The New York University Law Review is a bimonthly general law review covering legal scholarship in all areas, including legal theory and policy, environmental law, legal history, and international law. The journal was established in 1924 as a collaborative effort between law students and members of the local bar.[1] Its first editor-in-chief was Paul D. Kaufman. Between 1924 and 1950, it was at various times known as the Annual Review of the Law School of New York University[2] and the New York University Law Quarterly Review[3] before obtaining its current name in 1950.
Discipline | Legal studies |
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Language | English |
Edited by | Ian Leach |
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Former name(s) | Annual Review of the Law School of New York University; New York University Law Quarterly Review; New York University Law Review |
History | 1924–present |
Publisher | New York University School of Law (United States) |
Frequency | Bimonthly |
2.427 (2021) | |
Standard abbreviations | |
Bluebook | N.Y.U. L. Rev. |
ISO 4 | N. Y. Univ. Law Rev. |
Indexing | |
ISSN | 0028-7881 |
LCCN | 31004260 |
OCLC no. | 46988231 |
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Each year, the journal selects 52 new members from a class of approximately 450. Members are selected using a competitive process, which takes into account an applicant's first-year grades, performance in a writing competition, and potential to contribute to diversity on the journal.[4]
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 2.427.[8]
On October 6, 2018, a group called "Faculty, Alumni, and Students Opposed to Racial Preferences" filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the review over discrimination against white males in selecting staff editors and articles to publish.[9] The challengers lost at trial [10] and again on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.[11] The Supreme Court of the United States declined to review the case.[12]
Prominent alumni of the New York University Law Review include:
The journal has published the following notable articles:[17]