Law and Inequality
Academic journal
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Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality, (formerly Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice) is a biannual peer-reviewed[citation needed] law journal edited by law students at University of Minnesota Law School. It was established in 1981 to examine the social impact of law on disadvantaged people.
| Discipline | Law review |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Jaxon Alston |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1981–present |
| Publisher | University of Minnesota Law School (United States) |
| Frequency | Biannually |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| Bluebook | Law & Ineq. |
| ISO 4 | Law Inequal. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0737-089X |
| LCCN | 84644028 |
| OCLC no. | 60616345 |
| Links | |
In 2016, the journal launched its online companion site, Inequality Inquiry (formerly Sua Sponte).[1]
The journal has been cited by federal and state courts, including:
- United States v. Virginia[2]
- State v. Janes[3]
- Sayers by Sayers v. Beltrami County[4]
- Isabellita S. v. John S.[5]
- Rio v. Rio[6]
- Eastman v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University[7]
The journal is ranked first in the "Family Law" and "Immigration Law" subcategories on the Washington and Lee University law journal rankings for scholarly impact;[8] third in the "Civil Rights" and "Minority and "Race and Ethnic Issues" subcategories;[8] and in the top ten for "Criminal Law and Procedure" and "Gender, Women and Sexuality" subcategories.[8]