The ''UCLA Law Review'' is a bimonthly

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established in 1953 and published by students of the

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, where it also sponsors an annual symposium. Membership is decided based on performance on a write-on competition. The

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is selected from the staff. Past editors have included federal judges

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, Sandra Segal Ikuta, and

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. The UCLA Law Review ranks 7th in the nation among all legal law journals.

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* Publications established in 1953 American law journals

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