In January 1917, Professor Henry J. Fletcher launched the Minnesota Law Review with lofty aspirations: “A well-conducted law review . . . ought to do something to develop the spirit of statesmanship as distinguished from a dry professionalism. It ought at the same time contribute a little something to the systematic growth of the whole law.” For the next forty years, in conjunction with the Minnesota State Bar Association, the faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School directed the work of student editors of the Law Review. Despite their initial oversight and vision, however, the faculty gradually handed the editorial mantle over to law students.
During 1954 and 1955, the “faculty” editors left the masthead of the journal, affiliation with the State Bar was severed, and the faculty Editor-in-Chief quietly assumed the role of “advisor.” From April 1955 through June 1989, a student President oversaw the publication. Then, in October of 1989, the student staff revived the role of Editor-in-Chief, a title now worn by a student. Today, the Board of Editors, consisting of up to thirty-nine editors, governs the Law Review and determines its policies and procedures. Along with thirty-eight student staff members, each Board of Editors strives to rise to the challenge of Professor Fletcher to “contribute a little something to the systematic growth of the whole law.”

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Submissions from 1982

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A Preemption Analysis of California's Moratorium on Nuclear Plant Construction: Pacific Legal Foundation v. State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Attribution of Stock Ownership in Redemptions by the Closely Held Corporation: David Metzger Trust v. Commissioner, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Authority of Secretary of State to Revoke Passports for National Security or Foreign Policy Reasons: Haig v. Agee, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Guaranteeing Loans to Clients under Minnesota's Code of Professional Responsibility, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Incontestable Trademark Rights and Equitable Defenses in Infringement Litigation, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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International Law: An Appropriate Compensation Standard for Nationalized Property: Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Chase Manhattan Bank, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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International Law and Human Rights--Alien Tort Claims Under 28 U.S.C. 1350: Filartiga v. Pena-Irala, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Minnesota Business Corporations Act: Greater Freedom for Corporations, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Prison Overcrowding as Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Rhodes v. Chapman, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Securities Law: Implied Causes of Action under Section 14(e) of the Williams Act, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Sex Discrimination in High School Athletics: An Examination of Applicable Legal Doctrines, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Standard of Review for Regulations of Commercial Speech: Metromedia, Inc. v. City of San Diego, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Antitrust Implications of Employee Noncompete Agreements: A Labor Market Analysis, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Entrapment, Shocked Consciences, and the Staged Arrest, Bennett L. Gershman

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Foreword: Symposium on Governance of Public Enterprises, Neil Hamilton

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The Dissatisfied Participant in the Solvent Business Venture: A Consideration of the Relative Permanence of Partnerships and Close Corporations, Robert W. Hillman

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Privacy, Children, and Their Parents: Reflections On and Beyond the Supreme Court's Approach, Robert B. Keiter

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Environment and Equity: A Regulatory Challenge. By Daniel R. Mandelker, Howard C. Klemme

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The Special Prosecutor Act: Proposals for 1983, Victor H. Kramer and Louis P. Smith

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Regulating Public Employee Retirement Systems for Portfolio Efficiency, Marcia Gaughan Murphy

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Basis of the Bargain: Transcending Classical Concepts, John E. Murray Jr.

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In Search of a Choice-of-Law Reviewing Standard--Reflections on Allstate Insurance Co. v. Hague, Gene R. Shreve

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Insurance, Public Policy, and Employment Discrimination, Steven L. Willborn

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The Pure Death Benefit: An Estate and Gift Tax Anomaly, Bruce Wolk

Submissions from 1981

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Linking Trade to Political Goals: Foreign Policy Export Controls in the 1970s and 1980s, Kenneth W. Abbott

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Toward a Theory of Prior Restraint: The Central Linkage, Vincent Blasi

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Health and Safety Provisions in Union Contracts: Power or Liability, Larry C. Drapkin and Morris E. Davis

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Accomplice Testimony and Credibility: Vouching and Prosecutorial Abuse of Agreements to Testify Truthfully, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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A Test for Appealability: The Final Judgement Rule and Closure Orders, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Avoiding Collateral Estoppel through Proof of Jury Compromise: Katz v. Eli Lilly & Co., Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Derivative Use of Attorneys' Opinion Work Product in IRS Summons Enforcement Proceedings: United States v. Bonnell, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Extradition: Computer Technology and the Need to Provide Fugitives with Fourth Amendment Protection in Section 1983 Actions, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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FOIA Exemption 7 and Broader Disclosure of Unlawful FBI Investigations, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Good Faith and Confirmation of Chapter 13 Compostition Plans: Analysis and a Proposal, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Industrial Development Bonds: A Proposal for Reform, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Jurisdiction over Intertwined Contract Violation and Fair Representation Claims under the Railway Labor Act: Richins v. Southern Pacific Co., Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Latent Disabilities under the Social Security Act: Cassel v. Harris, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Multiple Employer Trusts, Preemption, and ERISA: A Case for Federal Regulation and a Proposal for Statutory Reform, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Right and Responsibility of a Court to Impose the Insanity Defense over the Defendant's Objection, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Scope of the Business of Insurance Provision of the McCarran-Ferguson Act: Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists v. Blue Shield of Virginia, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Single vs. Multiple Criminal Conspiracies: A Uniform Method of Inquiry for Due Process and Double Jeopardy Purposes, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Minnesota Supreme Court: 1980, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Right to a Civil Jury Trial in ERISA Section 502(a)(1)(B) Actions: Wardel v. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Juvenile Court Legislative Reform and the Serious Young Offender: Dismantling the Rehabilitative Ideal, Barry C. Feld

