Presenting "Unfriended: Public Nuisance Applied to Social Media" by our Senior Editor Tyler Young. Read the full article on our website: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/05/15/u...
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Presenting "Selling Cezanne: Addressing Legal Gaps in Museum Deaccessioning" by our Executive Postscript Editor Angela Lee. Read the full article on our website: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/05/15/s...
Presenting "Between Juveniles and Adults: Commonwealth v. Mattis and its Role in Redefining Legal Standards for Emerging Adults" by our Executive Senior Editor Isabella Flaherty. Read the full article on our website: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/05/06/b...
The New York Times' Adam Liptak mentions Professor Sharon Dolovich's article "Sleep Deprivation in Prison" in what he's currently reading. Read Adam Liptak's article here: static.nytimes.com/email-conten... Read Professor Dolovich's article here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/01/21/s...
Sleep Deprivation in Prison – Southern California Law Review
Introduction Human beings need sleep. We all know this. When we do not get enough sleep or when the sleep…
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Presenting "To Defer or Not to Defer: Squaring the Administrative Procedure Act's 'Substantial Evidence' Standard of Review with the Demise of Agency Deference" by our Executive Senior Editor Lindsey Kate Miller. Read the full article here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/04/22/t...
Presenting "Bridging the Gap: Modernizing Civil Rights Law Through Transgender Healthcare Statutes" by our Executive Postscript Editor Sahna Das. Read the full article here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/04/22/b...
Presenting "Regulating Robotaxis" by Professor Bryant Walker Smith of the University of South Carolina and Professor Matthew T. Wansley of the Cardozo School of Law. Read the full article here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/04/22/r...
Presenting "Beyond Sharenting" by Professor Stacey Barell Steinberg of the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Read the full article here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/04/22/b...
Presenting "The Age of Creativity and Crime" by Professor Esther K. Hong of Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. Read the full article here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/04/22/t...
Volume 99:3 is here! Our articles and student notes provide insight into topics like antitrust and technology, criminal justice reform, civil rights, and more. Read all about it on our website: southerncalifornialawreview.com
Presenting “Yikes! The Bluebook’s Generative AI Rule is Flawed" by Professor Jessica R. Gunder of the University of Idaho College of Law. Read more here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/04/09/y...
Presenting “Beyond Words: The Risks of Generative Interpretation” by our Executive Senior Editor Jonathan Scher. Read more here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/03/23/b...
Presenting “Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes: Labor & Privacy in the Age of Kidfluencers and the Internet’s Stage Mothers” by our Executive Postscript Editor Elinor J. Haddad. Read more here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/03/23/q...
Presenting “Pants on Fire: How the Brinkmann Majority Forgot About the Takings Clause in a Takings Clause Case” by our Articles Editor Anna Fein. Read more here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/03/23/p...
Presenting “PI + 9: A Modest Proposal to Protect Americans’ Individual Rights” by our Articles Editor Lincoln Son Currie. Read more here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/03/24/p...
Presenting “Sentencing Immigrants” by Professor Eric S. Fish (@ericfish.bsky.social) of the University of California at Davis School of Law (@ucdavislaw.bsky.social). Read more here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/03/26/s...
SCLR is excited to publish Volume 99:2! From immigration law to kidfluencers, this issue discusses interesting topics for our readers to consider. You can read the full issue on our website: southerncalifornialawreview.com
Presenting “Broken Records: Evidentiary Failures in Expedited Removal and Credible Fear Reviews” by our Notes Editor, Luna Gibbels. Read more here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/02/02/b...
In “Can States Force ICE to Take Off the Masks?” Professor Noah C. Chauvin (@noahchauvin.bsky.social) explores whether states can constitutionally prohibit federal immigration agents from wearing masks during enforcement operations. Read more here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/01/25/c...
In “Artificial Incompetence? Unpacking AI’s Shortcomings in Contract Drafting and Negotiation,” Carly Snell concludes that AI currently undermines core contract principles and exhibits discriminatory tendencies. Read more here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/01/21/a...
In “Controlling the Narrative: Government Speech and Book Bans in the Public Library,” Kelcey Sholl analyzes the recent surge in public library book bans and the growing reliance on the government speech doctrine to justify them. Read more here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/01/21/c...
In “Sleep Deprivation in Prison,” Professor Sharon Dolovich documents how prison conditions systematically deprive incarcerated people of adequate sleep, which leads to devastating physical and constitutional consequences. Read more here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/01/21/s...
In “Systemic Absolution,” Professor Shima Baradaran Baughman of BYU Law introduces “systemic absolution,” a theory of criminal justice that complements retributive punishment with mechanisms for societal forgiveness. Read more here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/01/22/s...
In “Hiring and Firing Based on Political Views,” Professor Scott Altman examines when, if ever, employers are morally justified in hiring or firing workers based on their political beliefs or speech outside the workplace. Read more here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2026/01/23/h...
SCLR is excited to publish the long-awaited Volume 99:1. Our articles, student notes, and postscript explore pertinent and fascinating issues from the carceral system to First Amendment concerns. You can read the full issue on our website: southerncalifornialawreview.com
We are so excited to announce our incoming Vol. 100 board! Congratulations to all, and we cannot wait to see what you will achieve for SCLR!
Presenting “The Supervisory Power of State Supreme Courts” by Professor Adam B. Sopko (@adamsopko.bsky.social). Read more about state courts using their powers to shape policy here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2025/10/27/t...
Presenting “Major Questions Avoidance and Anti-Avoidance” by Professor Daniel J. Hemel (@danielhemel.bsky.social). Read more about how agencies evade the major questions doctrine here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2025/10/27/m...
Presenting "A New Look at Old Money” by Professor Miranda Perry Fleischer. Read more about the Rigano tax here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2025/10/27/a...
Presenting “Litigation Finance in the Market Square" by Professor Suneal Bedi and Professor William C. Marra. Read more about third-party litigation funding here: southerncalifornialawreview.com/2025/10/27/l...