The West Virginia Law Review Vol. 115 held its annual banquet on April 18, 2013, celebrating another successful year. In addition, the Law Review recognized the following individuals for their contributions:

• Ralph J. Bean Award for Significant Contribution to the West Virginia Law Review: Gerald G. Ashdown, for his service as Faculty Advisor to the West Virginia Law Review from 1992-2012
• 2013 William P. Willey Alumni Award for Excellence: Hon. Thomas E. McHugh (Vols. 65, 66)
• 2013 John W. Fisher II Faculty Member of the Year: Anne Marie Lofaso
• 2013 Staff Member of the Year: Stacey Etheredge
• “Superman” Award for Excellence: Dallas F. Kratzer III
• Associate Editor of the Year: Ian G. Henry
• Best Student Note: Ian G. Henry
• Senior Editors of the Year: Jeff Kaiser, Liz LaFayette
• Executive Editor of the Year: Michael Nissim-Sabat

The West Virginia Law Review would like to announce the publication of its Inaugural Energy Issue. Please read the Energy Issue Fact Sheet for further details on the issue.

The West Virginia Law Review would like to announce the Student Notes that have been selected for publication in Volume 116 of the West Virginia Law Review. As part of Law Review membership, all first-year editors are required to write a student Note, and the top Notes are selected for publication based upon an overall score. Congratulations to the following students for this accomplishment. Selection for Best Note will be announced at the Annual Law Review Banquet on April 18. Look forward to their articles in 2013-2014.

Ian G. Henry: The MPAA: A Script for an Antitrust Production

Justin Kearns: Let’s Do It Together: Collaboration Across Communities is Critical to the Success of Rural Accountable Care Organizations Under Medicare’s Shared Savings Program

Candice M. Kines: Aiding the Enemy or Promoting Democracy? Defining the Rights of Journalists and Whistleblowers to Disclose National Security Information

Alyssa Lechmanik: The Battle over the Embryo: How West Virginia Law Should Define the Embryo and Regulate Embryo Adoption

Greg Siepel: The Wrong Kind of Innocence: Why United States v. Begay Warrants the Extension of “Actual Innocence” to Include Erroneous, Non-Capital Sentences

Walton C. Shepherd: Would You Like Fries with That? Staying “Open for Business” in a Tourism-Based, Post-Coal Economy

Alan J. Wilson: Regulating Away the Community Bank: An Analysis of the Costs of Current Regulations on Community Banks

Congratulations to all these students for their hard work!

Have you written a quality seminar paper or other legal paper? Want to get it published? WVU College of Law has recently subscribed to Expresso, the online delivery service for law review submissions, so that all students may have access. Whether you are submitting to one or a hundred law reviews, students can (and should) now take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. A published article can really help your resume and credibility in the field. At least try it! If you have questions, contact Michael Nissim-Sabat, Publications Editor of the West Virginia Law Review, at mnissims@mix.wvu.edu.

Volume 116 has announced its positions for 2013-2014. Congratulations!

Executive Note Editor: Justin Kearns
Executive Article Selection and Symposium Editors: Pat Callahan and Natalie Arvizu
Executive Research Editors: Shaina Kubizna, Ian Henry, and Mark Moses
Executive Publications Editor: Matthew Elshiaty
Executive Development Editor: Alyssa Lechmanik
Alumni and Executive Assistance: Brittany Fink
Senior Note Editor: Greg Siepel
Senior Note Editor: Nathan Carroll
Senior Note Editor: Sarah Mills
Senior Research Editor: Josh Lawson
Senior Research Editor: Ryan Pulver
Senior Research Editor: Candice Kines
Senior Research Editor: Julia Preusch
Senior Research Editor: Elizabeth Grant
Senior Research Editor: Mitch Tuggle

Congratulations to the election of Imad Matini as the Editor-in-Chief of Volume 116. Imad is a J.D.—M.B.A. dual-degree candidate for 2014 at the West Virginia College of Law and the College of Business and Economics. In his first year of law school, Imad worked as the school’s American Bar Association representative and studied abroad in Guanajuato, Mexico. Besides law review and academics, Imad currently works as a legal writing tutor for the law school’s writing center, and as a research assistant for Professor Atiba Ellis. This summer, Imad will work for Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC, in Clarksburg, West Virginia.

Imad earned his B.A. in Government and Finance from the College of William and Mary in 2011. While at William and Mary, Imad was president of both his fraternity and rugby team. Imad was raised in Fredericksburg, Virginia, for most of his life, and thoroughly enjoys the Morgantown community. When relaxing, Imad likes to exercise, read, and enjoy his friends.

Although Imad will officially begin after the Class of 2013 graduation ceremony, Imad will now begin preparing for the transition. Look for future updates on the new Executive Board, law review symposium, articles selection, and much more.

Congratulations to Imad and best wishes on this coming year!

On January 9, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in Missouri v. McNeely, a case centered on obtaining a warrantless blood sample from a DWI suspect. The ABA Journal chronicled the Court’s recent surge of 4th Amendment arguments in its January 2013 Magazine, titled Blood Simple by Mark Walsh. The article highlights Michael Correll, a litigator in the Alston & Bird’s Dallas office, and his comprehensive law review article published by the West Virginia Law Review (Michael A. Correll, Is There a Doctor in the (Station) House?: Reassessing the Constitutionality of Compelled DWI Blood Draws Forty-Five Years after Schmerber, 113 W. Va. L. Rev. 381 (2011)). To read the ABA Journal article and the reference to his 2011 work, click here.

Volume 115 is pleased to announce that Issue 1 has hit the printing press. The publisher expects that copies will be delivered before the end of the month. All of Senior Editors and the Associate Editors worked extremely hard in ensuring a top-quality product. They deserve recognition for their perseverance and positive attitudes. Nicely done!

In addition, the West Virginia Law Review would like to recognize the following editors for their work during Issue 1: Ian Henry and Greg Siepel were selected as Stellar Associate Editors and Jason Proctor and Kaite Hillenbrand were Stellar Senior Editors. Congratulations on your hard work!

On November 8, 2012, the West Virginia Law Review is hosting a symposium titled “Child Protection in the 21st Century.” It was recently featured in WV Living Morgantown; pick up a copy of the magazine or see it here: http://www.morgantownmag.com/morgantown/October-November-2012/Child-Protection-in-the-21st-Century/.

The symposium will discuss a variety of issues on child protection with discussions from a medical doctor, a state circuit judge, and the Department of Justice. The event is free and open to the public. The session will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

After nearly three weeks of review, the Associate Editors turned in their first cite source on Sunday, September 9. In what marks their first extensive effort in their West Virginia Law Review participation, the Law Review suite and the libraries were