Denver University Law Review
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Denver University Law Review (DULR) is a law journal published by the students of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
The Review was established in 1923 as the Denver Bar Association Record. In 1928, the journal was renamed Dicta, and in 1968 it was renamed Denver Law Center Journal. In 1985 the journal adopted its current name. The College of Law began co-publishing the law review in 1949, and became the sole publisher in 1966.
DULR publishes four issues per year, constituting approximately 1,000 pages of content. Articles are typically written by professors, judges, or practitioners, although the law review also publishes several student comments each year.
[edit] Candidacy
Like many law schools' law reviews and journals, first-year day and first and second-year night students may attempt to "write on" to DULR during its sole spring candidacy period. Traditional students must complete candidacy at the end of first year finals. Transfer students may attempt to write on immediately before the fall semester. Students who successfully join the law review have publication opportunities and take part in the law review's editing and publication process.
Candidacy for DULR consists of a written case comment and a Bluebook editing exercise. Candidates write a scholarly comment on a recent U.S. Supreme Court case. Candidates are given four cases to choose from, and a list of acceptable secondary sources that may be used in the comment. The bluebook exercise requires candidates to format a list of footnotes according to the Bluebook manual of legal citation. The law review does not reserve positions for "grade on" candidates, although grades will be a factor in a minority of candidates' evaluations.
[edit] Issues
The law review publishes four issues each year. The first and second issue have historically contained articles of general interest, although in recent years the law review has focused one of the first two issues around a specific legal theme. For example, Volume 85 published an issue with articles specifically addressing federal sentencing guidelines, while Volume 86 published a themed issue examining judicial accountability (with an introduction by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor). In 2009-2010, Volume 87 will publish a themed issue examining civil justice reform.
DULR also publishes an annual 10th Circuit Survey examining recent developments in the law of the 10th Circuit. This highly popular issue generally contains six to eight student comments on recent 10th Circuit cases, and several introductory essays published by prominent 10th Circuit figures. In recent years, the law review has published introductory essays from Judges Timothy Tymkovich, Michael W. McConnell, and Marcia Krieger, as well as prominent scholars such as Dave Kopel and Marc Falkoff.
Each spring DULR organizes a symposium that focuses on a developing legal topic. Practitioners and professors across the nation gather to discuss the various elements of that subject area. The law review publishes a special symposium issue in the spring composed of articles written by the symposium speakers. Recent symposium topics include climate change and the law, land use in western culture, and state home rule governance. In spring 2010, the law review will host a symposium on government speech in the wake of Pleasant Grove City v. Summum.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- DU Process, the Review's online supplement
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