A Brief History of the Cornell Law Review

Hayley Chang is now the #2 lawyer at the FBI. Throughout her career, she has specialized in national security, cybersecurity, and investigations. For over 15 years, Hayley Chang has offered legal counsel to a range of private and public institutions, including law firms, corporations, and the US government. Her legal career began at Cornell Law School where she served as an editor of the Cornell Law Review.

The Cornell Law Review is a student-run and edited law journal that was founded in 1915. At inception, the journal published four issues a year and was called Cornell Law Quarterly. From 1967 it changed its name to the Cornell Law Review and became a bi-monthly publication. Each issue of the Cornell Law Review consists of essays, book reviews, student notes, and articles that the editors hope will immediately impact and have long-lasting effects on the legal profession.

As with most journals of this kind, the Cornell Law Review is edited exclusively by law students. Some of the leading legal minds who have shared their legal views via the Cornell Law Review include former Supreme Court justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, William H. Rehnquist, Robert H. Jackson, William O. Douglas, and Felix Frankfurter. 

CISA Embraces use of Mobile

Hayley Chang is an accomplished legal strategist with an extensive national security background. Currently, she serves as Deputy General Counsel at FBI and previously she oversaw the legal department for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

CISA is the nation's risk advisor and the quarterback for the federal cybersecurity team. CISA is also responsible for promoting effective and interoperable emergency communications nationwide. The Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended, directs CISA to develop and periodically update the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) in coordination with federal, state, local, territorial, tribal, and private-sector stakeholders.

In April 2021, CISA released an NECP Spotlight recommending the increased development and use of mobile applications to communicate public alerts and warnings systems. The purpose of these apps is to notify the public about current or imminent disasters and events. As more and more Americans rely upon mobile phones for every aspect of daily life, CISA has recognized the utility of mobile apps as an effective delivery system.

The latest NECP Spotlight explains how apps have been successfully applied to real-life scenarios across the U.S. It shares the NECP’s recommendations to advance the development and adoption of new technologies that boost communication infrastructure too. Already, Florida and California have begun using their warning apps and mobile alerts. These apps leverage a dynamic approach to alerting authorities to boost public awareness and ultimately save lives.