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Volume 97 Lead Piece Profiled in New York Times

lawreview — Sun, 05 May 2013 15:15:58 +0000

The Volume 97 Lead Piece, a study of how the Supreme Court treats business interests by distinguished legal scholars Lee Epstein, William M. Landes, and Richard A. Posner, was profiled in the May 5, 2013 edition of the New York Times. The story, titled Corporations Find a Friend in the Supreme Court, details the study’s finding: since 1946, of the ten Supreme Court justices most likely to favor business interests, five are the conservative members of the current Roberts Court. The study finds that the Chief Justice and Justice Samuel Alito are the two most likely justices to favor business interests.

The article is available online or on the front page of the Business section of the May 5 edition of the New York Times.

Volume 98 Spring Submissions Closed

lawreview — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:42:54 +0000

The Minnesota Law Review has closed the spring submissions period for Volume 98. Submissions for Volume 98 will reopen on Thursday, August 1. Please see the submissions page for more details.

Volume 98 Submissions Will Open Feb. 15

lawreview — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:10:29 +0000

The Minnesota Law Review will begin accepting submissions for Volume 98 on Friday, February 15, 2013. Please see this page for more details.

Minnesota Law Review Announces Volume 98 Editorial Board

lawreview — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:07:22 +0000

The Minnesota Law Review is pleased to announce its Volume 98 editorial board, headed by Editor in Chief Jake Vandelist.

Minnesota Law Review Announces 2013 Symposium Topic

lawreview — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:09:40 +0000

The Minnesota Law Review is pleased to announce that its 2013 symposium will address the legal and political issues facing organized labor in the United States. The symposium will be held at the University of Minnesota Law School on October 25, 2013.

2012 Minnesota Law Review Symposium

lawreview — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:57:28 +0000

A More Perfect Union? Democracy in the Age of Ballot Initiatives

Friday, October 26, 2012

Leading academics and practicing attorneys from across the country spoke to a packed audience at the University of Minnesota Law School on Oct. 26, 2012 to discuss direct democracy. The presentations used empirical, legal, and philosophical arguments to frame the debate over the role that ballot initiatives and campaigns play in our constitutional democracy. The symposium featured three panels and a lunchtime speech by Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. Video of the symposium will be available shortly and the panelists’ articles will be published online and in print in Issue 5 of the Minnesota Law Review. The Law Review would like to thank everyone who attended the event.

This activity was approved by the State Bar of Minnesota for 5.5 hours of standard CLE credits. The event code is 171448.

Symposium Panels and Panelists

1) Citizens as Legislators

Professor Ethan J. Leib, Fordham University Law School, The Political Morality of Voting in Direct Democracy

Professor Mathew D. McCubbins, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, When Common Wisdom is Neither Common Nor Wisdom: Exploring Voters’ Limited Use of Endorsements on Three Ballot Measures

Professor Michael D. Gilbert, University of Virginia Law School, Interpreting Initiatives

2) Ballot Campaigns: Politics as Usual?

Provost Elizabeth Garrett, University of Southern California, Campaign Finance in the Hybrid Realm of Recall Elections

Professor Michael S. Kang, Emory University Law School, Campaign Disclosure in Direct Democracy

Professor Todd Donovan, Western Washington University, Direct Democracy and Campaigns Against Minorities

3) Direct Democracy’s Challenge: Majoritarianism and the Republic

Professor Shaun Bowler, University of California Riverside, When is it OK to Limit Direct Democracy?

Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich, United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, Are State Constitutions Constitutional?

Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

**For a full schedule, please click this link (PDF).

Questions?

Please contact Tom Pryor, Symposium Articles Editor, with any questions or concerns.

E-mail: pryo0005@umn.edu

Phone: (612) 625.9330

Fax: (612) 624.5400

Minnesota Law Review Volume 97 Announces New Editors and Staffers

lawreview — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:59:25 +0000

The Minnesota Law Review welcomes the new editorial board and staffers for Volume 97! We’re looking forward to a great year for our staffers, editors, alumni, authors, and readers.

The Volume 97 Masthead is available here.

Minnesota Law Review Ranked Among Ten Most Cited Law Journals in America

lawreview — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:39:07 +0000

The Minnesota Law Review is proud to report that it is the tenth most-cited law journal in the United States, according Washington & Lee’s recently-released 2011 law journal rankings. For more information on the announcement and the rankings, visit this link.

2012 Symposium Announcement

lawreview — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:19:49 +0000

The Minnesota Law Review is pleased to announce that the 2012 Law Review Symposium will focus on direct democracy and the Minnesota Marriage amendment and will be held at the University of Minnesota Law School on October 26, 2012.

Please see the full announcement for more details.

2011 Symposium Webstreaming

lawreview — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:27:38 +0000

Live webstreaming for the 2011 Minnesota Law Review Symposium, Citizens United: Democracy Realized—or Defeated?, will be available at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/minnesota-law-review-symposium-citizens-united-democracy-realized–or-defeated. Be sure to check it out!