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| American Law Review | |
|---|---|
| Title | American Law Review |
| Discipline | Legal scholarship |
| Abbreviation | ALR |
| Publisher | Law school press |
| Country | United States |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| History | 19th century–present |
American Law Review is a leading legal periodical based in the United States that publishes scholarship on constitutional law, civil rights adjudication, corporate law regulation, and international law disputes. Founded amid the expansion of American Bar Association influence and the professionalization of Harvard Law School and Yale Law School faculties, the journal has engaged debates arising from landmark episodes such as Brown v. Board of Education, the New Deal, and the Civil Rights Movement. Contributors have included judges from the Supreme Court of the United States, scholars from Columbia Law School and Stanford Law School, and public intellectuals tied to institutions like the Brookings Institution and the Cato Institute.
The journal covers doctrinal analysis of cases from the Supreme Court of the United States, comparative studies involving the European Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice, empirical work intersecting with researchers at RAND Corporation and the Urban Institute, and interdisciplinary pieces referencing historians from the Library of Congress and economists from the National Bureau of Economic Research. Its editorial board often frames symposia around decisions such as Roe v. Wade, Marbury v. Madison, and Citizens United v. FEC, while featuring special issues on topics like Bankruptcy Reform Act implications and treaty disputes including the Treaty of Westphalia as a historiographic touchstone.
The review traces origins to alumni networks from Columbia University and professional initiatives influenced by figures associated with Former President Theodore Roosevelt and reformers linked to the Progressive Era. Early editorial direction reflected debates over antitrust enforcement during cases like Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, interactions with commissions such as the Wickersham Commission, and commentary on legislative enactments including the Sherman Antitrust Act. Mid-20th century issues responded to wartime jurisprudence arising from World War II tribunals and postwar institutions such as the United Nations and the Nuremberg Trials. Late-20th and early-21st century developments show engagement with deregulation trends from administrations like Reagan administration and judicial philosophies associated with judges from the D.C. Circuit and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
The review is student-edited at a prominent law school with faculty advisers drawn from named chairs at Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, and University of Chicago Law School. Membership selection often involves a combination of performance metrics tied to grades from courses taught by professors like those associated with the Cardozo School of Law and writing competitions comparable to those run by The Law Journal networks. The masthead lists roles such as editor-in-chief, senior articles editor, and notes editors who coordinate with externs placed in chambers for judges at the Supreme Court of the United States and clerks of the United States Courts of Appeals.
Issues include full-length articles by scholars from institutions like Princeton University, case notes on decisions from the Supreme Court of the United States and state high courts such as the New York Court of Appeals, essays by practitioners from firms arguing before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and book reviews covering works published by presses such as Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press. The journal organizes symposia co-sponsored with centers like the Brennan Center for Justice and the Center for Constitutional Rights, producing commentary on statutes including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and regulatory frameworks under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The review has published influential pieces responding to decisions including Brown v. Board of Education and Miranda v. Arizona, comparative articles on jurisprudence in the European Union Court of Justice and the High Court of Australia, and theoretical work cited in briefs for litigants before the Supreme Court of the United States. Contributors have included scholars affiliated with Georgetown University Law Center, practitioners who argued cases before the International Criminal Court, and judges from tribunals such as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Citations in opinions from justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, references in reports by the Department of Justice, and discussions in media outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post indicate the review's prominence. It has shaped debates within legal clinics at New York University School of Law and policy units at the Heritage Foundation and the Bipartisan Policy Center, while attracting critiques from scholars tied to the American Civil Liberties Union and advocates associated with the Center for American Progress.
Print subscriptions are distributed to law libraries at institutions including Harvard Law School Library, Yale Law Library, and the Library of Congress, with digital access provided through repositories used by clerks and fellows at the Federal Judicial Center and counsel offices at agencies like the Securities and Exchange Commission. Back issues are indexed in databases operated by entities such as HeinOnline and the Legal Information Institute.
Category:Law journals