERISA, and a Plan Participant's Right to Discretionary Review
8. Diane Taing, Competition for Standing: Defining the Commercial Plaintiff Under Section 43(A) of the Lanham Act
9. Thomas J. Craven, The Fourth Circuit Sinks Admiral Dur's Boat and Virginia's Economic Loss Rule Insulates a Negligent Subcontractor from Tort Liability
10. Courtenay Canedy, Just My Lack: The Prisoner Mailbox Rule and Represented Prisoners

 

December 2007 - Wikipedia

 

Check out our new wikipedia page!

 

November 2007 - Alumni Reception

 

Thank you to the over 60 alumni who attended our Alumni Reception. Pictures are available here.

Also, congratulations to Alison Lima, who received the Arthur Schmalz award at the reception. This is a new award for the best write-on submission. Congrats, Alison!

 

October 31, 2007 - Law Review Symposium a Success

 

The Law Review held its annual Antitrust Symposium at the J. W. Marriott in Washington DC. A sold out crowd enjoyed speeches and discussions on important antitrust issues. Please visit our Symposium page for working papers and pictures.

 

September 2007 - WELCOME BACK ALUMNI!

 

Law Review Alumni Reception
6:00 to 8:00 pm
School of Law
Arlington, Virginia

The George Mason Law Review and Dean Daniel Polsby will host a Law Review Alumni Reception on Thursday, November 29, 2007, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in the Robert A. Levy Atrium. Law review alumni are encouraged to take this opportunity to renew friendships, meet the new editors and members, and find out about exciting new developments at the George Mason Law Review and the law school. Food and beverages will be served throughout the reception, and parking will be available. Law review alumni should RSVP to geomasonlrev@gmail.com or 703-993-8029 by November 20, 2007.

 

 

August 2007- Congratulations to the New Candidate Members of the George Mason Law Review:

 

Elizabeth Bahr	Leland H. Jones IV
Joseph Bain	Joseph Judge
Joshua Blackman	Ashlie Lawton
Townsend L. Bourne	Alison Lima
Courtenay Canedy	Elizabeth Maher
Christopher Cazenave	Andrew McCormick
Carroll A. Chancellor	Ron Mellott
Thomas Craven	Alana Mistretta
Katherine Crytzer	Lauren Perotti
Joshua Dutill	James E. Rowland
Matthew T.M. Feeks	Katherine Ruffing
Katherine Foley	Bradford J. Sayler
Benjamin P. Haskins	Diane Taing
James J. Holt	Brian Woodbury
Jonathan Hupp	Donna Woodward