Lewis & Clark Law Review

The Lewis & Clark Law Review (LCLR) is a general-purpose law review publishing original scholarship from across the legal academy.

First founded as the Journal of Small and Emerging Business Law in 1996, and rededicated with a broader mission in Spring 2004, LCLR has quickly established itself as a top-50 journal. In the latest Washington & Lee citation rankings, LCLR ranked in the top 5% of U.S. published law journals.  

Current Issue :

Our current issue, Volume 27 / Number 4 / 2024, is now available online, featuring a symposium introduction by David Schraub, keynotes by Steven M. Freeman and Eric K. Ward, and articles by Felice Batlan, J. Richard Broughton, Diane Kemker, Lili Levi, Kenneth L. Marcus and Dalia T. Mitchell. This issue also features Notes & Comments by Shawn Stevenson. 

Recent Print Volume Releases:

The third issue of Volume 27 is available online, featuring articles by Adam Crepelle, David H. Gans and Nora Coon. This issue also features Notes & Comments by Sydney Chong Ju Padgett, Catherine Mattecheck and Kristine Quint: Volume 27, Issue 3

The second issue of Volume 27 is available online, featuring a lecture by Judge D. Brooks Smith and articles by Josh Gupta-Kagan, Christopher Church, Melissa Carter, Vivek Sankaran & Andrew Barclay, Dylan R. Hedden-Nicely, Paul Diller, Kaitlin Ainsworth Caruso and David R. Katner. This issue also features Notes & Comments by Emily Potucek and Ember DeVaul: Volume 27, Issue 2

The first issue of Volume 27 is available online, featuring articles by Mark Strasser, Vida B. Johnson, Matthew J. Lindsay, Tali Gal, Ruthy Lowenstein Lazar, John T. Parry, and Jenna Prochaska. This issue also features Notes & Comments by Matt Heldt, and Hailey Stauffer-Person: Volume 27, Issue 1

The fourth issue of Volume 26 is available online, featuring articles by Nancy J. Knauer, Christine Cimini, Doug Smith, Joy Y. Xiang, and Matthew P. Bergman. This issue also features an Essay by Kathryn Tucker, Holly Martinez & Ebony Morris, and Notes & Comments by Sadie Wolff, and Aime Lee Ohlmann: Volume 26, Issue 4

The third issue of Volume 26 is available online, featuring articles by Jyoti Nanda, Emily Torstveit Ngara, Itai Fiegenbaum, and Rachel Kunjummen Paulose. This issue also features an Essay by Maytal Gilboa & Yotam Kaplan, and Notes & Comments by Rebecca K. Tucker, Hannah C. DeLoach, and Michael Loy: Volume 26, Issue 3

The second issue of Volume 26 is available online, featuring a foreword by Erwin Chemerinsky, articles by David M. Driesen, Edward B. Foley, Joshua A. Douglas, Mark Bohnhorst, Reed Hunt, Kate E. Morrow, Aviam Soifer, Michael Vitiello, and Nora V. Demleitner. This issue also features Notes & Comments by Annamarie White Carty, Colin Reynolds, and Ivy-Rose Kramer: Volume 26, Issue 2

The first issue of Volume 26 is available online, featuring articles by Jessica K. Heldman, Mattias Karlsson Dinnetz and Michael S. Mireles, Christine Abely, and Michael J. Cole. This issue also features Essays by Tonya M. Evans and Stephen E. Smith, as well as Notes & Comments by Victoria Bejarano Hurst Muirhead, Rohan Koosha Hiatt, and James E.A. Rehwaldt: Volume 26, Issue 1

The first Spring 2022 issues of the Lewis & Clark Law Review, Volume 25 / Number 4 / 2022, is now available online, featuring articles by Howard M. Wasserman; Sarah J. Williams; Terence J. Centner; and Ruth Zafran. This issue also features an Essay by John P. Anderson, Jeremy Kidd, and George A. Moscary, as well as Notes & Comments by John Mayer, Lauren Butz, and Christina Vieira da Rosa: Volume 25, Issue 4

The first Fall 2021 issue of the Lewis & Clark Law Review, Volume 25 / Number 3 / 2021, is now available online, featuring articles by R. Randall Kelso; Tory L. Lucas; Dr. Daniel G. Aaron; and Tammy Katsabian. This issue also features an Essay by Norman R. Williams and a Lecture by Philippe Sands, as well as Notes & Comments by Ruth Campbell and Alex Jones. Follow this link to access these articles: Volume 25, Number 3

(March 2021) The first Spring 2021 issue of the Lewis & Clark Law Review, Volume 25 / Number 1 / 2021, is available online, featuring articles by Frank LoMonte & Ann Marie Tamburro; Jill E. Family; Benjamin L.W. Sobel; Elias Feldman; Jessica Owley, Jess Phelps, & Sean W. Hughes; and Nitzan Shilon. This issue also features an Editor’s Note by 2020-2021 Editor-in-Chief Connor B. McDermott and a Note by Monet Gonnerman & Ryan Willett. Follow this link to access these articles: Volume 25, Number 1

(December 2020) The second Fall 2020 issue of the Lewis & Clark Law Review, Volume 24 / Number 4 / 2020, is available online, featuring articles by D.A. Jeremy Telman, H. Justin Pace, Deenesh Sohoni & Yosselin Turcios, Molly J. Walker Wilson, Jeffrey D. Jones, and Nathalie Martin & Lydia Pizzonia. This issue also features a Tribute to Jeffrey D. Jones by Students & Faculty of the Law School, as well as Notes by Colin Bradshaw and Audrey Davis. Follow this link to access these articles: Volume 24, Number 4

(September 2, 2020) The Fall 2020 issue of the Lewis & Clark Law Review, Volume 24 / Number 3 / 2020, is available online, featuring articles by Shirley Lin, Kate Evans & Robert Koulish, Niva Elkin-Koren & Maayan Perel, Mercer Bullard, Gabe Feldman, and Robert W. Emerson & Lawrence J. Trautman. This issue also features a Lecture by Donald B. Ayer, as well as Notes by Marc Mohan and Sophia von Bergen. Follow this link to access these articles: Volume 24, Number 3

Past Online Article Releases:

July 8, 2021 // Volume 25.2
TROJAN ZEBRA: UNMASKING BOSTOCK’S POTENTIAL TO UNDERMINE LGBTQ+ PROTECTIONS
by James E.A. Rehwaldt

August 6, 2020 // Volume 24.3
SKY-HIGH BILLBOARDS & URBAN COMPUTING: PUBLIC REALM NORMS AND ZONING CRITERIA FOR TOWER FAÇADE DISPLAYS
by Michael N. Widener

March 17, 2020 // Volume 24.2
ASKING TOO MUCH: THE NINTH CIRCUIT’S ERRONEOUS REVIEW OF SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY DETERMINATIONS
by Stephen Smith

November 6, 2019 // Volume 24.1
THE RECKLESS MISAPPLICATION OF VOISINE TO THE ARMED CAREER CRIMINAL ACT
by Brooks Kern

Join the Staff: 2022 Law Review Recruitment

The 2022 recruitment period is now over. Details for next year’s recruitment will be posted in the spring of 2023. Please reach out to lclr@lclark.edu if you have any questions.

 

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Please Note

The views expressed by authors in the Lewis & Clark Law Review do not necessarily reflect those of the review’s Editorial Board.