Tulane Law Review
Encyclopedia
The Tulane Law Review, a publication of the Tulane University Law School
, was founded in 1916, and is currently published six times annually. The Law Review has an international circulation and is one of few American law reviews carried by law libraries in the United Kingdom.
, the school's twelfth dean. Charles E. Dunbar, Jr.
, the civil service
reformer who became a Tulane law professor, served on the board of advisory editors of Tulane Law Review from its inception until his death in 1959.
A 1937 Time
magazine
about Rufus Harris describes the Tulane Law Review as "nationally famed."
The Law Review was most recently cited by the United States Supreme Court on April 27, 2010.
Tulane University Law School
Tulane University Law School is the law school of Tulane University. It is located on Tulane's Uptown campus in New Orleans, Louisiana. Established in 1847, it is the 12th oldest law school in the United States....
, was founded in 1916, and is currently published six times annually. The Law Review has an international circulation and is one of few American law reviews carried by law libraries in the United Kingdom.
History
The Law Review was started by Rufus Carrollton HarrisRufus Carrollton Harris
Rufus Carrollton Harris was the president of Tulane University from 1937–1959 and the 12th dean of the Tulane University Law School, from 1927–1937.-Education:...
, the school's twelfth dean. Charles E. Dunbar, Jr.
Charles E. Dunbar
Charles Edward Dunbar, Jr. , was an attorney who developed the modern civil service system in the U.S. state of Louisiana. He was the first chairman of the Louisiana State Civil Service Commission, having served from 1940-1947.Dunbar was born in McComb, Mississippi, to Charles Dunbar, Sr., and the...
, the civil service
Civil service
The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
reformer who became a Tulane law professor, served on the board of advisory editors of Tulane Law Review from its inception until his death in 1959.
A 1937 Time
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about Rufus Harris describes the Tulane Law Review as "nationally famed."
The Law Review was most recently cited by the United States Supreme Court on April 27, 2010.
Membership
Membership to the Tulane Law Review is conferred upon Tulane law students who have "outstanding scholastic records or demonstrated ability in legal research and writing." Specifically, membership is chosen based on a student's law school grades and/or performance in an annual anonymous writing competition.Alumni
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Significant articles
- L.C. Green, Legal Issues of the Eichmann Trial, Tul. L. Rev. 641 (1962).
- Nicolas DeB Katzenbach, Protest, Politics, and the First Amendment, Tul. L. Rev. (1970).
- Barry SullivanBarry Sullivan (lawyer)Barry Sullivan is a Chicago lawyer and, as of July 1, 2009, the Cooney & Conway Chair in Advocacy at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He is a former litigation partner at Jenner & Block LLP, where he was also a member of the Appellate and Supreme Court and the Labor and Employment...
, The Honest Muse: Judge Wisdom and the Uses of History, 60 Tul. L. Rev. 314 (1985). - Julius GetmanJulius GetmanJulius Getman is a professor law at the University of Texas School of Law, and a noted labor and employment law scholar and labor historian.-Education:...
, The Changing Role of Courts and the Potential Role of Unions In Overcoming Employment Discrimination, 64 Tul. L. Rev. 1477 (1990). - William Page, Ideological Conflict and the Origins of Antitrust Policy, 66 Tul. L. Rev. 1 (1991).
- Harry Simon, Towns Without Pity: A Constitutional and Historical Analysis of Official Efforts to Drive Homeless Persons From American Cities, 66 Tul. L. Rev. 631 (1992).
- Frederick M. LawrenceFrederick M. LawrenceFrederick M. Lawrence is an American legal scholar and the President of Brandeis University.He is the third and youngest child of Brooklyn College sweethearts Joseph and Bea Lawrence . His father was a chemical engineer and his mother an educator. Lawrence attended Flower Hill Elementary School,...
, Civil Rights and Criminal Wrongs: The Mens Rea of Federal Civil Rights Crimes, 67 Tul. L. Rev. 2113 (1993). - Miriam Galston, Activism and Restraint: The Evolution of Harlan Fiske Stone's Judicial Philosophy, 70 Tul. L. Rev. (1995).
- Michael B. Rappaport, The Selective Nondelegation Doctrine and the Line Item Veto: A New Approach to the Nondelegation Doctrine and Its Implications for Clinton v. City of New YorkClinton v. City of New YorkClinton v. City of New York, , is a legal case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the line-item veto as granted in the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 violated the Presentment Clause of the United States Constitution because it impermissibly gave the President of the United...
, 76 Tul. L. Rev. 265 (2001). - Robert AshfordRobert AshfordRobert Ashford is Professor of Law at the Syracuse University College of Law, in Syracuse, New York. He teaches subjects including Binary Economics, Business Associations, Corporations, Securities Regulation and Professional Responsibility.-Education:...
, Binary Economics, Fiduciary Duties, and Corporate Social Responsibility: Comprehending Corporate Wealth Maximization and Distribution for Stockholders, Stakeholders, and Society, 76 Tul. L. Rev. 5 (2002). - William W. Bratton, Enron and the Dark Side of Shareholder Value, Tul. L. Rev. (2002).
- Joel W. Friedman, Desegregating the South: John Minor Wisdom's Role in Enforcing Brown's Mandate, 78 Tul. L. Rev. 6 (2004).
- Royce de rohan BarondesRoyce de rohan BarondesRoyce de Rohan Barondes is a noted scholar in the field of business law at the University of Missouri School of Law. Barondes joined the University of Missouri faculty in 2002, after having taught law in the business schools of the University of Georgia and Louisiana State University...
, NASD Regulation of IPO Conflicts of Interest - Does Gatekeeping Work?, 79 Tul. L. Rev. (2005). - James F. Barger Jr. et al., States, Statutes, and Fraud: An Empirical Study of Emerging State False Claims Acts, Tul. L. Rev. (2005).
- Robert H. Lande and John M. Connor, How High Do Cartels Raise Prices? Implications for Reform of the Antitrust Sentencing Guidelines, Tul. L. Rev. (2005).
- Rebekah Page, Forcible Medication and the Fourth Amendment: A New Framework for Protecting Nondangerous Mentally Ill Pretrial Detainees Against Unreasonable Governmental Intrusions Into the Body, 79 Tul. L. Rev. 1065 (2005).
- Stuart P. Green, Looting, Law, and Lawlessness, 81 Tul. L. Rev. 1129 (2007).
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See also
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- Tulane Journal of International and Comparative LawTulane Journal of International and Comparative LawThe Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law was founded at Tulane University Law School, in New Orleans, Louisiana, as an outgrowth of that institution's historical tradition as a signpost in the academic world for international and comparative law...
- Tulane Maritime Law JournalTulane Maritime Law JournalThe Tulane Maritime Law Journal is the preeminent student-edited law journal in the field of Admiralty and Maritime Law. Published semi-annually, each issue of the Journal includes scholarly works written by academics, practitioners, and students concerning current topics in Admiralty and Maritime...