‘News’ Archives
George Mason Law Review’s Raven Merlau Wins Burton Award for Excellence in Legal Writing
For the seventh consecutive year, A George Mason University Law School student has won the Burton Award for excellence in legal writing. This year, George Mason Law Review's Raven Merlau was selected for this prestigious honor. Raven served as Notes Editor for George Mason Law Review in 2012-2013, and her Comment, "The State Giveth and the [...]
Liebesman and Wilson Article Wins 2013 Ladas Memorial Award for Trademark Scholarship
In Issue 20:1, George Mason Law Review published Yvette Liebesman and Benjamin Wilson's article, The Mark of a Resold Good. The International Trademark Association recently selected Liebesman and Wilson's article as the Winner in the Professional Category of the 2013 Ladas Memorial Award for writing excellence on the subject of trademarks and [...]
Student comment quoted in recent Alabama Supreme Court dissenting opinion
Congratulations to Wesley Weeks, a George Mason Law Review Articles Editor, whose Picking Up the Tab for Your Competitors: Innovator Liability After Pliva, Inc. v. Mensing, 19 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 1257 (2012), was quoted in a recent Alabama Supreme Court dissenting opinion. The case was Wyeth, Inc. v. Weeks, No. 1:10-cv-602, 2013 WL 135753 [...]
Congratulations to the Members Chosen For Publication
The George Mason Law Review is proud to congratulate the following student authors who have been selected for publication in the Law Review: 1. Kelsey Wilbanks, If It’s Broke, Fix It: The Future of Low-Cost 3D Printing For Home Objects, and the Need For a Better Patent Law Standard Between Innocent Repair and Infringing Reconstruction (Adrian [...]
Alumni Reception – February 21, 2013
Reminder: The Law Review will be hosting our annual Alumni Reception this Thursday (February 21) from 6:30 - 8:30 at Jones Day LLP. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our Managing Editor, Abby Uzupis at abbyuzupis@gmail.com. We hope to see you there!
Congratulations to Lisa Goldstein
Lisa Goldstein, Associate Editor of the George Mason Law Review, recently received the second-place award in the Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni's Writing Competition. The award was based on her student Note, The Janus-Faced Supreme Court: The Decision in Janus Capital Group and Implications of the Court’s Third Look at [...]
Fall 2012 Newsletter
Please take a moment to read our Fall 2012 newsletter.
Student comment quoted in recent case
Congratulations to Chelsea Sizemore, George Mason Law Review’s 2011-2012 Senior Notes Editor, whose Enforcing Islamic Mahr Agreements: The American Judge’s Interpretational Dilemma, 18 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 1085 (2011), was extensively quoted and relied upon in a recent case. In Soleimani v. Soleimani (Kan. Dist. Ct., Johnson Cty., No. [...]
2012 Arthur E. Schmalz Award Winner Announced
Candidate Member Martin Desjardins is this year’s winner of the Arthur E. Schmalz Award for the best write-on competition entry. Martin’s paper earned the highest marks from our Notes Editors out of all of this year’s write-on entries. Congratulations, Martin!
Congratulations to the New Candidate Members
Please join us in congratulating the newest Candidate Members of the George Mason Law Review: William Bang Sean Batson Scott Brooks Catherine Burke Michelle Caton Martin Desjardins Lauren Fredericksen Timothy Geverd Joseph Guyton Erin Hoffert Jeffrey Jennings Monica Judkins Emily Kornfeld Jared McClain James McMahon Alexa [...]
George Mason Law Review Student Author Wins 2012 Burton Award
Sean Clerget is the recipient of a 2012 Distinguished Writing Award from the Burton Foundation for his student comment, Timing is of the Essence: Reviving the Neutral Law of General Applicability Standard and Applying it to Restrictions Against Religious Face Coverings Worn While Testifying in Court. The Burton Awards is national program in [...]
Spring 2012 Newsletter
Please take a moment to read our Spring 2012 newsletter.
Save the Date: Judicial Engagement Symposium
Thursday, March 22, 2012 8:15am – 3:45 pm Founders Hall George Mason University School of Law 3301 Fairfax Drive Arlington, Virginia Register Here by March 15! CLE Credits Available You Are Invited! Institute for Justice & George Mason Law Review's Judicial Engagement & the Role of Judges in [...]
Announcing the 2012-2013 Board of Editors
Congratulations to the 2012-2013 George Mason Law Review Board of Editors! Editor-in-Chief: Matthew Bowles Executive Editor: Michael Mortorano Managing Editor: Abby Uzupis Production Editor: Andrew Alder Symposium Editor: Melinda Meade Senior Articles Editor: Cynthia Thaxton Articles Editor: Tim Fox Articles Editor: Lauren Hahn Articles [...]
