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

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published by students at

University of Minnesota Law School The University of Minnesota Law School is the law school of the University of Minnesota, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school confers four law degrees: a Juris Doctor (J.D.), a Master of Laws (LL.M.), a Master of Science in Patent L ...

. 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,

Orville Freeman Orville Lothrop Freeman (May 9, 1918February 20, 2003) was an American Democratic politician who served as the 29th Governor of Minnesota from January 5, 1955, to January 2, 1961, and as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1961 to 1969 under ...

Bill Luther William Paul Luther (born June 27, 1945) is an American politician and lawyer from Minnesota. Luther was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) member of the United States House of Representatives representing Minnesota's 6th congressional distr ...

, George MacKinnon,

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,

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, 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 Donald Douglas Alsop (born August 28, 1927) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Education and career Alsop was born in Duluth, Minnesota, and served in the United States Ar ...

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, and Nancy E. Brasel, all of the

United States District Court for the District of Minnesota The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (in case citations, D. Minn.) is the United States district court, federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of Minnesota. Its two primary courthouses are in Minneapoli ...

;

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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Noted alumni

Admissions

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