GEORGETOWN JOURNAL OF LAW & PUBLIC POLICY
Dear Rising Second Year Students,
The Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy (GJLPP) is one of six law journals in the country
dedicated to exploring and critiquing conservative, libertarian, and natural law perspectives on law and
policy. Because our journal focuses not on a particular topic but on a way of thinking, journal members
are exposed to a nearly endless array of subject matter. Our recent issues contain articles and notes on
topics as varied as cyber strikes against American companies, redistricting, tax reform and government
bonds, the Affordable Care Act, constitutional theory, clemency, due process and drug testing, and
tobacco regulations. Furthermore, thanks to our unique ideological focus, we are able to publish work
from top legal scholars and high-profile authors such as Ted Olson, Kenneth Starr, Richard Posner, Ed
Meese, Michael Chertoff, Douglas Ginsburg, and Senators Bill Frist and John McCain.
GJLPP is a relatively young journal, and as we celebrate our fourteenth anniversary this year, we take
pride that our influence continues to grow. Our journal was cited by Justice Scalia in District of
Columbia v. Heller, by Justice Thomas in Northwest Austin Utility District v. Holder, and by the
Seventh Circuit in Ezell v. City of Chicago. State supreme courts, federal district courts, and numerous
law reviews have also cited our journal.
As a journal that emphasizes libertarian and natural law scholarship, one of the most substantial things
that we contribute to the Georgetown community is diversity of thought. We similarly value diverse
perspectives within our journal. As a result, we gladly welcome students whose ideas span the political
and ideological spectrum.
If you have an interest in business law, we hope that you will consider GJLPP as a way to explore that
area. Georgetown does not have a business law journal, but GJLPP regularly publishes a special issue
with the Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics at the McDonough School of Business.
Additionally, for those students interested in constitutional law and scholarship, our journal will be
publishing forthcoming Supreme Court Historical Society lectures and working closely with the
Georgetown Center for the Constitution to publish leading research in this field.
We are dedicated to publishing top-rate material from notable authors and outstanding students. GJLPP
publishes a high percentage of student notes, and we allow all second-year students who wish to
participate in article selection an opportunity to do so.
In evaluating write-on candidates, we consider academic achievement and write-on scores in equal
proportion (50/50). We do not require a résumé or personal statement. Due to the limited space
available on our journal, you must preference GJLPP within your top four choices to be considered for
selection. Please do not hesitate to contact me at lea46@law.georgetown.edu if you have any
questions. We look forward to welcoming many of you to GJLPP for Volume 14.
Sincerely,
Lauren Agresti
Editor-in-Chief, Volume 14
Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy