Dear Reader,

The Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy proudly presents the first issue of Volume 24. This issue contains one address, six articles, and one student note. Each work explores timely and important legal and policy questions, the explora-tions of which we are confident will be enriching for each of you.

The issue begins with an address from the Honorable Michael B. Brennan, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. In his address, Chief Judge Brennan discusses taking risk and having courage in the legal profession.

Following the address, the issue presents scholarship from a distinguished group of authors on a range of thought-provoking topics. Eric R. Bolinder presents an argument on the proper role of State Farm arbitrary and capricious review following the Supreme Court’s overruling of Chevron. Steven M. Foster, Jr. presents the cur-rent landscape of agency responses to FOIA requests and articulates what their obli-gation to explain redactions should properly entail. John Hasnas critiques the contemporary conception of the principle of legality and contrasts it with the com-mon law of crime. Alvin Hoi-Chun Hung analyzes the implications of the formerly proposed AI regulation in the One Big Beautiful Bill, and discusses state autonomy in AI governance. Elias Neibart explores the origins of originalism and identifies a need for the reassertion of normative based arguments in support of originalism. Michael L. Smith concludes the article section with a thoughtful discussion on holis-tic constitutional interpretation.

Finally, Dennis J. Wieboldt III presents an exceptional student note exploring the current “moment” of natural law reasoning within the American legal system.

The publication of this issue would not have been possible without the dedicated work of the Journal’s outstanding Staff Editors and Editorial Board. It has been a great privilege to work alongside this team to present the following scholarship and continue shaping the esteemed legacy of the Journal.

On behalf of the entire staff of the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy, I would like to thank our readers for whom this work is dedicated. I trust that you will find this issue to be a valuable contribution to the legal and policy questions addressed herein.

Sincerely,
Trey Hammond
Editor-in-Chief, Volume 24
Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy