The ''Alaska Law Review'' is an academic

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that is devoted to legal issues relating to the State of Alaska. First published in 1971, since 1984 it has been published by students at

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every June and December. The journal is not published in Alaska, because no law school operates within the state. The ''Alaska Law Review'' is funded by the Alaska Bar Association and a copy of the ''Alaska Law Review'' is provided to every Alaskan attorney as part of the dues to the Alaska Bar Association.

History

In 1971, the

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began publishing the ''Alaska Law Review'' as the ''Alaska Law Journal'' (from 1963 to 1971), then as ''UCLA Alaska Law Review'' (from 1971 to 1983), taking its current name in 1984.Periodicals Beginning with U
, Boston University Law Library, Accessed May 15, 2010. The review is published every June and December. In 1983, the

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selected

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to take over publication of the Alaska Law Review. The ''Alaska Law Review'' is funded by the Alaska Bar Association and a copy of the ''Alaska Law Review'' is provide to every Alaskan attorney as part of the dues to the Alaska Bar Association. Because the Alaska Bar Association distributes a copy of the ''Alaska Law Review'' to every one of its members, numbering approximately 3000 lawyers in 2008, the ''Alaska Law Review'' is "one of the most widely circulated law journals" in America.Distance no barrier for Alaska, Duke law journals
, Duke University, The Chronicle, Accessed September 27, 2013.

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* Alaska law American law journals Biannual journals General law journals

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