Denver University Law Review

Denver University Law Review
Title	Denver University Law Review
Discipline	Law
Abbreviation	Denver Univ. Law Rev.
Publisher	University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Country	United States
History	1923–present
Frequency	Quarterly
Issn	0012-7152

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Denver University Law Review The Denver University Law Review is a student-edited legal journal affiliated with the University of Denver Sturm College of Law that publishes scholarship on constitutional law, tax law, environmental law, and other topics relevant to practitioners, judges, and academics. Founded in 1923, the Review has featured contributions from federal and state judges, professors from institutions such as Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, Columbia Law School, and officials from agencies including the United States Supreme Court, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of Justice. The Review hosts symposia and author panels drawing participants from organizations such as the American Bar Association, the Federal Trade Commission, and the American Civil Liberties Union.

History

The Review was established in 1923 at the University of Denver during a period when law reviews were proliferating alongside journals at Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, and Columbia Law School. Early issues included articles by academics associated with University of Chicago Law School and practitioners tied to the Colorado Bar Association and the Denver Bar Association. Over decades the Review published work by jurists from the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Colorado Supreme Court, and later by contributors linked to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. During the mid‑20th century it engaged with debates around decisions such as Brown v. Board of Education and legislation like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 through student notes and symposia. In the 1970s and 1980s the Review expanded thematic issues to address rulings from the United States Supreme Court and regulatory developments involving the Environmental Protection Agency and the Internal Revenue Service.

The Review issues four volumes annually and produces symposium issues focused on jurisprudential developments in areas including First Amendment to the United States Constitution disputes, Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution doctrine, Tax Reform Act of 1986 impacts, and Clean Air Act litigation. It publishes pieces by academics from Stanford Law School, University of Chicago Law School, NYU School of Law, and practitioners from firms such as Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Hogan Lovells, and Sidley Austin. The journal accepts submissions from fellows affiliated with centers like the Brennan Center for Justice, the Cato Institute, and the Brookings Institution. The Review is distributed to law libraries including those at Library of Congress, the Georgetown University Law Center, and the Princeton University Library and is indexed in legal databases that track citations to works by authors associated with Harvard University, Oxford University Press, and the American Law Institute.

Editorial leadership includes an Editor‑in‑Chief and an executive board drawn from students enrolled at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, with selection methods resembling processes at Harvard Law School and Yale Law School journals. Membership historically has been determined by a combination of competition and faculty nomination, paralleling traditions at University of Michigan Law School and University of Virginia School of Law. The board has coordinated peer review and cite‑checking standards influenced by practices at the Bluebook institutions and guidance from the Association of American Law Schools. Faculty advisors have included professors with histories at Georgetown University Law Center, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, and the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.

Articles from the Review have been cited by courts including the Tenth Circuit and state supreme courts, and referenced in briefs before the United States Supreme Court by litigants represented by firms such as Jones Day and Kirkland & Ellis. Scholarship has been incorporated into treatises published by West Publishing and referenced in reports by the Congressional Research Service and policy briefings from the Heritage Foundation, Center for American Progress, and the Pew Research Center. The Review’s symposia have influenced academic discourse at conferences hosted by the American Bar Association Section of Litigation, the Federalist Society, and the National Association of Attorneys General.

The Review organizes annual symposia and panels that feature speakers from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, former officials from the Department of Justice, academics from Harvard Law School and Yale Law School, and advocates from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Institute for Justice. Past events have partnered with institutions such as the Civitas Institute, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Gates Foundation, and the Olin Foundation to examine topics from intellectual property law disputes adjudicated at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to energy regulation contested before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Category:American law journals Category:University of Denver