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Prologue, Donald M. Gillmor

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National Security: The Ultimate Threat to the First Amendment, Erwin Knoll

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Appearance of Impropriety under Canon 9: A Study of the Federal Judicial Process Applied to Lawyers, Victor H. Kramer

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Legal Education and Curriculum Innovation: Law and Aging as a New Field of Law, Martin Lyon Levine

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Courts and Censorship, Hans A. Linde

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A Revolution in State Taxation of Commerce, William B. Lockhart

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Opportunistic Behavior and the Law of Contracts, Timothy J. Muris

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Near v. Minnesota in the Context of Historical Developments, Paul L. Murphy

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McCormick on Evidence and the Concept of Hearsay: A Critical Analysis Followed by Suggestions to Law Teachers, Roger C. Park

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Desert and Previous Convictions in Sentencing, Andrew von Hirsch

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Legal Limitations on Correctional Therapy and Research, Bruce J. Winick

Submissions from 1980

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Rationality Analysis in Constitutional Law, Scott H. Bice

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Comments on Some Policies Underlying the Constitutional Law of Religious Freedom, J.Morris Clark

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Goldberg's Forgotten Footnote: Is There a Due Process Right to a Hearing Prior to the Termination of Welfare Benefirts When the Only Issue Raised Is a Question of Law, Laura Cooper

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Active Rationality in Judicial Review, Richard Delgado

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Abandonment of Notice Requirement in Third-Party Claims for Contribution under the Civil Damage Act: Hammerschmidt v. Moore, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Appealability of Refusals to Approve Proposed Title VII Consent Decrees: Carson v. American Brands, Inc., Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Applicability of the Exclusionary Rule to Illegal OSHA Inspections: Savina Home Industries, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Collateral Estoppel in Section 1983 Actions after Stone v. Powell: McCurry v. Allen, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Constitutional Propriety of State Judges' Inquiries into the Numerical Division of Deadlocked Juries: Ellis v. Reed, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Effect of Recent Statutory Changes in Minnesota on the Taxation of Property Transfers upon Dissolution of Marriage, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Establishing an Objective Intent Standard for the Labor Antitrust Exemption: Consolidated Express, Inc. v. New York Shipping Association, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Defining a Feasible Culpability Threshold for the Imposition of Severe Discovery Sanctions, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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John Morris Clark, 1944-1979, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Juror Bias--A Practical Screening Device and the Case for Permitting Its Use, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Minnesota Statutory Warranties on New Homes--An Examination and Proposal, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Real Estate Tax Exemption for Federally Subsidized Low-Income Housing Corporations: Rio Vista Non-Profit Housing Corp. v. County of Ramsey, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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State Buy-American Laws-Invalidity of State Attempts to Favor American Producers, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Strict Liability for Generators, Transporters, and Disposers of Hazardous Wastes, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Anti-Injunction Statute--Timing Federal Court Stays of State Court Proceedings: Roth v. Bank of the Commonwealth, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Appellate Jurisdiction of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Class-Based Animus Requirement of 42 U.S.C. 1985(c): A Suggested Approach, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Impact of Restrictive Disclosure Provisions on Freedom of Information Act Requests: An Analysis of Section 6(b)(1) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Minnesota Supreme Court: 1979, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The New Minnesota Fireman's Rule--An Application of the Assumption of Risk Doctrine: Armstrong v. Mailand, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Use of Supervisory Powers to Order Counsel for Indigent Paternity Defendants: Hepfel v. Bashaw, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Warrantless Administrative Searches Permissible under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977: Marshall v. Stoudt's Ferry Preparation Co., Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Limits of Majority Rule in Collective Bargaining, Matthew W. Finkin

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What Is a Security--A Redefinition Based on Eligibility to Participate in the Financial Markets, Scott FitzGibbon

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Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases in the Bankruptcy Code, Don Fogel

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Administrative Rulemaking and Judicial Review: Some Conceptual Models, Daniel J. Gifford

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Curing Deficiencies in Tax and Property Law: Effects on Justice and Legal Service Costs, Edward C. Halbach Jr.

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The Lost Profits Measure of Damages in Price Enhancement Cases, Jeffrey L. Harrison

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Making Cashier's Checks and Other Bank Checks Cost-Effective: A Plea for Revision of Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code, Lary Lawrence

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Reason of State and the Emergent Constitution of Control, Arthur S. Miller

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Coercive Sentencing, Steven S. Nemerson

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Freedom and/or Separation: The Constitutional Dilemma of the First Amendment, Leo Pfeffer

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Revitalizing Civil Rights Removal Jurisdiction, Martin H. Redish

Submissions from 1979

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Administrative Rulemaking in Minnesota, Carl A. Auerbach

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The Betrayal: Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe and the Hunting of the Snark, Russel Lawrence Barsh and James Youngblood Henderson

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Federal Discovery: A Survey of Local Rules and Practices in View of Proposed Changes to the Federal Rules, Sherman L. Cohn

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A Response to Professor Dressler, Richard Delgado

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Professor Delgado's Brainwashing Defense: Courting a Determinist Legal System, Joshua Dressler

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Attorney Malpractice: Use of Contract Analysis to Determine the Existence of an Attorney-Client Relationship, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Constitutional Law: Legislature May Require Political Party Candidates to Be Listed First on Ballot in Partisan Election, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Constitutional Law: Speech That Aids and Abets Tax Fraud, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board