Forthcoming Articles

2012, Volume 89

Preview: Prost v. Anderson and the Enigmatic Savings Clause of 2255: When is a Rememdy by Motion "Inadequate or Ineffective?"
Bryan Florendo

Preview: The Federal Arbitration Act, The Preemption Doctrine, and the Impact of AT&T Mobility L.L.C. v. Concepcion 
Kristopher Kleiner

Preview: Thomas v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.: Semantics, Fiduciary Duty, and an Outdated Distinction
Jeremy Liles

Preview: Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn: Reconsidering Flast’s Exception to the Rule Against Taxpayer Standing and Establishing the Tax Credit Distinctio
Edward R. Shaoul

2011, Volume 88.4

Special Issue: Socioeconomic Diversity and American Legal Education

Foreword: Social Class, Race and Legal Education 
Joyce Sterling & Catherine E. Smith

Class in American Legal Education
Richard H. Sander

Reflections on Class in American Legal Education
Richard Lempert

Reflections on Richard Sander’s Class in American Legal Education
Richard D. Kahlenberg

Class Privilege in Legal Education: A Response to Sander
Deborah C. Malamud

Meeting Across the River: Why Affirmative Action Needs Race & Class Diversity
Deirdre M. Bowen, J.D., Ph.D.

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: Reframing the Debate about Law School Affirmative Action
Daniel Kiel

Class, Classes, and Classic Race-Baiting: What’s in a Definition?
Angela Onwuachi-Willig & Amber Fricke

Race as a Red Herring? The Logical Irrelevance of the Race vs. Class Debate
Arin N. Reeves

Race and Socioeconomic Diversity in American Legal Education: A Response to Richard Sander
Danielle Holley-Walker

Commentary on Professor Richard Sander’s Class in American Legal Education
L. Darnell Weeden

The Visibility of Socioeconomic Status and Class-Based Affirmative Action: A Reply to Professor Sander
Eli Wald

Listening to the Debate on Reforming Law School Admissions Preferences
Richard H. Sander

 

Events & Announcements

Marijuana at the Crossroads: A Symposium

On January 27, the Denver University Law Review presented our annual symposium. This year we explored the state of medical marijuana laws today, the issues attorneys confront in practice, the constitutional issues, and the ethical issues. For more information, please click here. This event created some buzz with the local media.

Thanks to all our speakers and everyone who worked behind the scenes to help make this a successful event. 

Denver University Law Review Creating a Buzz  

Our most recent issue, Issue 88.4, on Socioeconomic Diversity and American Legal Education is already creating buzz in the legal and education community.

The ABA Journal recently highlighted Richard H. Sander's article "Class in American Legal Education," available here.

In addition, Richard Kahlenberg commented on Prof. Sander's article in The Chronicle of Higher Education blog. Click here to read Prof. Kahlenberg's article on The Chronicle of Higher Education, and here to read Profs. Sander's article and Kahlenberg's reflection. 

Past Symposia

  • Marijuana at the Crossroads

  • Right to Access Symposium

    On November 3-5, 2011, the Byron White Center held the 19th Annual Rothgerber Conference on “Toward a Constitutional Right of Access to Justice: Implications and Implementation.” This year’s Conference explored the many facets of access to justice.

  • Neuroscience & Criminal Law

    On March 4, 2011, the Denver University Law Review hosted a symposium to discuss recent advances in neuroscientific techniques and methods that offer both promise and pitfalls for law.  Because neuroscientific evidence is being offered in courts at an accelerating rate, the stakes are high.  This symposium provided insight into current neuroscientific capabilities, discussed several trends, and highlighted recent and forthcoming developments.

  • Popular Constitutionalism

    On January 27 and 28, the Denver University Law Review co-sponsored the 2011 Ira C. Rothgerber Conference.  This two day conference, which centered on "Popular Constitutionalism and the Uses of History in Constitutional Argument," featured a Keynote Address by Harvard University Professor Jill Lepore. 

  • Medical Marijuana

    On April 5, 6 and 7, 2010, the Denver University Law Review co-sponsored a three-day debate focusing on medical marijuana. This debate brought together attorneys, doctors, academics and politicians, each who shared various, and often contradictory, viewpoints about Colorado's treatment of medical marijuana. Video of the debate can be viewed here

    Additionally, the Law Review invited each of the speakers to draft written comments, expanding on what they said during the debate. Characteristic of the debate itself, the written responses represent varying viewpoints within this important discussion. The written responses can be found here.      

  • Government Speech

    On January 22, 2010, the Denver University Law Review joined the University of Colorado’s Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law to host a Symposium on “Government Speech.” Held in the Old Supreme Court Chambers at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver, the event brought together the nation’s top government speech scholars for a spirited discussion. This Issue of the Denver University Law Review showcases the written product from that discussion. 

    Moreover, the Denver University Law Review invited several interested "Government Speech" scholars to join this discussion by drafting responses to the printed works. Their contributions can be read here.

  • Legal Scholarship in the Internet Age

    This series of articles marked the formal launching of the Denver University Law Review’s online supplement, DULR Online. The DU Law Review was not the first to test the utility of an online counterpart to a law journal; several other journals have already established online forums.  Despite this growing trend, many questions about the role of electronic resources in legal scholarship remain unanswered. This series aimed to expand upon a few of the issues surrounding online legal scholarship.

  • Cyber Civil Rights

    The Denver University Law Review is proud to present an online symposium on Cyber Civil Rights.

    This series showcases the written product of our November 2009 conference, Cyber Civil Rights: New Challenges for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in our Networked Age. Participants included professors and practitioners from across the country, who presented their views on three subjects: Online Harassment, Privacy, and Regulation.

  • Contextualizing Online Harassment

    This online symposia includes an eleven-part series entitled Cyber Civil Rights.