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ConLawNOW is an online legal journal published by the Center for Constitutional Law at the University of Akron School of Law. It offers a venue for legal analysis of current issues of constitutional law happening now. The short essay format provides debate and analysis of legal issues of constitutional import in the headlines including pending Supreme Court cases, and events as they happen. ConLawNOW offers a quick turn-around time for publication designed to get authors’ insights into the public discourse where they can influence the debate.
For submissions, we welcome essays from academics, practitioners, and commentators in all types of scholarship including traditional legal analysis, history, debate, commentary, book reviews, or responses. Typical length of the articles varies, from five pages for an op-ed piece to 25 pages for an analytical piece. For questions or submissions, please contact the journal editor at conlawjournal@uakron.edu or the faculty advisor Professor Tracy Thomas at thomast@uakron.edu
The journal encourages dialogue and debate about constitutional law from all perspectives. The views and opinions expressed by individual authors do not necessarily reflect the views of The University of Akron or The University of Akron School of Law.
Current Issue: 2018-2019
Articles
Introduction to the "Lockett v. Ohio at 40 Symposium": Rethinking the Death Penalty 40 Years After the U.S. Supreme Court Decision
Margery B. Koosed
Lockett Symposium: The Other Lockett
Dennis Balske
Lockett Symposium: Reflections on the Sandra Lockett Case
Peggy Cooper Davis
Lockett Symposium: Justice White's Lockett Concurrence and the Evolving Standards for a Capital Defendant's Mens Rea
Jordan Berman
Lockett Symposium: Is the Supreme Court's Command on Mitigating Circumstances a Spoonful of Sugar with a Poison Pill for the Death Penalty?
Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier