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 1933

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Are Limited Partnerships Necessary--The Return of the Commenda, Judson A. Crane

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Solicitation--A Substantive Crime, John W. Curran

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The Significance in Conflict of Laws of the Distinction between Interstate and International Transactions, Armand B. Du Bois

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Suits against Foreign Corporations as a Burden on Interstate Commerce, Paul E. Farrier

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Constructive Trusts in Cases of Agency to Buy Real Estate, L.W. Feezer and Alex Rentto

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The Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Harvey Hoshour

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The Minnesota Business Corporation Act, Harvey Hoshour

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Lessons from the Depression in the Drafting of Wills and Trusts, W.Barton Leach

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The Measure of Compensation in Eminent Domain, Charles T. McCormick

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The Making of a Contract of Insurance in Minnesota, William L. Prosser

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Extraterritorial Actions by Receivers, William H. Rose

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The Shifting Basis of Jurisdiction, G.W.C. Ross

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The Application of State Workmen's Compensation Laws to Public Employees and Officers, Edwin O. Stene

Submissions from 1932

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Speical Legislation and Municipal Home Rule in Minnesota: Recent Developments, J.Murdoch Dawley

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Legal Conclusions, Bernard C. Gavit

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Excessive Publication in Defamation, John E. Hallen

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Control of Public Utilities in Minnesota, Frank William Hanft

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Cruelty as a Ground for Divorce in Minnesota, Robert Kingsley

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Civil Liability Created by Criminal Legislation, Charles L.B. Lowndes

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Unilateral Palpable and Impalpable Mistake in Construction Contracts, Benedict I. Lubell

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Adequacy of Ineffective Remedy at Law, Henry L. McClintock

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The Lawyer of Tomorrow, George T. McDermott

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Fines for Contempt as Indemnity to a Party to an Action, Edmund T. Montgomery

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Special Agency, Basil H. Pollitt

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Open Price in Contracts for the Sale of Goods, William L. Prosser

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The Double Hazard of a Note and Mortgage, G.W.C. Ross

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Meanings of Possession, Burke Shartel

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Proposed Federal Regulation of Interstate Carriers by Motor Vehicle, Karl Stecher

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The Status of the Municipal Corporation in American Law, Charles W. Tooke

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The Federal Anti-Injunction Act, Edwin E. Witte

Submissions from 1931

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Jurisdictional Amount in Representative Suits, William Wirt Blume

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When Are Three Federal Judges Required--An Inquiry into the Meaning of Section 266 of the Judicial Code, Alfred W. Bowek

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The Taxation of Indian Property, Robert C. Brown

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Preferences of Prereceivership Claims in Equity Receiverships, Jefferson B. Fordham

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Under the Lien Theory of Mortgages Is the Mortgage Only a Power of Sale, Bernard C. Gavit

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The Protection of a Holder of a Warehouse Receipt, John Hanna

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Bids as Acceptances in Auctions without Reserve, Harvey Hoshour

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Some Characteristics and Tendencies of English Criminal Justice, Pendleton Howard

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The Convenience of the Public Interest Concept, J.A. Jr. McClain

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Counsel Fees and Other Expenses of Litigation as an Element of Damages, Charles T. McCormick

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The Law of Joint Adventures, Frank L. Mechem

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Conflict of Laws as to Domicil: The Restatement and Minnesota Decisions Compared, Francis J. Putman

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Truth: A Defense to Libel, Roy Robert Ray

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Has the Conflict of Laws Become a Branch of Constitutional Law, G.W.C. Ross

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The Power of the States to Tax Intangibles, Henry Rottschaefer

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Taxation Problems in Branch Banking, Roger J. Traynor

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The Application of the Statute of Frauds under the Uniform Sales Act, L. Vold

Submissions from 1930

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Why Release of Security Discharges a Surety, H.W. Arant

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Can the Courts Aid Cooperative Marketing, Carl F. Arnold

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Minnesota's Statute of Charitable Trusts, Ralph H. Dwan

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Death of a Drawer of a Check, L.W. Feezer

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The Responsibility of the State for the Acts and Obligations of Local De Facto Governments and Revolutionists, N.D. Houghton

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The World Court, Frank B. Kellogg

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Some Comments on the Section of the Minnesota Statute of Frauds Relating to Contracts, Robert Kingsley

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The Legal Nature and Status of the American County, Charles M. Kneier

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Purchase by a Corporation of Its Own Stock, Irving J. Levy

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Aesthetics in Zoning, Charles P. Light Jr.

