The ''Syracuse Law Review'', established in 1949, is a legal research and writing program for student editors at

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and a national forum for legal scholars. The editorial board publishes four Law Review issues annually, including the Annual Survey of New York Law.

History

The first issue of the ''Syracuse Law Review'' was published in 1949. It included articles and commentary by judiciary members, practicing lawyers, law teachers, and students. The volume discussed issues of importance to the legal profession, legal developments and discussed noteworthy cases. Among the 14 leading articles in Volume 1 were articles on legal thinking, judicial rule-making, civil investigations by the

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. Authors in the inaugural volume included

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, first FBI director, and

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, author and dean of

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. In 1962, the ''Syracuse'' ''Law Review'' began publishing the Annual Survey of New York Law. In 2021, Hilda Frimpong became the first black student to lead the review.

References

External links

*{{Official, http://lawreview.syr.edu American law journals

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Academic journals established in 1952 Quarterly journals English-language journals Law journals edited by students