Letter from the Editor

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• Date: 01 July 2024
• Published date: 01 July 2024
• Author: Jerry Blake Blevins
• Subject Matter: Administrative & Public Law

Letter from the Editor

Dear Reader:

The Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy excitedly presents the second

issue of Volume 22. This issue features a selection of articles analyzing legal

issue hotly debated in academia, recent Supreme Court cases, and ongoing

litigation.

The Journal is proud to partner with the C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study

of the Administrative State in order to present a symposium on the role of diver-

sity, equity, and inclusion in various government agencies. The symposium,

introduced by Jace Lington and Adam J. White, includes scholarship by David E.

Bernstein, Jonathan Berry, Ming H. Chen, Jesse Merriam, Joy Milligan, and Bijal

Shah. Each of these authors had the opportunity to present their work in a panel

discussion hosted by the C. Boyden Gray Center, receive feedback from their col-

leagues, and incorporate the feedback into their f‌inal pieces. We are honored to

have been a part of this process and to be able to publish these authors’ impres-

sive discussion of a timely issue.

Following the “Equity and Administration” symposium, the issue includes

articles and notes from academics, practitioners, and students. Noel H. Hillman

discusses constitutional and practical issues surrounding criminal investigations

of sitting or former presidents; Paul J. Larkin, Charles D Stimson, & Thomas W.

Spoehr analyze whether military service academies may continue to use race-

based admission policies; and Mark W. Smith outlines diff‌iculties lower courts

may have applying the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment jurisprudence.

Then, Georgetown Law students Emily Nicole Janikowski and Connor W. Reese

present their scholarship on prosecutorial immunity and border policy. I am also

proud to present my own student note discussing the constitutionality of conf‌ir-

mation hearings for Supreme Court appointees.

As with our f‌irst issue in Volume 22, I would like to thank the Editorial Board

and Staff Editors of the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy for their

hard work. I would also like to thank the C. Boyden Gray Center for their partner-

ship. Finally, on behalf of everyone who has worked on Volume 22, Issue 2 of

the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy, I would like to thank our read-

ers. We hope that this issue provides insightful additions to legal academic

debates and guidance to practitioners.

Sincerely,

Jerry Blake Blevins

Editor-in-Chief, Volume 22

Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy

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