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Some Modern Contacts between Courts of Equity and Government Policy, William H. Lloyd

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Misrepresentation to Secure Employment, Maurice H. Merrill

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The Jurisdiction of a Court of Equity over Persons to Compel the Doing of Acts Outside the Territorial Limits of the State, Ernest J. Messner

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Assessment of Damages in Personal Injury Actions, Vernon X. Miller

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The Federal Amending Power: Genesis and Justificability, Lester B. Orfield

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Taxation of Transfers Intended to Take Effect in Possession or Enjoyment at Grantor's Death, Henry Rottschaefer

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Taxation of Transfers Intended to Take Effect in Possession or Enjoyment at Grantor's Death, Henry Rottschaefer

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The Corporate Partner, Scott Rowley

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Strict Foreclosure on Land Contracts, Harry W. Vanneman

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The Promissory Note as a Substitute for Money, J.S. Waterman

Submissions from 1929

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The People and Law Reform, Carville D. Benson Jr.

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Due Process in Valuation of Local Utilities, Frederick K. Beutel

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Problem of Preserving Excluded Evidence in the Appellate Record, William Wirt Blume

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An Introduction to Wills and Administration, Percy Bordwell

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The Effect of an Unconstitutional Statute in the Law of Public Officers Effect on Official Status, Oliver P. Field

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After-Acquired Property under Conflicting Corporate Mortgage Indentures, Henry E. Foley and L. Welch Pogue

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Proof of Crime in a Civil Proceeding, Littleton Groom

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Discontinuance of Service by Public Utilities, Ford P. Hall

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Validity of the Acts of Unrecognized De Facto Governments in the Courts of Non-Recognizing States, N.D. Houghton

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Some Observations on the Law of Evidence Family Relations, Robert M. Hutchins and Donald Slesingert

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Identification of the Holder and Tender of Receipt on the Counter-Presentation of Checks, Samuel Klaus

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Conflict of Laws as to Contracts the Restatement and Minnesota Decisions Compared, Henry L. McClintock

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Some Problems in Jurisdiction to Divorce, James Lewis Parks

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Business Enterprise and the Public Untility's Duty to Serve without Discrimination, Gustavus H. Robinson

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Minnesota Pleading as Fact Pleading, G.W.C. Ross

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The Concept of Income in Federal Taxation, Henry Rottschaefer

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Hobbled Justice--A Talk with Judges, Thomas W. Shelton

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The Unity of the Parol Evidence Rule, John S. Strahorn Jr.

Submissions from 1928

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A Rationale for the Interpretation of the Statute of Frauds in Suretyship Cases, H.W. Arant

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Rights of Remitters and Other Owners Not within the Tenor of Negotiable Instruments, Frederick K. Beutel

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Lawful Combinations in Restraint of Trade, Ernest C. Carman

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Amendment and Aider of Pleadings, Charles E. Clark and Ruth A. Yerion

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Acceptance of Bills of Exchange by Conduct, L.W. Feezer

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Judicial Notice of Public Acts Under the Full Faith and Credit Clause, Oliver P. Field

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Recent Developments in the Law of Search and Seizure, Osmond K. Fraenkel

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The Machinery of British Empire Government, V.Kenneth Johnston

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Historical Development of Commercial Arbitration in the United States, Sabra A. Jones

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Discretion to Deny Injunction against Trespass and Nuisance, Henry L. McClintock

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Implied and Oral Warranties and the Parol Evidence Rule, Frank L. Mechem

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Current Conflicts between the Commerce Clause and State Police Power 1922-1927, Thomas Reed Powell

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Current Conflicts between the Commerce Clause and State Police Power, 1922-1927, Thomas Reed Powell

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Current Conflicts between the Commerce Clause and State Police Power, 1922-1927, Thomas Reed Powell

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A State Income Tax and the Minnesota COnstitution, Henry Rottschaefer