Our Journals and Law Review

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal (BORJ)

Since 1992, the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal (BORJ) has published important scholarly works on issues of constitutional law and served as one of five credit-bearing journals at the Law School. Published four times per year—in October, December, March, and May—BORJ consistently ranks high nationally in journals focused on issues of constitutional law. The publication of articles in BORJ is managed by law students, who join the journal at the end of their first year through the annual Joint Journal Competition held each May. BORJ also cosponsors annual symposia that host leading constitutional law scholars for discussions on topics of contemporary significance. Learn more and read articles: BORJ

William & Mary Business Law Review (BLR)

Since 2011, the William & Mary Business Law Review (BLR) has considered the nexus between business, law, and ethics through three annual issues and served as one of five credit-bearing journals at the Law School. BLR publishes scholarship that analyzes new laws, challenges existing laws, and equips readers with practical research tools in areas of business and corporations. The publication of articles in BLR is managed by law students, who join BLR at the end of their first year through the annual Joint Journal Competition held each May. BLR also co-sponsors an annual symposium in the spring that brings scholars in the fields of business and law to the Law School for a lively discussion of contemporary legal issues facing businesses and corporations. Learn more and read articles: BLR 

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review (ELPR)

Since 1975, originally as a newsletter entitled Environmental Practice News, in 1990 as the William & Mary Journal of Environmental Law, and from 1995 under its current title, the William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review (ELPR) confronts current issues in environmental law and the policy implications behind significant environmental legal developments. ELPR, one of five credit-bearing journals at the Law School, publishes three-times a year and is managed by students who join ELPR at the end of their first year through the annual Joint Journal Competition held each May. Learn more and read articles: ELPR 

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender and Social Justice (RGSJ)

Since 1993, and until 2018 entitled the William & Mary Journal of Women and the Law, the William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice provides a forum for scholarly debate on gender and race related legal issues. Publishing three times a year as one of five credit-bearing journals at the Law School, RGSJ continues to present wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary perspectives on the racial and gender issues of our time, with particular emphasis on the legal consequences of these important social developments. The publication of articles in RGSJ is managed by law students, who join the journal at the end of their first year through the annual Joint Journal Competition held each May. Learn more and read articles: RGSJ

William & Mary Law Review (LR)

Since 1957, the William & Mary Law Review has published important scholarly work and has become one of the top general interest law journals in the country. Published six times per year—in October, November, February, March, April, and May—the Review is the oldest scholarly publication at the Law School and has featured the work of noted scholars in all areas of the law. Since 2016, the Review has expanded to include an online supplement that publishes additional original scholarship. The Review also serves as one of the five credit-bearing journals at the Law School. The publication of articles in the Review is managed by law students, who join the journal at the end of their first year through the annual Joint Journal Competition held each May. Learn more and read articles: W&M Law Review 

Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Journal (PRJ)

Begun in 2011 with our first International Property Rights Conference in China, the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Journal is published annually in both electronic and print format. A publication of the William & Mary Law School's Property Rights Project, the Journal provides a forum for scholarly debate on property rights issues. The Journal publishes papers presented at the annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference as well as other selected submissions in order to extend the debate about property rights to a wider audience. In 2019 the name of the journal was changed to Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Journal. Property Rights Journal