The Georgia State University Law Review is a legal journal published by law students who show superior academic skills. Our staff selects and publishes articles by academics, practitioners, and student members. The Law Review also hosts an annual Symposium to bring students and academics together to discuss new or developing areas of the law.
Each fall issue of the Law Review features Peach Sheets, an in-depth view of new bills passed in Georgia. It is the state’s only legislative history. The winter and spring issues feature articles from scholars on new legal issues. These issues also publish selected student notes written by Law Review members. Finally, the summer issue features shorter articles focusing on the topic of the Law Review’s annual Symposium.
Symposium
Georgia State University Law Review hosts an annual symposium. The symposiums allow students, faculty, scholars, and legal professionals to discuss how changes in the law will impact case outcomes.
Law Review’s 28th Annual Symposium: Renewable Energy: 2023 and Beyond
The Symposium will focus on current legal and policy issues surrounding the ongoing transition to renewable energy sources. This event will feature presentations and panels focusing on critical and emerging energy law. In particular, the symposium will highlight the work of industry professionals and renewable energy experts from across the country.
We are welcoming students, practicing attorneys, industry professionals, and scholars from across the nation to the College of Law on March 31, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a reception to follow.
Find more details and register here: Law Review Annual Symposium

The Georgia State Law Review is hosting its 2nd Annual Legislative Forum on Friday, October 28, 2022, from 1 - 5 p.m. The Legislative Forum provides a unique look into notable bills passed during the legislative session by lawmakers, scholars, and activists, focusing on the state of the law in Georgia and what's to come.
The Forum will feature a keynote address from Representative Sharon Cooper; remarks from Representative Beth Moore; a panel discussion on HB 1084, the divisive concepts in education bill; and presentations by Georgia State Law Review members on select laws passed during the 2022 legislative session. We will also have a roundtable discussion about why “2022 is the Year for Mental Health in Georgia.”
A reception to meet and network with some of our speakers will follow in the atrium from 5 - 7 p.m. Attorneys in attendance will be eligible for CLE credits.
More Information on the forum and a link to register can be found here:
Prospective Members
Georgia State University College of Law students become members of Law Review by invitation based on exceptional academic standing, or performance in a rigorous annual writing competition. Students are eligible for Law Review after they have completed their required first-year classes (for part and full-time students, when you receive your first ranking).
Every student on Law Review must devote four consecutive semesters to the journal. The Law Review board may grant at least four waivers for students who are graduating three semesters after joining Law Review, with the understanding that those students may have extra work to complete during the summer before graduation.
Questions
We recommend students also browse Law Reviews in the library to see what a student note looks like.
Law Review Selection
- The top ten (10) written submissions will receive invitations to join the Law Review.
- The remaining invitations will be extended based on a combination of the student’s grade point average and write-on score.
Transfer Student Eligibility
Transfer students can only make Law Review by receiving one of the top ten written submissions in the writing competition.
Transfer students should contact the student writing editor at [email protected] for complete information about the summer write-on competition.
Other information (Attn: Part-Time Students)
Submissions
Legal professionals and scholars are also invited to submit articles on an ongoing basis through Scholastica or the form below. Please review the policies below before emailing your article.
Submissions are sent to [email protected]
Policies
Copyright Policy
- copies are distributed at or below cost,
- the author and the Law Review are identified, and
- proper notice of the copyright appears on each copy.
If the author retains the copyrights, permission to copy must be obtained directly from the author.
Submissions
The preferred method of submission is through Scholastica.
Authors may also send submissions to [email protected]. Unsolicited manuscripts sent by mail are not returned unless the author provides a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Below are details on typesetting and layout requirements pertaining to final manuscript submission to Georgia State University Law Review.
Formatting Requirements
- Please include an abstract with your manuscript.
- Do not include page numbers, headers, or footers. These will be added by the editors.
- Write your article in English (unless the journal expressly permits non-English submissions).
