Nebraska Law Review

We are excited to announce the Volume 105 Board of the Nebraska Law Review! We look forward to another year of publishing excellent legal scholarship.

We have a new article published in The Bulletin. In this article, Tavia Bruxellas McAlister ’24 advocates for a broader interpretation of, and therefore protection for, parental rights. See the link for the full article here: lawreview.unl.edu/let-them-speak…

Just published! Check out David Earl Wietlispach's new article, "Up in Smoke: How Recent Court Rulings Have Torched Big Tech's Litigation Strategy and Why it Matters." Read the full article here: lawreview.unl.edu/smoke-how-rece…

With the summer break continuing, it's a good time to put some faces to the names. The Volume 104 Law Review executive team is working hard, in tandem with the best in the legal field, to bring scholarship and diverse perspectives to legal journaling.

Following the completion of the write-on competition, we are excited to announce the new candidate members to Volume 104 of the Nebraska Law Review.

Here is a new read! Check out, Kyle Jedlicka's Bulletin article "Creating Meaningful Proportionality Review: Expanding the Universe of Cases for Nebraska’s Capital Punishment Scheme" See the Full Article Here: lnkd.in/gn6V8tWg

Nebraska Law Review is excited to announce the new executive board, executive editors, and staff editors for Volume 104. We congratulate all our members and look forward to another year of excellent academic research and writing.

The Nebraska Law Review (@NebLRev) will host a Sept. 12-13 symposium to explore the ways institutions — from the U.S. Supreme Court, to Congress, to the press, to federal and state agencies — moderate extremism. go.unl.edu/20p8 #Nebraska #UNL #LNK @UNLCollegeofLaw

‼️ THIS JUST IN … our Symposium is now approved for FIVE, yes 5️⃣ hours of CLE credit! Join us, #Nebraska attorneys for an exciting, in-person event at @UNLincoln's college of Law just before the big November election! 🇺🇸 Visit lawreview.unl.edu/fall-2024-symp… for more details.

In this article, Josephine Ramage '25 addresses the need for a federal vacatur law to provide relief for human trafficking survivors as well as the necessary revision of current Nebraska vacatur law. Read the article here: lawreview.unl.edu/second-chance-…

Peter F. Biedenweg ‘24, addresses the lack of wind-power in Nebraska and urges the Nebraska Legislature to shift towards the more economical and environmentally friendly source. lawreview.unl.edu/propelling-neb…

Congratulations to the newest class of Editors for the Nebraska Law Review! We are proud to welcome them to the journal.

Sean Harrison ’24 discusses the Rooney rule and the potential impact of recent Supreme Court case, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. This publication received the 2nd place prize in Louis Jackson Memorial National Student Writing Competition. lawreview.unl.edu/protecting-bli…

Tavia Bruxellas McAlister '24 examines the current state of the Establishment Clause by highlighting several different categories of cases and identifying the inconsistencies within the doctrine. lawreview.unl.edu/shield-sword-s…

Michael K. Velchik traces the history and potential application of the presidential avoidance canon. This article identifies the past applications in order to translate the canon to new contexts, while also discussing scope, justification and utility.

Professor Paul Weitzel argues that fiduciary duties owed by an officer to shareholders are counterproductive, theoretically unsound and unnecessary in practice. digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewconten…

Professor Mary Leto Pareja advocates in her article for a shift in health benefit plans to cover personal protective equipment and foster a more resilient healthcare system. digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewconten…

Christopher Berg ’24, advocates in his comment for additional amendments to the Clean Water Act that focus on comprehensive oversight to avoid local pollution. digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewconten…

We are excited to announce the publication of Vol.102.2 We will be highlighting the articles and their authors this week: Murphy Cavanaugh ’24, writes in her comment about the importance of gender-inclusive language within the American legal system. digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewconten…

Nebraska Law Review is excited to announce the new executive board, executive editors and staff editors for Volume 103. We congratulate our members and look forward to another year of excellent academic research and writing.