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In Strengthening the Federal Trade Commission, Richard H. Coyne highlights a lesser-known threat to the FTC’s ability to protect consumers: SCOTUS’ increased openness to invalidating Part 3 agency adjudications—and with it much of the FTC’s enforcement power.

In Transforming Indigent Appellate Advocacy, Rachel T. Goldberg and Estelle M. McKee argue appellate attorneys should challenge the status quo, and rethink their obligations to clients through client-centered and participatory frameworks.

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In Made in the U.S.A., Arooshe Giroti traces the tug-of-war over arms exports between the Legislative and Executive Branches, asserting that Congress has ceded too much of its Foreign Commerce power and therefore must reassert its Constitutional role.

First Ideas by Jeanne C. Fromer argues the value of “firsts” has been systematically mutated in intellectual property law, and proposes that those values would be advanced by a system awarding ownership to firstcomers, latecomers, and latecomers who create better.

The second issue of Volume 114 is now available online! Check it out at bit.ly/48g8o7u.

In An Ineffective State of Justice, Patrick S. Finneran explores the state-level effect of Shinn v. Ramirez on federal habeas claims for state convictions tainted by ineffective assistance of counsel and offers defense attorneys ways to maximize their clients’ chances in court.

In Large Language Models for Legal Interpretation? Don’t Take Their Word for It, Brandon Waldon, @complingy, @weGotlieb, Amir Zeldes & Kevin Tobia outline the dangers of using LLMs as a resource for legal interpretation, & provide guidance on how AI might be responsibly employed.

The first issue of Volume 114 is now available online! Check it out at bit.ly/glj-vol-114-1.

We are so thrilled to announce the Volume 115 Editors of The Georgetown Law Journal!

We are proud to announce the newly selected Volume 115 Managing Editors, Joanna Grill and Kathryn Megerditchian! Joanna and Kathryn have demonstrated outstanding technical skills and commitment to the Journal. Congratulations, Joanna and Kathryn!

We are thrilled to introduce Volume 115’s Editor-in-Chief, Maria McNiece! Maria brings kindness, optimism, and passion to the role. We are confident The Georgetown Law Journal will continue to reach new heights under her leadership. Congratulations, Maria!

GLJ Podcast, Ep. 1: @AnupamChander previews his forthcoming article, The National Security Internet, examining how national security concerns are reshaping the internet. He argues for security reviews with transparency, due process, and judicial oversight. bit.ly/gljpodcast