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We are so thrilled to share that the first issue of Volume 113 is up on our website! Check it out at https://lnkd.in/eTeaY6jM.

‘Compassionless Plea Bargaining,’ by Professor Julian A. Cook, III, explores a recent controversy where a number of federal prosecutors required defendants to sign plea agreements waiving compassionate release rights in plea deals during COVID-19, a practice halted by Attorney General Garland due to fairness concerns. This Article also proposes important reforms to the federal plea hearing system, urging a more thorough examination of plea voluntariness and defendant comprehension. Read it on our Online platform at https://lnkd.in/eDQKcPzs!

Incredibly appreciative and excited to have my Note, "Election Website Tampering: Relevant Criminal Laws and Enhancing Deterrence" published by The Georgetown Law Journal and very thankful to GLJ Online staff for all of their support in getting this out there!

Imagine the chaos if a simple hack caused thousands of votes to disappear or appear overnight, flipping a key state’s results and fueling doubts about the election’s legitimacy. As Zach Rosenfeld highlights, even if actual votes aren’t affected, tampering with unofficial election results can have a disastrous impact on public trust and democracy. This Note examines relevant federal laws, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act, and advocates for more robust sentencing guidelines to deter future attacks. Read the full Note on our Online platform to learn more about these critical protections at https://lnkd.in/dGmvk5tm.

The Georgetown Law Journal’s Annual Review of Criminal Procedure is proud to announce the virtual publication of the preface for the 53rd edition. This unique and personal preface was written by Quentin Lewis, an incarcerated man in New York who has become a jailhouse lawyer representing his fellow incarcerated people. He writes about his experiences, the hidden second carceral system within prisons and how to improve it, and the resources that help him do what he does, like the ARCP. Check it out at bit.ly/glj-53-arcp-preface!

We are so proud to present the final issue of Volume 112! Issue 6 is dedicated to our symposium: Afrofuturism and the Law. As the first symposium in this genre, these pieces examine and identify ways to redress systemic racial injustice in a myriad of legal fields through an Afrofuturist lens. Head to bit.ly/glj-vol-112 to read all the fantastic Articles and Notes we’ve published over the last year.

The fifth issue of Volume 112 is now up on our website! bit.ly/glj-vol-112-5.

The fourth issue of Volume 112 is now up on our website! https://lnkd.in/eGg4Y7Cy

We are thrilled to introduce our Volume 113 Staff! Congratulations and welcome to GLJ!

Announcing the winner of our fourth annual Volume 112 GLJ Online Notes Contest, Mariah Johnson! Johnson delves into a circuit split on the de minimis exception for unauthorized samplings of copyrighted sound recordings. Her note argues that applying this exception, guided by Critical Race Intellectual Property framework, is crucial to rectifying historical inequalities in copyright law, particularly impacting Black artists involved in cultural practices like sampling. Read her note on our website at https://lnkd.in/emwSrAsn.