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'''''Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice''''', or the ''Journal of Law & Inequality'', is a journal of legal scholarship published by a student-run group at [[University of Minnesota Law School]]. The journal is published twice a year, summer and winter. The journal was founded in 1981 to examine the social impact of law on disadvantaged people.<ref>[http://www.law.umn.edu/lawineq/index.html "Law & Inequality - U of MN Law School"]</ref> It is noted for taking articles that address its central mission, but need not fall into the traditional format of legal scholarship.
'''''Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice''''', is a journal of legal scholarship published by a student-run group at [[University of Minnesota Law School]]. The journal is published twice a year, summer and winter. The journal was founded in 1981 to examine the social impact of law on disadvantaged people.<ref>[http://www.law.umn.edu/lawineq/index.html "Law & Inequality - U of MN Law School"]</ref> It is noted for taking articles that address its central mission, but need not fall into the traditional format of legal scholarship.


Law and Inequality publishes articles by legal scholars and practitioners, law students, and non-lawyers. Members of the staff are selected on the basis of their writing abilities and their commitment to eliminating inequality. Editors are elected from among staff members to serve during their third year in law school.
Law and Inequality publishes articles by legal scholars and practitioners, law students, and non-lawyers. Members of the staff are selected on the basis of their writing abilities and their commitment to eliminating inequality. Editors are elected from among staff members to serve during their third year in law school.
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*Eastman v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.<ref>Eastman v. Va. Polytechnic Institute and State University, 939 F.2d 204, 208 n.5 (4th Cir. 1991).</ref>
*Eastman v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.<ref>Eastman v. Va. Polytechnic Institute and State University, 939 F.2d 204, 208 n.5 (4th Cir. 1991).</ref>


The journal is ranked as #1 in the "Minority, Race and Ethnic Issues" subcategory on the Washington and Lee University law journal rankings for scholarly impact;<ref name="wlu">[http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/index.aspx Washington and Lee Journal Rankings] (ImpF factor = 0.34, its default value)</ref> #1 in the "Family Law" subcategory;<ref name="wlu"/> for #15 in the "Public Policy, Politics, and the Law" subcategory;<ref name="wlu"/> and #15 in the "Women, Gender, Sexuality and the Law" subcategory.<ref name="wlu"/>
The journal is ranked as #1 in the "Family Law" and "Immigration Law", subcategories on the Washington and Lee University law journal rankings for scholarly impact;<ref name="wlu">[http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/index.aspx Washington and Lee Journal Rankings] (ImpF factor = 0.33, its default value)</ref> #1 in the "Family Law" subcategory;<ref name="wlu"/> for #15 in the "Public Policy, Politics, and the Law" subcategory;<ref name="wlu"/>, #3 in the "Civil Rights" and "Minority, "Race and Ethnic Issues" subcategories <ref name="wlu"/> and in the top ten for "Criminal Law and Procedure" adn "Gender, Women and Sexuality" <ref name="wlu"/>.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:34, 7 October 2016

Law & Inequality
DisciplineLaw review
LanguageEnglish
Edited byStudents and the University of Minnesota Law School
Publication details
History1981 to present
Publisher
University of Minnesota Law School (United States)
FrequencyTwo times a year
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Law & Ineq.
Indexing
ISSN0737-089X
Links

Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice, is a journal of legal scholarship published by a student-run group at University of Minnesota Law School. The journal is published twice a year, summer and winter. The journal was founded in 1981 to examine the social impact of law on disadvantaged people.[1] It is noted for taking articles that address its central mission, but need not fall into the traditional format of legal scholarship.

Law and Inequality publishes articles by legal scholars and practitioners, law students, and non-lawyers. Members of the staff are selected on the basis of their writing abilities and their commitment to eliminating inequality. Editors are elected from among staff members to serve during their third year in law school.

Some notable authors of articles in the Journal of Law & Inequality include Catharine MacKinnon,[2][3] Richard Delgado,[4] Cass Sunstein,[5] Ruth Bader Ginsburg (while a judge for the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals),[6][7] Derrick Bell,[8] Jo Freeman,[9] William J. Brennan, Jr. (after he retired from the Supreme Court),[10] Peter Edelman,[11] and Trina Jones.[12]

The Journal of Law & Inequality has also been cited numerous times by federal and state courts, including:

The journal is ranked as #1 in the "Family Law" and "Immigration Law", subcategories on the Washington and Lee University law journal rankings for scholarly impact;[19] #1 in the "Family Law" subcategory;[19] for #15 in the "Public Policy, Politics, and the Law" subcategory;[19], #3 in the "Civil Rights" and "Minority, "Race and Ethnic Issues" subcategories [19] and in the top ten for "Criminal Law and Procedure" adn "Gender, Women and Sexuality" [19].

References

  1. ^ "Law & Inequality - U of MN Law School"
  2. ^ MacKinnon, Catherine A. (1983), "Complicity: An Introduction to Andrea Dworkin, "Abortion," Chapter 3, Right-Wing Women", Law and Inequality, 1: 89.
  3. ^ MacKinnon, Catherine A. (1983), "Excerpts from MacKinnon/Schlafly Debate", Law and Inequality, 1: 341.
  4. ^ Delgado, Richard (1985), ""Rotten Social Background": Should the Criminal Law Recognize a Defense of Severe Environmental Deprivation?", Law and Inequality, 3: 9.
  5. ^ Donnerstein, Edward; Champion, Cheryl A.; Sunstein, Cass R.; MacKinnon, Catherine A. (1986), "Pornography: Social Science, Legal, and Clinical Perspectives", Law and Inequality, 4: 17.
  6. ^ Ginsburg, Ruth Bader (1986), "Some Thoughts on the 1980s Debate over Special Versus Equal Treatment for Women", Law and Inequality, 4: 143.
  7. ^ Ginsburg, Ruth Bader (1988), "Remarks on Women Becoming Part of the Constitution", Law and Inequality, 6: 17.
  8. ^ Bell, Derrick (1986), "The Dilemma of the Responsible Law Reform Lawyer in the Post-Free Enterprise Era", Law and Inequality, 4: 231.
  9. ^ Freeman, Jo (1991), "How "Sex" Got into Title VII: Persistent Opportunism as a Maker of Public Policy", Law and Inequality, 9: 163.
  10. ^ Brennan, William J., Jr. (1991), "Tribute to Judge A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.", Law and Inequality, 9: 383{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link).
  11. ^ Edelman, Peter B. (1999), "So-Called "Welfare Reform": Let's Talk About What's Really Needed to Get People Jobs", Law and Inequality, 17: 217.
  12. ^ Jones, Trina (2006), "Brown II: A Case of Missed Opportunity?", Law and Inequality, 24: 9.
  13. ^ United States v. Virginia et al., 518 U.S. 515, 555-56 n.20 (1996).
  14. ^ State v. Janes, 822 P.2d 1238, 1242-43 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992).
  15. ^ Sayers by Sayers v. Beltrami County, 472 N.W.2d 656, 666 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991).
  16. ^ Isabellita S. v. John S., 504 N.Y.S.2d 367, 370 n.1 (N.Y. Fam. Ct. 1986).
  17. ^ Rio v. Rio, 504 N.Y.S.2d 959, 961 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1986).
  18. ^ Eastman v. Va. Polytechnic Institute and State University, 939 F.2d 204, 208 n.5 (4th Cir. 1991).
  19. ^ a b c d e Washington and Lee Journal Rankings (ImpF factor = 0.33, its default value)
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