Public Law Review

Congratulations to the Saint Louis University Public Law Review! In the ExpressO Law Review rankings for 2006, the Public Law Review was ranked number four for Constitutional Law. Keep up the good work!

The Saint Louis University Public Law Review was established in 1981 as a "Specialty Journal" to address legal issues of public interest and public policy. The purpose of the Public Law Review is to provide an open and uncensored forum to legal scholars, practicing attorneys, legislators, and public interest advocates for debating current topics that are significant in the area of public interest law.

The Public Law Review is a student-edited publication that publishes two issues per year, one of which is based on a symposium hosted by the Law Review and held at the Saint Louis University School of Law. Over the years, the Public Law Review has featured prestigious authors such as:

U.S. Supreme Court Justices John Paul Stevens,
Ruth Bader Ginsburg,
Congressman Richard Gephardt,
U.S. Senators Joseph R. Biden,
John C. Danforth,
John Ashcroft,
and Pete V. Domenici.

Recent symposia have been featured a wide-range of topics including "Ten Years After the Clean Air Act Amendments: Have We Cleared the Air?," "The Jury's Role in Administering Justice in the United States," and "New Approaches to Ensuring the Legitimacy of Police Conduct." In 2003, the Public Law Review coordinated efforts with other organizations to host the International Convention on the Rights of the Child and dedicated one issue to presentation of works discussed during that conference. In 2008, the Public Law Review, in conjunction with Center for International and Comparative Law, and the American Branch of the International Law Association, hosted a symposium entitled “The Changing Tide of Trade: The Social, Political and Environmental Implications of Regional Trade Agreements.”  This upcoming February the Public Law Review will host another symposium on legal issues facing housing.

For additional information about upcoming issues of the Public Law Review, please contact us.

Call for papers for 2008-2009

Editorial Board and Staff Members

Membership Information

2007-2008 Published Staff Members

Volume XXIV, No. 1, "Out of the Closet and Into the Light: The Legal Issues
of Sexual Orientation."

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Guidelines for the Submission of Manuscripts

Copyright Permission to Reprint

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