The ''Minnesota Law Review'' is a student-run

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published by students at University of Minnesota Law School. The journal is published six times a year in November, December, February, April, May, and June. It was established by Henry J. Fletcher and William Reynolds Vance in 1917. The journal contains articles, essays, features, and book reviews by legal scholars as well as student-written notes. The journal has an online companion called ''Headnotes''. Additionally, the journal maintains a blog called ''De Novo''. In 2021, the journal selected its first Black Editor-in-Chief, Brandie Burris.

Noted alumni

The ''Minnesota Law Reviews alumni include

William C. Canby, Jr. William Cameron Canby Jr. (born May 22, 1931) is a Senior status, Senior United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, sitting in Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona. As both ...

, Frank Claybourne,

Donald M. Fraser Donald MacKay Fraser (February 20, 1924 – June 2, 2019) was an American politician from Minnesota who served as U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 5th congressional district from 1963 to 1979 and as mayor of Minneapolis from 1980 to 1994. Ea ...

, Orville Freeman,

Bill Luther William Paul Luther (born June 27, 1945) is an American politician and lawyer from Minnesota. Luther was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) member of the United States House of Representatives representing Minnes ...

George MacKinnon George Edward MacKinnon (April 22, 1906 – May 1, 1995) was an American politician, attorney, and judge who variously served as a United States representative and United States Attorney for Minnesota, and as a United States federal judge, Unite ...

Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (January 5, 1928 – April 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 42nd vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. A U.S. senator from Minnesota ...

Diana E. Murphy Diana E. Murphy (January 4, 1934 – May 16, 2018) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Min ...

William Prosser William Prosser may refer to: *William Lloyd Prosser William Lloyd Prosser (March 15, 1898 – 1972) was the Dean of the School of Law at UC Berkeley from 1948 to 1961. Prosser authored several editions of ''Prosser on Torts'', universally reco ...

Ernest Gellhorn Ernest Gellhorn (1935–2005) was an American academic and legal scholar. He graduated from the University of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Law School, and was a Guggenheim fellow. An expert on administrative and antitrust law, Gellhorn h ...

, Richard Maxwell, John Sargent Pillsbury, Jr.,

Maynard Pirsig Maynard E. Pirsig, LLD, (/ˈpɜːrsɪɡ/; January 9, 1902 - February 7, 1997) was an American legal scholar. He was director of the Minnesota Legal Aid Society, dean of the University of Minnesota Law School, a Minnesota Supreme Court justice, and ...

, Daniel D. Polsby,

Robert Kingsley Robert Kingsley (1903–1988) was an American legal scholar and California judge. He graduated from the University of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Law School, and Harvard Law School. A strong opponent of the Death penalty, Kingsley serv ...

, and

Harold Stassen Harold Edward Stassen (April 13, 1907 – March 4, 2001) was an American politician who was the 25th Governor of Minnesota. He was a leading candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States in 1948, considered for a ti ...

. Other alumni include judges Donald Alsop,

David S. Doty David Singleton Doty (born June 30, 1929) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Education and career Doty was born in Anoka, Minnesota. He received his Bachelor of Arts deg ...

Richard H. Kyle Richard House Kyle (April 30, 1937 – June 22, 2021) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Education and career Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Kyle received a Bachelor of Arts d ...

John R. Tunheim John R. Tunheim (born September 1, 1953) is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Education and career Tunheim was born in Thief River Falls, Minnesota ...

, and

Nancy E. Brasel Nancy Ellen Brasel (born 1969) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Early life and education Born in England, Brasel earned her Bachelor of Arts from Trinity University in 1991 ...

, all of the

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;

Phil Carruthers Phil Carruthers (born December 8, 1953) is an American judge and former Minnesota politician and former member and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He is also the former director of the Civil Division at the Ramsey County Atto ...

, former speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives; former New Hampshire Governor Charles M. Dale; and Robert Stein, former executive director of the

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Admissions

The law review accepts new members through an annual petitioning process. The petition includes two components: a case comment and a bluebooking portion. Candidates are then evaluated based on their petition, grades, and a personal statement.

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* {{University of Minnesota campus American law journals General law journals Publications established in 1917 English-language journals Bimonthly journals University of Minnesota Law School Law journals edited by students

Noted alumni

Admissions

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