Vanderbilt Law Review

Overview

The Vanderbilt Law Review publishes six times a year (January, March, April, May, October, and November). We have two selection cycles (spring and fall) per year. Vanderbilt Law Review also has an online companion journal called Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc.

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Section Contents
Volume 77, Issue 4 | May 2024 | Ela A. Leshem | Article

Dead Bodies as Quasi-Persons

This Article argues that American law treats dead bodies as quasi- persons: entities with a moral status between things and persons. The concept of quasi-personhood builds on dead bodies’ familiar classification as quasi- property.

Katie Eyer | Article

Anti-Transgender Constitutional Law

This Article provides the first systematic account of the phenomenon of anti-transgender constitutional litigation. Anti-transgender litigation is surprisingly novel: while trans-protective measures date back much further, anti-transgender constitutional litigation was virtually nonexistent prior to 2016.

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Chase Mays | Note

Protecting Protected Characteristics

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This Note examines the use of race-based hairstyles, gendered-appearance standards, & citizenship as proxies for race, sex, and national origin.

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Anthony M. Ciolliv | Essay

Needful Rules and Regulations

The infamous Insular Cases, where the Supreme Court held that the “alien races” that inhabited the United States’ overseas territories were not entitled to the same constitutional rights and protections afforded to Americans residing in the mainland.

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Submissions

Submissions for our journal are currently closed.

The Vanderbilt Law Review will resume collecting submissions around early August 2024. The Vanderbilt Law Review publishes six times a year (January, March, April, May, October, and November). We have two selection cycles (spring and fall) per year. During a selection cycle, we accept submissions on a rolling basis. We do not accept submissions solely authored by law school students.

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