Law and Inequality
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| Discipline | Law review |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Students at the University of Minnesota Law School |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1981 to present |
| Publisher | University of Minnesota Law School (United States) |
| Frequency | Two times a year |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Law & Ineq. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0737-089X |
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Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice, is a journal of legal and social science scholarship edited by law students 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.
In 2016, the Journal launched its online companion site, Sua Sponte. [2] Sua Sponte invites articles addressing issues of inequality in law and society. Articles are considered for their focus on issues of inequality, novelty, substantive merit, professional interest, appeal to readers both within and outside the legal profession, clarity, timeliness, and style, with a preference for shorter pieces in a style easy to read online. [3]
Some notable authors of articles in the Law & Inequality include: Catharine MacKinnon,[4][5] Richard Delgado,[6] Cass Sunstein,[7] Ruth Bader Ginsburg (while a judge for the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals),[8][9] Derrick Bell,[10] Jo Freeman,[11] William J. Brennan, Jr. (after he retired from the Supreme Court),[12] Peter Edelman,[13] and Trina Jones.[14]
Law & Inequality has also been cited numerous times by federal and state courts, including:
- Notable Supreme Court case United States v. Virginia.[15]
- State v. Janes.[16]
- Sayers by Sayers v. Beltrami County.[17]
- Isabellita S. v. John S.[18]
- Rio v. Rio.[19]
- Eastman v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.[20]
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;[21] #3 in the "Civil Rights" and "Minority and "Race and Ethnic Issues" subcategories; [21] and in the top ten for "Criminal Law and Procedure" and "Gender, Women and Sexuality" subcategories.[21]
References
- ^ "Law & Inequality - U of MN Law School"
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ MacKinnon, Catherine A. (1983), "Complicity: An Introduction to Andrea Dworkin, "Abortion," Chapter 3, Right-Wing Women", Law and Inequality, 1: 89.
- ^ MacKinnon, Catherine A. (1983), "Excerpts from MacKinnon/Schlafly Debate", Law and Inequality, 1: 341.
- ^ Delgado, Richard (1985), ""Rotten Social Background": Should the Criminal Law Recognize a Defense of Severe Environmental Deprivation?", Law and Inequality, 3: 9.
- ^ Donnerstein, Edward; Champion, Cheryl A.; Sunstein, Cass R.; MacKinnon, Catherine A. (1986), "Pornography: Social Science, Legal, and Clinical Perspectives", Law and Inequality, 4: 17.
- ^ Ginsburg, Ruth Bader (1986), "Some Thoughts on the 1980s Debate over Special Versus Equal Treatment for Women", Law and Inequality, 4: 143.
- ^ Ginsburg, Ruth Bader (1988), "Remarks on Women Becoming Part of the Constitution", Law and Inequality, 6: 17.
- ^ Bell, Derrick (1986), "The Dilemma of the Responsible Law Reform Lawyer in the Post-Free Enterprise Era", Law and Inequality, 4: 231.
- ^ Freeman, Jo (1991), "How "Sex" Got into Title VII: Persistent Opportunism as a Maker of Public Policy", Law and Inequality, 9: 163.
- ^ 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). - ^ 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.
- ^ Jones, Trina (2006), "Brown II: A Case of Missed Opportunity?", Law and Inequality, 24: 9.
- ^ United States v. Virginia et al., 518 U.S. 515, 555-56 n.20 (1996).
- ^ State v. Janes, 822 P.2d 1238, 1242-43 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992).
- ^ Sayers by Sayers v. Beltrami County, 472 N.W.2d 656, 666 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991).
- ^ Isabellita S. v. John S., 504 N.Y.S.2d 367, 370 n.1 (N.Y. Fam. Ct. 1986).
- ^ Rio v. Rio, 504 N.Y.S.2d 959, 961 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1986).
- ^ Eastman v. Va. Polytechnic Institute and State University, 939 F.2d 204, 208 n.5 (4th Cir. 1991).
- ^ a b c Washington and Lee Journal Rankings (ImpF factor = 0.33, its default value).