- Submit your manuscript, including tables, figures, appendices, etc., as a single file (Word, RTF, or PDF files are accepted).
- Page size should be 8.5 x 11-inches.
- All margins (left, right, top and bottom) should be 1.5 inches (3.8 cm), including your tables and figures.
- Single space your text.
- Use a single column layout with both left and right margins justified.
- Font:
- Main Body—12 pt. Times or the closest comparable font available
- Footnotes—10 pt. Times or the closest comparable font available
- If figures are included, use high-resolution figures, preferably encoded as encapsulated PostScript (eps).
- Copy-edit your manuscript.
- When possible, there should be no pages where more than a quarter of the page is empty space.
Indenting, Line Spacing, and Justification
Do not insert extra space between paragraphs of text with the exception of long quotations, theorems, propositions, special remarks, etc. These should be set off from the surrounding text by additional space above and below.
Don't "widow" or "orphan" text (i.e., ending a page with the first line of a paragraph or beginning a page with the last line of a paragraph).
All text should be left-justified (i.e., flush with the left margin—except where indented). Where possible, it should also be right-justified (i.e., flush with the right margin). "Where possible" refers to the quality of the justification. For example, LaTeX and TeX do an excellent job of justifying text. Word does a reasonable job. But some word processors do a lousy job (e.g., they achieve right justification by inserting too much white space within and between words). We prefer flush right margins. However, it is better to have jagged right margins than to have flush right margins with awkward intra- and inter-word spacing. Make your decision on whichever looks best.
Language & Grammar
Authors should use proper, standard English grammar. The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White (now in its fourth edition) is the "standard" guide, but other excellent guides (e.g., The Chicago Manual of Style, University of Chicago Press) exist as well.
Colored text
Please ensure that there are no colored mark-ups or comments in the final version, unless they are meant to be part of the final text. (You may need to "accept all changes" in track changes or set your document to "normal" in final markup.)
Emphasized text
Foreign terms
Main Text Font faces & size
Except, possibly, where special symbols are needed, use Times or the closest comparable font available. If you desire a second font, for instance for headings, use a sans serif font (e.g., Arial or Computer Modern Sans Serif).
The main body of text should be set in 12pt. Avoid the use of fonts smaller than 6pt.
Headings
Titles
Footnotes
References
The hierarchy for ordering the references is:
- Last name of first author
- First name of first author
- Last name of second author (if any). Co-authored work is listed after solo-authored work by the same first author (e.g., Edlin, Aaron S. would precede Edlin, Aaron S. and Stefan Reichelstein).
- First name of second author
- Publication date
- Order cited in text
The information to be given with each citation in the references is as follows:
Articles in traditional journals:
Required: Author's (authors') name(s), title of article, name of journal, year of publication (or "n.d." if no date), volume number, page numbers.
Optional (but desirable): issue number and month/season of publication. For forthcoming (in press) articles, put expected year of publication and substitute "forthcoming" for the volume and page numbers.
Optional(but desirable): A hyperlink to the article.
Books:
Required: Author's (authors') name(s), title of book, year of publication (or "n.d." if no date), publisher, publisher's address, edition (if not first). For forthcoming (in press) books, put expected year of publication and add "forthcoming."
Chapters in collections or anthologies:
Required: Name(s) of author(s) of chapter, name(s) of editor(s) of book, title of chapter, title of book, year of publication (or "n.d." if no date), publisher, publisher's address, and edition (if not first). For forthcoming (in press) books, put expected year of publication and add "forthcoming."
Working papers:
Required: Author's (authors') name(s), title of working paper, year (or "n.d." if no date), location (e.g., "Department of Economics Working Paper, University of California, Berkeley" or "Author's web site: http://www.someurl.edu/author." If the working paper is part of series, then the series name and the number of the working paper within the series must also be given.
Other works:
Required: Author's (authors') name(s), title of work, year (or "n.d." if no date), and information about how the reader could obtain a copy.
