Fordham Urban Law Journal

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Overview

The journal was established in 1972 and publishes five to six issues annually. It is the fifth-most cited student-edited specialty law journal in the United States and the seventh-most cited in judicial opinions. It is the sixth-most cited student-edited publication for public policy. [1] Second-year law students apply for staff positions by participating in the school's unified writing competition. Editors are elected annually in the spring semester. The current editor-in-chief is Olivia Vladyka. [2]

Notable articles

Articles cited by the Supreme Court of the United States:

Most-cited articles. [8]

Most-cited recent articles. [8]

Events

The journal hosts the annual Cooper-Walsh Colloquium and an annual symposium to discuss issues relevant to public policy and legal discourse. Select symposium and colloquium submissions are published. Recent publications have focused on a diverse range of legal issues, including immigration, forensic evidence, the subprime mortgage crisis, and the use of eminent domain in New York City.

The journal also hosts various student and alumni events, awarding its Louis J. Lefkowitz award at an annual alumni banquet. In addition to presenting the Lefkowitz Award, the Alumni Association honors the incoming and outgoing editors of the Urban Law Journal, and announces the winners of its Urban Law Alumni Fellowship (a fellowship awarded to a student who has accepted a public interest summer position and demonstrated a commitment to the improvement of our urban communities) and the Student Author/Note Award (awarded to a student who has authored the most outstanding note in the preceding school year).

Louis J. Lefkowitz Award

Each year the Fordham Law School Urban Law Journal Alumni Association (FULJAA) gives the Lefkowitz Award to a person who has made outstanding contributions to the law as it affects urban communities. The award is given in the spirit of Louis J. Lefkowitz, who served as New York Attorney General for almost twenty-two years (1957 through 1978).

References

  1. ↑ "Law Journals: Submissions and Rankings. Washington and Lee University School of Law". Archived from the original on 2006-03-07. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  2. ↑ "About – FORDHAM URBAN LAW JOURNAL".
  3. ↑ Pinter v. Dahl, 486 U.S. 622, 644 (1988).
  4. ↑ Baze v. Rees, 553 U.S. 35, 123 (2008).
  5. ↑ Kremer v. Chem. Const. Corp., 456 U.S. 461, 511 (1982).
  6. ↑ Jones v. United States, 527 U.S. 373, 422 (1999).
  7. ↑ City of Chicago v. Morales, 527 U.S. 41, 115 (1999).
  8. 1 2 Westlaw
  9. ↑ Urban Law Journal to Honor Kenneth Feinberg with Lefkowitz Award, 2008-04-09. Accessed 2011-04-10
  10. ↑ Constantine N. Katsoris, Wilkinson Professor of Law. Fordham University School of Law. Accessed 2011-04-10
  11. ↑ Profile: Matthew Diller. Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law . Accessed 2*1-04-10
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