Congratulations to the Members Chosen for Publication
The George Mason Law Review is proud to congratulate the following student authors who have been selected for publication in the Law Review: Raven Merlau, The State Giveth and the State Taketh: Constitutional Pension Protections and the Retroactive Removal of Public Pension Tax Exemptions (Adrian S. Fisher Award, Best Student Note or [...]
Save the Date: 15th Annual Symposium on Antitrust Law
The George Mason Law Review, in partnership with the George Mason Law and Economics Center and sponsor Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, invites you to attend its 15th Annual Symposium on Antitrust Law on Thursday, January 26, 2012. The event will take place between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. in Founders Hall on the Arlington Campus of George [...]
Fall 2011 Newsletter
Please take a moment to read our Fall 2011 newsletter.
2011 Arthur E. Schmalz Award Winner Announced
Candidate Member Michael Mortorano is this year's winner of the Arthur E. Schmalz Award for the best write-on competition entry. Michael's paper earned the highest marks from our Notes Editors out of all of this year's write-on entries. Congratulations, Mike! Candidate Member Chelsea Sizemore is this year’s winner of the Arthur E. [...]
Congratulations to the New Candidate Members
Please join us in congratulating the newest Candidate Members of the George Mason Law Review: Andrew Alder Thomas Baker III Daniel Bram Matthew Bowles Matthew J. Brown Sarah Collins Patrick Curran Muhammad Elsayed Timothy Fox Lisa Goldstein Lauren Hahn Tashina Harris Valerie Hill Daniel Hoffman Robert Hopkins Jack Jerrett Matt [...]
George Mason Law Review Student Author Wins 2011 Burton Award
Peter Cockrell is the recipient of a 2011 Distinguished Writing Award from the Burton Foundation for his student comment, Subprime Solutions to the Housing Crisis: Constitutional Problems with the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. Founded in 1999, the Burton Awards program is run in association with the Library of Congress and its Law [...]
Spring 2011 Newsletter
Please take a moment to read our Spring 2011 newsletter.
Alumni Reception Rescheduled (Update)
The Law Review's annual Alumni Reception has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 10, 2011 at the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. We hope our local alumni and friends can make it to meet with current editors, GMU professors, and our newest class of full members.
Announcing the 2011-2012 Board of Editors
Congratulations to the 2011-2012 George Mason Law Review Board of Editors! Editor-in-Chief: Catherine Schmierer Executive Editor: Matthew McGuire Managing Editor: Kalynn Hughes Production Editor: Mark DiGiovanni Symposium Editor: Catherine Brown Senior Articles Editor: Lora Barnhart Articles Editor: Sean Clerget Articles Editor: Angela [...]
14th Annual Symposium on Antitrust
The George Mason Law Review, together with Navigant Economics and O’Melveny & Myers LLP, presented the 14th Annual Symposium on Antitrust Law on February 9, 2011 at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C. The Law Review thanks all of our speakers and participants for a successful and enjoyable event. For more information about the [...]
Congratulations to Members Chosen for Publication
The George Mason Law Review is proud to congratulate the following student authors who have been selected for publication in the Law Review: Sean Clerget - Timing is of the Essence: Reviving the Neutral Law of General Applicability Standard and Applying it to Restrictions Against Religious Face Coverings Worn While Testifying in Court (2011 [...]
Save the Date: 2010 Symposium
SAVE THE DATE George Mason Law Review 14th Annual Symposium on Antitrust Wednesday, February 9, 2011 8:30am – 12:30pm The Willard Room The Willard InterContinental Washington 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 The George Mason Law Review, together with Navigant Economics and O’Melveny & Myers LLP, invite [...]
Fall 2010 Newsletter
Please take a moment to read our Fall 2010 newsletter.
Arthur E. Schmalz Award Winner Announced
Candidate Member Chelsea Sizemore is this year’s winner of the Arthur E. Schmalz Award for the best write-on competition entry. Chelsea's paper earned the highest marks from our Notes Editors out of all of this year’s write-on entries. Congratulations, Chelsea!
Congratulations to the New Candidate Members
Please join us in congratulating the newest candidate members of the George Mason Law Review: Lora Barnhart Paisley Bender Catherine M. Brown Erik Burggraf Robyn Burrows Joshua Chamberlain Sean Clerget Mark DiGiovanni Angela Diveley Alissa Dutrow Stephen Foster Adam C. Fowles Ashley Fry Emily Harp Kalynn Hughes Carly [...]
George Mason Law Review quoted in U.S. Supreme Court opinion
Congratulations to Clayton E. Cramer, Nicholas J. Johnson, and George A. Mocsary, whose essay, “This Right Is Not Allowed By Governments That Are Afraid Of The People': The Public Meaning of the Second Amendment When the Fourteenth Amendment Was Ratified,” was recently cited in the U.S. Supreme Court opinion McDonald v. City of Chicago, Ill. [...]
