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ISSN: 2688-5662 (online)

The Journal of Law and Mobility is a resource for scholarship, analysis, and information concerning law and the brave new world of connected and automated vehicles and new mobility concepts. The Journal accepts submissions of short scholarly works (2,000-6,000 words, footnotes inclusive). All articles accepted for publication undergo peer review by our editorial board, which includes legal and technical experts from academia and industry.

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes) , Michigan Law's alumni magazine, features briefs, faculty notes, class notes, and articles. Law Quad Notes was renamed to Law Quadrangle in 2009; archived issues of LQN are available here in the repository. You can browse current and archived issues of Law Quadrangle: Notes from Michigan Law from their site, with the earliest being Vol 57 Issue 1 (Spring 2014).

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The Michigan Business & Entrepreneurial Law Review is a practitioner-focused publication focused on business law and entrepreneurial issues. Our content includes articles, comments, and notes that address new and interesting developments in regulatory, securities, corporate, tax, intellectual property, private equity, and other business and legal matters.

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ISSN: 2375-6276 (print)

ISSN: 2375-6284 (online)

The Michigan Journal of Environmental & Administrative Law (MJEAL) is the University of Michigan Law School’s newest legal journal.

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ISSN: 1095-8835 (print)

ISSN: 2688-5565 (online)

The central mission of the Michigan Journal of Gender & Law is to create an intersectional feminist legal publication that expands and develops legal discourse beyond traditional boundaries. The Journal , seeks to compare, contrast, and combine theoretical and practical perspectives on gender issues in order to provide a bridge between theory and practice. To achieve these purposes, the Journal publishes a range of individuals—professors, legal scholars, social scientists, practitioners, students, and others—across a range of platforms including but not limited to our website and published volumes. The Journal is committed to publishing marginalized and underrepresented perspectives that challenge traditional hegemonic models in legal scholarship. We welcome the submissions and responses of our readers.

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ISSN: 1052-2867 (print)

ISSN: 2688-5522 (online)

First published as the Michigan Yearbook of International Legal Studies , the Michigan Journal of International Law is now one of the premiere international legal journals in the world. We publish three times a year with the help of our Editorial Board, Contributing Editors, and Associate Editors. We are lucky to benefit from Michigan’s excellent international law faculty and enjoy bringing cutting edge international legal scholarship to our campus and beyond.

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ISSN: 1095-2721 (print)

ISSN: 2688-5492 (online)

The Michigan Journal of Race & Law is a legal journal that serves as a forum for the exploration of issues relating to race and law. To that end, MJR&L publishes articles, notes, and essays on the cutting edge of civil rights scholarship from a wide variety of scholarly perspectives. MJR&L’s diversity is reflected by the authors with whom we collaborate, ranging from scholars and students to practitioners and social scientists. In addition to having been recognized as one of the leading civil rights journals in the country, MJR&L has also been consistently ranked among the top 25 specialty journals overall.

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ISSN: 0026-2234 (print)

ISSN: 1939-8557 (online)

The Michigan Law Review is a journal of legal scholarship. Eight issues are published annually. Seven of each volume's eight issues ordinarily are composed of two major parts: Articles by legal scholars and practitioners, and Notes written by the student editors. One issue in each volume is devoted to book reviews.

First Impressions, the online companion to the Michigan Law Review , publishes op-ed length articles by academics, judges, and practitioners on current legal issues. This extension of the printed journal facilitates quick dissemination of the legal community’s initial impressions of important judicial decisions, legislative developments, and timely legal policy issues.

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Michigan Law Review Online publishes short articles and op-ed style pieces by academics, judges, practitioners, and law students, as well as timely responses to print articles. The extension of the Law Review 's print pages quickly disseminates the legal community's initial impressions of important judicial decisions and legislative developments.

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ISSN: 2688-5484 (online)

Founded in 1994 as the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review , MTLR is one of the nation's first online, student-published law journals. The Michigan Technology Law Review promotes informed discourse about legal issues arising from emerging technologies from a wide variety of fields. Because every substantive area of the law may involve a “technological hook,” MTLR has a uniquely broad scope. Past articles, essays, and notes have examined topics in antitrust law, competition policy, administrative law, biotechnology and the law, computer and Internet law, constitutional law (including privacy rights, property rights, freedom of expression, and criminal procedure), criminal law, genetics and the law, international law, law and economics, patent law, copyright law, trademark law, and media and entertainment law. The limitless integration of technology and law gives MTLR authors the flexibility to cover a vast array of legal topics and to make their mark in many emerging areas of law.