Within the references section, the citations can be formatted as you like, provided (i) the formatting is consistent and (ii) each citation begins with the last name of the first author. That is, the following would all be acceptable:
Smith, Adam (1776) The Wealth of Nations, . . .
Smith, A., The Wealth of Nations, . . . , 1776.
Smith, Adam: The Wealth of Nations, 1776, . . .
Use hanging indents for citations (i.e., the first line of the citation should be flush with the left margin and all other lines should be indented from the left margin by a set amount). Citations should be single-spaced with extra space between citations.
When works by the same author are listed in a row, use — instead of writing the name again. Hence, one might have
Smith, Adam: The Wealth of Nations, . . .
—: The Theory of Moral Sentiments, . . .
Similarly, instead of repeating two names use
"— and —."
For instance,
Edlin, A. and S. Reichelstein (1995) . . . — and — (1996) . . .
Within the text of your manuscript, use the author-date method of citation. For instance,
"As noted by Smith (1776)."
When there are two authors, use both last names. For instance,
"Edlin and Reichelstein (1996) claim . . . "<
If there are three or more authors give the last name of the first author and append et al. For instance, a 1987 work by Abel, Baker, and Charley, would be cited as
"Abel et al. (1987)."
If two or more cited works share the same authors and dates, use "a," "b," and so on to distinguish among them. For instance,
"Jones (1994b) provides a more general analysis of the model introduced in Example 3 of Jones (1994a)
After the first cite in the text using the author-date method, subsequent cites can use just the last names if that would be unambiguous. For example, Edlin and Reichelstein (1996) can be followed by just Edlin and Reichelstein provided no other Edlin & Reichelstein article is referenced; if one is, then the date must always be attached.
When citations appear within parentheses, use commas—rather than parentheses or brackets—to separate the date from the surrounding text. For instance,
" ...(see Smith, 1776, for an early discussion of this)."
Tables and Figures
Mathematics
Short mathematical expressions should be typed inline. Longer expressions should appear as display math. Also expressions using many different levels (e.g., such as the fractions) should be set as display math. Important definitions or concepts can also be set off as display math.
Equations should be numbered sequentially. Whether equation numbers are on the right or left is the choice of the author(s). However, you are expected to be consistent in this.
Symbols and notation in unusual fonts should be avoided. This will not only enhance the clarity of the manuscript, but it will also help insure that it displays correctly on the reader's screen and prints correctly on her printer. When proofing your document under PDF pay particular attention to the rendering of the mathematics, especially symbols and notation drawn from other than standard fonts.
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Law Review Staff
Editor-in-Chief
Morgan Cronin
Managing Editor
Virginia Eith
Legislation Editor
Erin Blasberg
Legislation Editor
Alex Richman
Research Editor
Meri Elkin
Executive Editor
Carly Knight
Research Editor
Laura Bloodworth
Symposium Editor
Dori Butler
Symposium Editor
