Journal of Legislation

Discipline	Legal studies
Language	English
Edited by	Hubert Ning
Publication details
Former name(s)	New Dimensions in Legislation, N.D. Journal of Legislation
History	1971-present
Publisher	Notre Dame Law School
Frequency	Semiannual
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt1 · alt2) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
Bluebook	J. Legis.
ISO 4	J. Legis.
Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus
ISSN	0146-9584
LCCN	78648410
OCLC no.	818988515
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The Journal of Legislation is a scholarly legal journal published by Notre Dame Law School.

History

The Journal of Legislation is a legislative law review which focuses on analysis and reform of legislation and public policy.^[1] It was founded in 1971 as New Dimensions in Legislation,^[2] before being renamed as N.D. Journal of Legislation^[3] in 1974 and finally just Journal of Legislation in 1976.^[4] The journal is advised by faculty advisors William Kelley and Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer.^[5]

The journal typically publishes two issues every year, with each issue usually comprising two to three articles from independent contributors on legislation or policy, and three to four staff-written notes. Occasionally, it also publishes briefer commentaries on legislative articles that have appeared in previous or concurrent issues. The journal is financially self-sufficient, independently organized and completely student run.^[1]

Notable contributors

• Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court William O. Douglas, "The First Amendment: A Weathervane for Freedom". Journal of Legislation. 4 (1): 7. 1977.
• United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, "Challenges of Leadership in the Twenty-First Century". Journal of Legislation. 47 (2): 1. 2021.
• Vice President of the United States Walter Mondale, "Criteria for a Comprehensive Strategy for Nuclear Arms Control". Journal of Legislation. 10 (1): 1. 1983.
• United States Secretary of State Edmund Muskie, "Sunset Legislation: Restoring Public Confidence in Government". Journal of Legislation. 4 (1): 11. 1977.
• United States Attorney General Elliott Richardson, "Law in the Making: A Universal Regime for Deep Seabed Mining". Journal of Legislation. 8 (2): 199. 1981.
• Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation William H. Webster, "An FBI Viewpoint Regarding the Freedom of Information Act". Journal of Legislation. 7 (1): 7. 1980.
• U.S. Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, "Can A Free Press Survive its Postal Nightmare?". Journal of Legislation. 3 (1): 5. 1976.
• U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, "A Proposal for Making Product Liability Fair, Efficient and Predictable". Journal of Legislation. 14 (2): 133. 1987.
• U.S. Rep. Richard A. Gephardt, "Tax Reform and Capital Gains: The War Against Unfair Taxes is Far From Over". Journal of Legislation. 14 (1): 1. 1987.
• U.S. Rep. Jack Kemp, "Early Phased Deployment of SDI as a National Insurance Policy". Journal of Legislation. 15 (2): 81. 1989.
• Gov. Michael S. Dukakis, "The Problem is Not the Phone Calls; It's the Special Interest Money". Journal of Legislation. 24 (2): 201. 1998.
• U.S. Rep. Bob Barr, "A Tyrant's Toolbox: Technology and Privacy in America". Journal of Legislation. 26 (1): 71. 2000.
• U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, "A Compassionate Conservative Agenda: Addressing Poverty for the Next Millennium". Journal of Legislation. 26 (1): 93. 2000.
• U.S. Rep. Peter T. King, "Remembering the Lessons of 9/11: Preserving Tools and Authorities in the Fight Against Terrorism". Journal of Legislation. 41 (2): 173. 2015.