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This site archives volumes of the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review, which has published as the Michigan Technology Law Review since 2018.

Founded in 1994 as the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review, MTLR is one of the nation's first online, student-published law journals. The Michigan Technology Law Review promotes informed discourse about legal issues arising from emerging technologies from a wide variety of fields. Because every substantive area of the law may involve a “technological hook,” MTLR has a uniquely broad scope. Past articles, essays, and notes have examined topics in antitrust law, competition policy, administrative law, biotechnology and the law, computer and Internet law, constitutional law (including privacy rights, property rights, freedom of expression, and criminal procedure), criminal law, genetics and the law, international law, law and economics, patent law, copyright law, trademark law, and media and entertainment law. The limitless integration of technology and law gives MTLR authors the flexibility to cover a vast array of legal topics and to make their mark in many emerging areas of law.

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ISSN: 2688-4933 (online)

The University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform is one of the oldest and most well respected law and policy publications in the nation. It publishes cutting-edge legal scholarship by both academics and legal practitioners. Established in 1968, the Journal finds its roots in a desire to propose constructive, well-reasoned reforms in all areas of the law.

In the Journal’s inaugural issue, Professor Francis Allen summarized the publication’s purpose in the following way: “In short, it seeks to promote the improvement of law and its administration in all areas in which needs are disclosed and in which useful proposals can be advanced.” True to these words, the Journal’s Editorial Board has consistently sought out and published articles on a diverse range of legal issues, eschewing the narrow focus of many legal publications.

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The new law comes as the practice of giving preferential treatment to applicants with family ties to alumni has come under renewed scrutiny.

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Virginia will end legacy admissions at public universities after Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill on Friday banning the practice that gives applicants with family ties to alumni a boost.

Under House Bill 48 , public universities in the state will be barred from giving preferential treatment to applicants based on their connections to not only alumni but to donors as well. That means universities can also no longer give an advantage to applicants whose relatives make donations to the school. Critics of such preferences have said for years that the century-old practice perpetuates privilege.

The ban will notably affect the University of Virginia and William & Mary, which are among the country’s more selective public universities. Virginia Tech, another prestigious public university, already announced last year that it would no longer take an applicant’s legacy status into account in the admissions process.

The law, which passed unanimously in the Virginia House of Delegates and the State Senate this year, will take effect July 1, after admissions decisions have been made for this fall. Mr. Youngkin, a Republican, said in a statement in January that he believed “admission to Virginia’s universities and colleges should be based on merit.”

Virginia is the second state to ban legacy admissions, after Colorado, and similar legislation is being considered in New York and Connecticut, among others.

State Senator Schuyler T. VanValkenburg, a Democrat who sponsored the bill, said he was pleasantly surprised by the bipartisan support for the ban. He said he hoped Virginia’s decision will lead other states to follow suit, which he said would help promote diversity in college admissions.

“It’s kind of an indefensible policy, especially in light of affirmative action being declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court,” Mr. VanValkenburg said in an interview. “There’s a lot of ways you can measure merit, but we know that legacy admissions is really not about merit at all.”

The University of Virginia did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Sunday.

William & Mary has said in a statement that it does not anticipate the legislation having a significant impact on its admissions process, because the university does not have a separate standard for applicants with legacy status. But data from the school has shown that accepted applicants with the status were more than twice as likely to enroll at the school as other accepted applicants were. The university did not comment beyond referring to the statement.

Legacy admissions have been under renewed scrutiny after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action across colleges and universities last June, banning considerations of race in applications.

The movement to eliminate legacy admissions has received support from both Republicans and Democrats on several levels of government. President Biden has also weighed in, saying such preferences expand “privilege instead of opportunity.”

Senators Tim Kaine, a Democrat from Virginia, and Todd Young, a Republican from Indiana, are pushing to ban the practice at the federal level. In November, they introduced the Merit-Based Educational Reforms and Institutional Transparency Act, which would establish federal standards for assessing college admissions processes and make considerations of an applicant’s legacy and donor status illegal. The bill is being considered by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

In a joint statement , the senators applauded the new law in Virginia. “Now let’s build off this success and get our bill passed to end legacy and donor admissions preferences nationwide,” Mr. Kaine and Mr. Young said. “This will promote upward mobility and fairness in the admissions process.”