Paul-Michael Haley
Business Editor
Katie Drees
Outreach & Inclusion Editor
Adenike Tijani
Lead Articles Editor
Andrew Krawtz
Lead Articles Editor
Diana Skowronski
Student Writing Editor
Ronnie Thompson
Digital Communications Editor
Rebecca Rhym
Associate Student Writing Editors
Greg Mercer
Matthew Sweat
Julia Webb
Delarin Yemi-Sofumade
Associate Articles Editors
Sam Collier
Justin Crozier
Tuscan Fairfield
Lauren George
Betsy Hicks
Alex Norton
Ivona Relja
Adam Xie
Associate Research Editors
Wyatt Bazrod
Jordan Kalteux
Jacob Kanter
Sam Masters
Audra Murphey
Kristy Nguyen
Olivia Pounds
Bentley Spain
Associate Digital Communications Editor
Sarah Page
Abby Attaway
Jessi Bartholomew
Aaron Brown
Christopher Bridgers
Cameron Buice
Cody Choi
Kathleen Curtis
Anna Dillon
Margaret DuBose
Dana Ford
Rachel Gadra
Hannah Garvin
Kyle Hildebrand
Mary Kennedy
Noam Kleinman
Devan Knapp
John Evan Laughter
Kellyann Malone
Kaylee Marchitto
Sam Marticke
Alexander Merritt
Mackenzie Miller
Kelsey O’Neill
Samuel Robertson
Joseph Shafritz
Jonathan Shaw
Abigail Sisson
Lindsey Smith
Rebecca Sohnlein
Todd Stephenson
Kyle Tau
Allie Veltri
Erica Welsh
Law Review Staff
Editor-in-Chief
Jeannine Holmes
Managing Editor
Lane McKell
Legislation Editor
Ellen Messer
Legislation Editor
Travis Williams
Research Editor
Baker Swain
Executive Editor
Sara Lim
Research Editor
Natalie deLatour
Symposium Editor
Kacey Baine
Symposium Editor
Alex Beato
Business Editor
Anne Marie Simoneaux
Lead Articles Editor
Kate Mize
Lead Articles Editor
Anaid Reyes Kipp
Student Writing Editor
Leila Fawaz
Digital Communications Editor
PJ Spina
Wyatt Bazrod
Erin Blasberg
Laura Bloodworth
Dori Butler
Samuel Collier
Morgan Cronin
Katherine (Katie) Drees
Virginia Eith
Meredith Elkin
Tuscan Fairfield
Lauren George
Paul Haley
Betsy Hicks
Jordan Kalteux
Jacob Kanter
Carly Knight
Andrew Krawtz
Samantha Masters
Greg Mercer
Audra Murphey
Alex Norton
Kristy Nguyen
Sarah Page
Olivia Pounds
Ivona Relja
Rebecca Rhym
Alexander Richman
Diana Skowronski
Bentley Spain
Matthew Sweat
Ronnie Thompson
Julia Webb
Adam Xie
Adelarin Yemi-Sofumade
Law Review Staff
Associate Editors
Articles
Fanny Chac
Alex Estroff
Erin Hayes
Will Keegan
Carissa Lavin
Insoo Lee
Katie Vance
Research
Joseph Brickman
Susannah Gleason
Graham Gordon
Briana James
Logan Kirkes
Stephanie Remy
Gabby Wimley
Student Writing
Marisa Ahlzadeh
Boris Gautier
Kristin Harripaul
Brittiny Slicker
Evan Alberhasky
Kacey Baine
Sarah Beach
Alexandra Beato
Abigail Coker
Melissa Davies
Natalie deLatour
Leila Fawaz
Kirsten Fehlan
Charles Ferrelle
Giovanna Franchi Souza
Casey Frew
Timothy (Reid) Hansen
Richard Hardeman
Nolan Hendricks
Jeannine Holmes
Asher Lipsett
Sara Lim
Julia Martin
Annabelle (Lane) McKell
Lauren Meeler
Ellen Messer
Kathryn (Kate) Mize
Saskia Olczak
Anaid Reyes Kipp
Anne Marie Simoneaux
Paul (PJ) Spina IV
Brittain Spurka
Jake Summerlin
Baker Swain
Monica Vu
Travis Williams
Aidan Zafar
Editor-in-Chief
Nick Daly
Managing Editor
Angelena Velaj
Legislation Editor
Robert Brawner II
Legislation Editor
Emily Jones
Research Editor
Preston Dunaway
Executive Editor
Alex McDonald
Research Editor
Troy Viger
Symposium Editor
Rebecca Hu
Symposium Editor
Ellen Min
Business Editor
Allison Kretovic
Lead Articles Editor
Baylee Culverhouse
Lead Articles Editor
Alexa Martin
Student Writing Editor
Jessica Luegering
Digital Communications Editor
Matt Daigle