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 1956

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The Scope of Review in English Administrative Law, Bernard Schwartz

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Implied Limitations on the Diversity Jurisdiction of Federal Courts, Allan D. Vestal and David L. Foster

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A Primer of Practical Evidence, Charles Alan Wright

Submissions from 1955

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Group Libel and Free Speech, Loren P. Beth

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The Need for the Legislative Jurisdictional Principle in a Policy Centered Conflict of Laws, Edwin W. Briggs

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Inadequacies of the Price Freeze in a Crisis, Israel Convisser

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Some Lawyers' Problems in Grievance Arbitration, Archibald Cox

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Standing to Challenge Governmental Action, Kenneth Culp Davis

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The Bill of Rights, Due Process, and Federalism in India, William O. Douglas

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Internal Revenue Code of 1954: Legislative and Administrative Techniques, Ralph H. Dwan

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Annexation in Minnesota Today--A Study of Problems and Procedures, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Free Press and Fair Trial--A Conflict, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Intergovernmental Tax Immunity: New Life, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Minnesota's Chippewas: Treaties and Trends, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Partial Strikes as Unprotected Activity under the LMRA, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Purchaser's Duty to Disclose under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule X-10B-5, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Separate Trial of a Claim or Issue in Modern Pleading: Rule 42(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Practice of Taxes as the Practice of Law: The Lawyer-Accountant Dispute, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Tort Remedies for Police Violations of Individual Rights, Caleb Foote

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Re-Examination of Section 14c(3) as a Ground for Objection to Discharge, Carl D. Friebolin

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Statutory Liens in Bankruptcy, Frank R. Kennedy

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Re-Establishing the Availability of Farmer-Debtor Relief under the Bankruptcy Act, Fred H. Kruse

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The Psychologist in Today's Legal World, David W. Louisell

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Protection and Collection of Property of Bankrupt Estates, James Angell MacLachlan

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The Supreme Court and the Dilemma of Judicial Policy-Making, Edward McWhinney

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Some Trends in the Law of Arrest, Roy Moreland

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Multiple Contractual Aspects of Cooperatives By-Laws, Charles E. Nieman

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A Modern Law of Arrest, Morris Ploscowe

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Dogmatism and Skepticism in Law--A Rebuttal, Thomas M. Quayle

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Introduction to Symposium, Stefan A. Riesenfeld

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Bankruptcy Courts as Forums for Determining the Dischargeability of Debts, T.A. Smedley

Submissions from 1954

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Reappraisal of the Immunity from Self-Incrimination, Nathan April

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Wall of Separation and the Supreme Court, Loren P. Beth

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Criminal Liability in Faith Healing, C.C. Cawley

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Consciously Parallel Action in Restraint of Trade, Michael Conant

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Impleader of Defendant's Insurer under Modern Pleading Rules, William H. DeParcq and Charles Alan Wright

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Minnesota Land Contract Law in Action, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Public Destruction of Private Reputation--A Remedy, Leon Green

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The Minnesota and National Labor Relations Acts--A Substantive and Procedural Comparison, Gerald W. Heaney and Robert Latz

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Beginnings in Pre-Trial, Leonard Keyes

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Literature, the Law of Obscenity, and the Constitution, William B. Lockhart and Robert C. McClure

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Dogmatism and Skepticism in Law, Lee Loevinger

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Two Drilling Covenants Implied in Oil and Gas Leases, C.J. Meyers

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Support Rights and an Out-of-State Divorce, Monrad G. Paulsen

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Enforcement of Contracts to Devise or Bequeath after the Death of the Promisor, Bertel M. Sparks

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The New Minnesota Improvement Assessment Procedure, De Forest Spencer Jr.

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Severance of Joint Tenancies, Robert W. Swenson and Ronan E. Degnan

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Race Segregation in the Public Schools: Jim Crow at the Judgment Seat, Edward F. Waite

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The Delay Rental and Related Clauses of Oil and Gas Leases, Howard R. Williams

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Estoppel by Rule: The Compulsory Counter-Claim under Modern Pleading, Charles Alan Wright

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The Lawyer and the Law School--Their Place in America, Luther W. Youngdahl

Submissions from 1953

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Notable Differences in State and Federal Income Tax Statutes, Joseph S. Abdnor

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Appealable Orders in Minnesota, Alan Cunningham

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Vendor's Obligation as to Fitness of Land for a Particular Purpose, Allison Dunham

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Federal Government, State Governments and Natural Resources, Daniel J. Dykstra

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Acceptance and Receipt: An Anomaly in the Statute of Frauds, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Constitutional Restraints on the Expulsion and Exclusion of Aliens, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Contribution and Indemnity among Tortfeasors in Minnesota, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Deductibility of Employer Contributions to Employee-Benefit Plans, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Evidence of Defendant's Other Crimes: Admissibility in Minnesota, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Federal Jurisdiction over Unfair Competition, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Retrogression in Workmen's Compensation: Principal's Liability and the Subcontractor Clause, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Effects of Segregation and the Consequences of Desegregation: A Social Science Statement, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Grand Jury--Its Investigatory Powers and Limitations, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Seasonable Protests against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures, Richard A. Edwards

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Divorce and Federal Income Taxes, Robert J. Johnson

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We Believe in Employment on Merit, but. . ., Wilfred C. Leland Jr.

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Antitrust and the New Economics, Lee Loevinger

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The Significance of Verbatim Recording of Proceedings in American Adjudication, David W. Louisell and Maynard E. Pirsig

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Dred Scott's Case--Reconsidered, Wallace Mendelson

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Smyth v. Ames in State Courts, 1942 to 1952, Wallace Mendelson

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Robinson-Patman Act--Anti-Trust or Anti-Consumer, Davis W. Morton Jr. and Albert H. Cotton

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Criminal Jurisdiction of a State over a Defendant Based upon Presence Secured by Force or Fraud, Austin W. Scott Jr.

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How Eccentric Was Mr. Justice Harlan, Edward F. Waite

Submissions from 1952

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Antitrust Laws in National Emergency, Samuel K. Abrams

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The Structure of Federal Power over Foreign Affairs, Wm.W. Jr. Bishop Jr.

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The Summary Judgment, Charles E. Clark

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Hearing on a Bill: Legislative Folklore, Julius Cohen

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The Adjustment of the Scheme of the Federal Rules to the Peculiarities of Minnesota Practice, Benedict S. Deinard

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Adoption in Minnesota, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Are Instalment Plans Usurious, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Discovery: Boon or Burden, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Divorce and the Estate and Gift Taxes, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Genesis of a Rate: Workmen's Compensation Insurance, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Impeachment and Rehabilitation of Witnesses in Minnesota, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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In Loco Parentis in National Service Life Insurance, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Marital Envidentiary Privileges in Minnesota, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Offenses against the City, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Power to Decline the Exercise of Federal Jurisdiction, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Atomic Energy Act: Some Legal Implications, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Legal Effects of Non-Recognition of Governments, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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The Rights of the Insane Offender, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Use of Summary Judgment by Type of Case, Minn. L. Rev. Editorial Board

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Wilbur Harkness Cherry, Everett Fraser

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Davis on Administrative Law: The Treatise and the Casebook, Ralph F. Fuchs

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Wage-Hour Coverage of the Fair Labor Standards Act, John J. George and Richard E. Lambert

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Mental Incompetency, Manfred S. Guttmacher and Henry Weihofen

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An Economist's Reflections on the Revenue Act of 1951, Walter W. Heller

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Current Assets Financing as a Source of Long-Term Capital, Homer Kripke

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Discovery and Pre-Trial under the Minnesota Rules, David W. Louisell