But critics of such measures argue that there are adverse effects to banning legacy considerations and that minority students could actually benefit from having familial connections in higher education. There are also concerns about the impact on alumni donor relations if legacy admissions are no longer allowed.

This year, an organization of conservative Virginia alumni known as the Jefferson Council expressed being split on the Virginia legislation.

“We are of two minds,” James A. Bacon, the group’s executive director, wrote in an email. On one hand, he said, intergenerational families tend to be more loyal and generous to the university. “On the other, we support merit-based admissions based on character and academic achievement.” The group did not immediately respond to a request to comment on Sunday.

Since the Supreme Court ruling, several selective private schools, including Wesleyan University and New York University, have decided to eliminate legacy preferences. But many elite private colleges, including Harvard, Yale and Brown, have not. The U.S. Department of Education has opened investigations into Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania and their use of legacy preferences.

“Legacy admissions are inherently unfair,” Mr. VanValkenburg said, adding that universities that heavily rely on the practice are “distorting what a freshman class looks like.”

Stephanie Saul and Vimal Patel contributed reporting.

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• have easy access to restaurants, cafes, shops, theaters, museums, athletic venues, and parks

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By studying at one of the world's leading public research institutions, you will have a wealth of interdisciplinary opportunities at your fingertips. We encourage you to take courses from across the University of Michigan's multitude of other top-ranked programs.

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You'll also have the option to participate in mini-seminars, which are small classes that typically meet in professors’ homes. Our mini-seminar topics have ranged from the explorations of the law behind book bans to the unique challenges facing women in the legal industry to technology trends that are redefining the practice of law. The only limit is our faculty's imaginations.

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In our innovative Problem Solving Initiative (PSI) courses, you'll become part of a multidisciplinary team learning to address real-world challenges. Working with graduate students from other units on campus—such as business, engineering, public policy, and public health—our PSI students tackle issues related to autonomous vehicles, climate change, social media, human trafficking, and other societal concerns.

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Because each LLM student is carefully selected, the class is extremely bright, inquisitive, and diverse.

With only a few dozen participants, our LLM students become friends with their classmates and receive individualized mentoring and support from faculty and staff. Our students develop meaningful connections that last long after their LLM year.

Students study and attend class with our 1,000 JD students, who come from nearly every US state and more than 15 countries. Outside the classroom, LLM students have the option to join more than 70 student organizations at Michigan Law.

By learning and studying with JD students, our LLM students expand their social and professional networks and are fully integrated into life at the Law School.

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Michigan Law has long been held in high esteem among the international legal community.

In 1878, the first students from Japan earned law degrees from the University of Michigan, and the Law School granted its first LLM degrees in 1890.

The Law Library became the first depository for European Union documents at an American university in 1957, and Ann Arbor is the birthplace of the American Society of Comparative Law .

We foster the development of international legal scholars and lawyers by providing our students opportunities to present research in the Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program and participate in the Overseas-Trained LLM Student Interview Program in New York every winter.

The University of Michigan fosters a global campus, as evidenced by the over 8,000 international students who enroll at the University every year. The University of Michigan consistently ranks among the top 15 universities in the United States in hosting international students.

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Graduates join the ranks of more than 22,000 Michigan Law alumni around the globe, becoming lifelong members of the Law School community.

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• teach and research at renowned law schools
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The Michigan LLM is a full-time program, and all students begin classes in late August and graduate in early May. LLM students are permitted to enroll in most Law School courses, including several clinics. In fact, we reserve seats in many fall semester courses to ensure places are available by the time you enroll. We offer two courses that are exclusive to LLM students (a constitutional law course and a research and writing course ). Both courses are optional, though generally recommended.

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Michigan Law offers an intellectually stimulating environment within a close-knit community. It has a wonderful curriculum in international and comparative law and opens up incredible opportunities. René Figueredo Corrales, LLM ‘22 Diplomat, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay, Asunción

Also of Interest

• Financial Aid for LLM Students
• Information for Admitted Graduate Students