The ''Fordham Law Review'' is a student-run law journal associated with the

Fordham University School of Law Fordham University School of Law is the law school of Fordham University. The school is located in Manhattan in New York City, and is one of eight ABA-approved law schools in that city. In 2013, 91% of the law school's first-time test t ...

that covers a wide range of legal scholarship.

Overview

In 2017, the ''Fordham Law Review'' was the seventh-most cited law journal by other journals, and the fifth-most cited by courts. The journal's content consists generally of academic articles, symposia, and student-written notes.

History

The ''Fordham Law Review'' was established in 1914 at the

. However, it suspended publication after only three years, following the United States' entry into

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. The final issue before suspension provided a brief explanatory statement:

Owing to the war, the Review will close this year with this number. Some of the Board of Editors are in military service, with national and state organizations. Others are at the training camps for reserve officers.

The journal did not restart publication until 1935 amidst the

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. Soon thereafter it garnered attention for its publication of Fordham Law School Dean Ignatius M. Wilkinson's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee condemning

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Judiciary Reorganization Bill of 1937 The Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937, frequently called the "court-packing plan",Epstein, at 451. was a legislative initiative proposed by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt to add more justices to the U.S. Supreme Court in order to ...

. Wilkinson's testimony, published in the May 1937 edition of the journal, warned Congress that the President's plan "reaches down to and shakes the foundations of our constitutional structure." In 2011, the journal launched the ''Fordham Law Review Online''. The ''Fordham Law Review Online'' provides a forum for responses to articles published in the regular journal and to comment on contemporary legal issues. Articles published in the ''Fordham Law Review Online'' are available on the journal's website and on

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Membership

The journal is managed by a board of up to 20 student editors. It selects approximately 65 staff members each year to assist with production. Membership on the ''Fordham Law Review'' is open to all first-year Fordham law students and transfer students. The journal offers positions to approximately 20 students on the basis of first-year grades and 45 students on the basis of their submissions to a writing competition and personal statements.

Notable alumni

Alessandra Biaggi Alessandra Rose Biaggi (born May 20, 1986) is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate since 2019, representing the 34th district, which includes portions of Bronx and Westchester Counties. She is the chair of th ...

(born 1986), New York State Senator * Vincent L. Briccetti, US District Judge, Southern District of New York *

Denny Chin Denny Chin (陳卓光; born April 13, 1954) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, based in New York City. He was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court f ...

, judge, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit * Robert J. Corcoran, Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court *

Jeffery Deaver Jeffery Deaver (born May 6, 1950) is an American mystery and crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a J.D. degree from Fordham University and originally started working as a journalist. He later ...

(born 1950), writer * Steven B. Derounian, US Congressman and New York State judge *

Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. Daniel Michael Donovan Jr. (born November 6, 1956) is an American attorney, former prosecutor and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. representative for New York's 11th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. D ...

, District Attorney, Staten Island, New York *

Claire Eagan Claire Veronica Eagan (born October 9, 1950) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma and a former Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Effe ...

, US District Judge, Northern District of Oklahoma *

John Feerick John D. Feerick (born July 12, 1936) is a law professor at Fordham University School of Law in New York City. He served as the school's eighth dean from 1982-2002. From 2002-2004, he was the Leonard F. Manning Professor of Law at Fordham, and ...

(born 1936), former dean of Fordham Law School * Denis Reagan Hurley, US District Judge, Eastern District of New York *

G. Gordon Liddy George Gordon Battle Liddy (November 30, 1930 – March 30, 2021) was an American lawyer, FBI agent, talk show host, actor, and convicted felon in the Watergate scandal as the chief operative in the White House Plumbers unit during the Nixon admi ...

, former FBI agent, lawyer, talk show host, actor, and figure in the

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* Joseph M. McLaughlin, Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit * William Hughes Mulligan, judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit *

Lawrence W. Pierce Lawrence Warren Pierce (December 31, 1924 – February 5, 2020) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the S ...

, former Judge of US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit *

Mario Procaccino Mario Angelo Procaccino (September 5, 1912 – December 20, 1995) was an Italian-American lawyer, comptroller, and candidate for Mayor of New York City. Life and career Procaccino was born in Bisaccia, Italy. When he was nine years old, his f ...

(1912-1995), New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate *

Cathy Seibel Cathy Seibel (born November 3, 1960) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Early life and education Born in West Islip, New York, Seibel graduated from Princeton University ...

, US District Judge, Southern District of New York

Notable articles

*Deborah W. Denno, ''The Lethal Injection Quandary: How Medicine Has Dismantled the Death Penalty'', 76 49 (2007). *

Harold Hongju Koh Harold Hongju Koh (born December 8, 1954) is an American lawyer and legal scholar who served as the legal adviser of the Department of State in the Obama administration. He was nominated to this position by President Barack Obama on March 23, 20 ...

, ''A World Drowning in Guns'', 71 2333 (2003). *Constantine N. Katsoris, ''The Arbitration of a Public Securities Dispute'', 53 279 (1984). *Comment, ''DES and a Proposed Theory of Enterprise Liability'', 46 963 (1978). *

Warren E. Burger Warren Earl Burger (September 17, 1907 – June 25, 1995) was an American attorney and jurist who served as the 15th chief justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Burger graduated from the William Mitchell ...

, ''Are Specialized Training and Certification of Advocates Essential to Our System of Justice?'', 42 227 (1973). *

, ''The Proposed Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the Constitution'', 34 173 (1965). *Comment, ''Tortious Acts as a Basis for Jurisdiction in Products Liability Cases'', 33 671 (1965).E. J. Dionne Jr.
''Biden Admits Plagiarism in School But Says It Was Not 'Malevolent' ''
, Sept. 18, 1987, at A1. *Ignatius N. Wilkinson, ''The President's Plan Respecting the Supreme Court'', 6 179 (1937). *Michael A. Woronoff & Jonathan A. Rosen, ''Understanding Anti-Dilution Provisions in Convertible Securities'', 74 129 (2007).

References

External links

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