Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy

The Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy (JLPP) is a law review at Harvard Law School published by an independent student group. It has served as the flagship journal of the Federalist Society. Established by Spencer Abraham and Stephen Eberhard in 1977 at Harvard Law School, it is one of the most widely circulated law reviews in the United States.[1][2]

Harvard Journal of
Law & Public Policy
DisciplineLaw
LanguageEnglish
Publication details
History1978–present
Publisher
Harvard Society for Law & Public Policy, Inc. (United States)
FrequencyTriannual
Standard abbreviations
BluebookHarv. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y
ISO 4Harv. J. Law Public Policy
Indexing
ISSN0193-4872 (print)
2374-6572 (web)
LCCN79643593
OCLC no.4301245
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History

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In 1977, Harvard Law Students Spencer Abraham and Stephen Eberhard established the journal as a conservative and libertarian alternative against liberal publications on campus. It published the proceedings at the 1982 Yale Law School conference which would found the Federalist Society, and the journal became the organization's official publication.[3] Eberhard described the first volume of the journal as Vox clamantis in deserto (Latin: "a voice crying out in the wilderness").[4]

In the October term of 2018, the Journal was cited in the 5th most Supreme Court opinions, finishing ahead of flagship journals such as the Yale Law Journal and the Stanford Law Review.[5]

In August 2021, the Journal debuted an online counterpart to the print journal titled JLPP: Per Curiam. Because of the lack of restrictions from the strict print publication schedule of the physical journal, the online portion allows for commentary on current and pressing issues.[6][7][8]

Alumni and authors

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Notable alumni include Neil Gorsuch, Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, Alexander Acosta, Mike Pompeo, David Barron, Rachel Brand, Ron DeSantis, Jennifer Walker Elrod, John K. Bush, Joseph D. Kearney, Kevin Newsom, Gregory G. Katsas, Adrian Vermeule, Orin Kerr, Sarah Isgur, and David Frum.

Past authors have included George H. W. Bush, Guido Calabresi, Ted Cruz, Viet D. Dinh, Frank H. Easterbrook, Richard Garnett, Robert P. George, Douglas H. Ginsburg, Lino Graglia, Alex Kozinski, George L. Priest, William H. Pryor Jr., Neomi Rao, William Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, Eugene Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Ron Paul, and John Yoo.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Student Journals and Publications: Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy". Harvard Law School. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  2. ^ Staff, Oil City (2020-06-19). "Two UW Law students selected for Harvard Journal of Law Federalist issue editorial board". Oil City News. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. ^ Tapper, Malaika K. (February 11, 2021). "Voices in the Wilderness". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  4. ^ Kruse, Michael (2020-05-08). "The Weekend at Yale That Changed American Politics". Politico. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  5. ^ Feldman, Adam (24 July 2019). "Empirical SCOTUS: What the justices cited in OT 2018". SCOTUSblog.
  6. ^ Milano, Brett (September 1, 2021). "Student journal launches online venture: Online symposium focuses on Justice Clarence Thomas' 30th anniversary on the Court". Harvard Law School. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  7. ^ Spitzer, Ari; Fiandeiro, Mario (Fall 2022). "JLPP: Per Curiam - The Past Year and the Year Ahead". Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y. 46 (26).
  8. ^ "Per Curiam". Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. Harvard Society for Law & Public Policy, Inc. 14 March 2021.
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