Submissions for Articles and Essays will close on Sunday, August 9th, at 5:00 PM ET. Submissions will be considered on a rolling basis, so the earlier the submission, the better!

Submissions for Volume 136 Articles & Essays will reopen on Saturday, July 25 at 12:00 PM. We look forward to reading your pieces!

Vol. 135, Issue 8 is live! With pieces by Jeremy N. Thomas (YLS ’26), @fpeterson.bsky.social (@uchicagolaw.bsky.social), Jason Anthony Robison (Wyoming Law), @nbanteka.bsky.social (FSU Law), Khiara M. Bridges (@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social), Melissa C. Gutwein (YLS ’26), and David T. Wong (YLS ’25)!

Vol. 135, Issue 7 is live! With Articles by @vivekdotca.bsky.social (Colo. Boulder Law) and Zina Makar (U. Balt. Law); Features by Haiyun Damon-Feng (@cardozolaw.bsky.social) and Alana Frederick & Judge Newsom (11th Cir.); and Notes by Fred Halbhuber (YLS ’25) and Trent Kannegieter (YLS ’27)!

Vol. 135, Issue 6 is live! With pieces by @nwdonahue.bsky.social (@nyulaw.bsky.social), Todd Venook (@hls.harvard.edu), Pratheepan Gulasekaram (Colorado Boulder Law), José Argueta Funes (@ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social), Maggie Baughman (YLS ’27), and @JordanCozby (YLS ’26)!

Vol. 135, Issue 5 is live! With Articles by @lindsaycnash.bsky.social (@cardozolaw.bsky.social) and Sagnik Das (@hls.harvard.edu); a Feature by Courtney Cahill (@ucirvinelaw.bsky.social); and Notes by Scott Jones (YLS ’25) and Jessica Boutchie (YLS ’25)!

The Yale Law Journal's submissions portal for Volume 136 Forum pieces will close at 5 PM ET on Sunday, April 5 and reopen on Monday, June 15. We look forward to reviewing your submissions!

We are thrilled to announce the winner of this year’s YLJ Emerging Scholar of the Year Award: Duncan Hosie (@law.stanford.edu). Please join us in congratulating him! Read the full announcement here: yalelawjournal.org/news/announc...

The Yale Law Journal's submissions portal for Articles & Essays will close at 5 PM ET on Thursday, March 5. We look forward to reviewing your submissions for publication in Volume 136!

Vol. 135, Issue 4 is live! With pieces by Lee Fennell (@uchicagolaw.bsky.social) & Tim Mulvaney (TAMU Law); Shyam Balganesh (Columbia Law); David Engstrom (@law.stanford.edu), David Marcus (@law.ucla.edu) & @elliotsetzer.bsky.social; Sahil Agrawal (YLS ’25); and Sharon Nunn (YLS ’25)!

Vol. 135, Issue 3 is live! With Articles by Ben Johnson (UF Law) and @jessicashoemaker.bsky.social (UNL Law) & @jamesftierney.bsky.social (Chicago Kent Law); a Feature by Alex Zhang (@emorylaw.bsky.social); and Notes by Anthony Potts (YLS ’26) and Trudel Pare (YLS ’25)!

The Yale Law Journal's submissions portal for Volume 136 Articles & Essays, Book Reviews, and Forum pieces will open on January 28th, 2026. You may find the portal through our website. We look forward to reviewing your submissions!

Vol. 135, Issue 2 is live! With Articles by @tframpton.bsky.social (UVA Law) & Christopher Brett Jaeger (Baylor Law); a Feature by Roger Colinvaux (Catholic Law); and Notes by Carter Squires (YLS ’26) and Krister Rasmussen (YLS ’25)!

Vol. 135, Issue 1 is live! With Tributes to Justice Souter by Judge Furman, @heathergerken.bsky.social & Jeannie Suk Gersen; an Article by Fred O. Smith, Jr. & Peter O'Neill; an Article by @dtraficonte.bsky.social; a Feature by Daniel Francis; a Note by Griffin Black; and a Comment by Kevin Yang!

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Final call for Articles & Essays submissions before we close our portal tomorrow, August 11, at 5 p.m. ET!

Our submissions portal for Articles & Essays will close at 5 p.m. ET on Monday, August 11. We look forward to reviewing your manuscripts for publication in Volume 135!

The Yale Law Journal summer submissions cycle for Articles & Essays is now open. We look forward to reviewing your submissions!

With our summer submissions cycle opening on July 18, we are thrilled to host a webinar discussing tips for successful submissions. The webinar will be held on July 3 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Please register and submit questions in advance at us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi.... We hope to see you there!

Our submissions portal for Articles & Essays will reopen at 12 a.m. on July 18. We look forward to reading your submissions this summer!