Constitutional Law Publications

Constitutional Commentary

Constitutional Commentary was founded in 1984 and is one of the few faculty-edited law journals in the country. It enjoys a wide following among legal scholars, historians, political scientists and others interested in constitutional law and history. Part of its popularity is due to the editors' preference for "shorter and less ponderous articles" as opposed to the more lengthy and heavily footed noted articles found in traditional law reviews. In addition to its articles, Constitutional Commentary also features review essays, book reviews and a popular column titled, "But cf..." that offers "interesting and sometimes amusing tidbits from judicial opinions, old law reviews, and historical works."

Law and Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice

Law and Inequality, a student-edited journal, publishes articles on issues of race, poverty, sexual orientation, gender, age, and disability, in addition to other pieces that raise unique inequality issues.   The journal provides a forum for the development of legal scholarship and pedagogy that analyzes ways in which the law perpetuates systemic oppression, exploitation, and discrimination.  Because of Law and Inequality’s unique focus, articles often hinge on constitutional issues such as equal protection and due process.  Recent articles have analyzed Florida’s adoption laws based on equal protection, considered the Supreme Court’s role as a countermajoritarian body, and dissected the Court’s approach to voting cases in a discussion of campaign finance reform.  Law and Inequality’s upcoming issue will be devoted almost exclusively to the proceedings from the spring 2005 symposium, With All Deliberate Speed: Brown II and Desegregation's Children.  The symposium’s articles come from an impressive group of constitutional law scholars from across the country.

First Amendment Online

First Amendment Online is dedicated to publicly accessible information, ideas, and images concerning the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Adam Samaha founded and edited the site as a visiting associate professor and visiting scholar at the University of Minnesota Law School.