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Recent Articles

NOTE: Putting the “Convenience” Back in Forum Non Conveniens: Gonzalez v. Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

By Lindsay Cronin | 61 Am. U. L. Rev. 205 (2011)

By Lindsay Cronin
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COMMENT: Out of the Strike Zone: Why Graham v. Florida Makes It Unconstitutional to Use Juvenile-Age Convictions as Strikes to Mandate Life Without Parole Under § 841(b)(1)(A)

61 Am. U. L. Rev. 165 (2011)

By Christopher J. Walsh
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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: Reconciling Brown v. Gardner‘s Presumption That Interpretive Doubt Be Resolved in Veterans’ Favor with Chevron

61 Am. U. L. Rev. 59 (2011)

By Linda Jellum
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Federal Circuit Issue

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Padilla v. Kentucky: A New Chapter in Supreme Court Jurisprudence on Whether Deportation Constitutes Punishment for Lawful Permanent Residents?

61 Am. U. L. Rev. 1 (2011)

By Anita Maddali
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Joining the Law Review

Membership on the American University Law Review is highly selective.  The Law Review typically extends invitations to…

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COMMENT: Disrobing Judicial Campaign Contributions: A Case for Using the Buckley Framework to Analyze the Constitutionality of Judicial Solicitation Bans

61 Am. U. L. Rev. 125 (2011)

By Aimee Priya Ghosh
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The United States Courts of Appeals, the Federal Circuit, and the Non-Regional Subject Matter Concept: Reflections on the Search for a Model

By The Honorable S. Jay. Plager
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The Song Remains the Same—But Not Necessarily the Name

By Mark Traphagen & Robert D. Litowitz
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The Government Contract Decisions of the Federal Circuit During 1989

By The Honorable Alexander Younger
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