law journals

Scholarly legal magazines

Law journals are academic periodicals publishing legal scholarship—articles, case analyses, and commentary on jurisprudence.

Most are edited by law students at their universities: She made law review her second year.

Practitioners and scholars publish in law journals to establish expertise and influence legal thinking.

Also called law reviews.

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Written judicial reasoning

legal codes · case law · judicial decisions · statutes · regulations

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Records of legal proceedings

legal codes · statute books · court records · legal briefs · court filings

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