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The Northern Illinois University Law Review is a student-edited journal that publishes articles designed to assist the legal community and to stimulate critical discussion of current legal, policy, and social issues.
The Review publishes three issues per year in print, with the third issue being dedicated to a specific legal or social issue the membership has collectively decided to highlight. Referred to as the "Symposium" issue, this issue is released in conjunction with a one-day conference comprised of presentations, round-table discussions, and keynote addresses by experts on the Symposium topic.
If you wish to reproduce any material previously published by the NIU Law Review, please contact the editors at northernillinoislawreview@gmail.com
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The Northern Illinois University Law Review (print version)
The Northern Illinois University Law Review (ISSN 0734-1490) is published tri-annually by the students of the Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois 60115-2854. -
The Online Supplement to the Northern Illinois University Law Review
This online journal is a supplement to the three editions of the Law Review published annually. It specifically highlights the work of NIU College of Law students and is released once a semester
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Amazon’s Antitrust Fair Play, a Transatlantic Evaluation
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2020-11)For the first time after a century, antitrust law has been making headlines around the country. Amazon, among other technological giants, finds itself in the middle of a cyclone against economic power. This article joins ... -
Circumventing Consultation Under the National Historic Preservation Act: How Judicial Misapplication of Section 106 is Putting Historic and Cultural Resources at Risk
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2020-11)The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s website proudly features “Section 106 Success Stories” where broad and meaningful consultation led to exemplary outcomes. But what if the consultation process that lead to ... -
Governments “Erasing History” and the Importance of Free Speech
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2020-11)Nationwide protests against police brutality and structural racism have led to a renewed push for governments to take down or alter Confederate monuments and symbols. Advocates for these changes argue that they will make ... -
State Prisons Turning into De Facto Mental Health Institutes: A Comparative Look at the Illinois and Nebraska State Prison Systems
(Northern Illinois University, 2020-11)This Comment discusses the systems of approaching mental health in Nebraska and Illinois state prison systems. Starting with how prison systems became some of the largest de facto mental health institutes in the country ... -
Researching the Jury’s Internet and Social Media Presence: The Ethical and Privacy Implications
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2020-11)This Comment discusses the lack of guidelines regulating attorneys’ online research of potential and sitting jurors. Instantaneous online access to the personal lives of jurors provides attorneys with the opportunity to ... -
Secret Surveillance Scores: Pay No Attention to What’s Behind the Curtain
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2020-11)This Comment discusses the potential and actual misuse of consumers’ secret surveillance scores in e-commerce, employment, and housing situations, as evidenced in a 2019 FTC complaint. The calculation and use of these ... -
A History of Elector Discretion
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2020-11)In its opinion in Chiafalo v. Washington, the Supreme Court disposes of the actual history of elector discretion as too inconsequential to merit its serious analysis. A history of elector discretion not only includes a ... -
Global Innovation Law
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 2020-11)This Article is about opening up a debate on global innovation law. The Article argues that a new hybrid area of transglobal law has emerged in the past decade due to the rise of various disruptive and technological ... -
Constitutional Cultures: The Mentality and Consequences of Judicial Review
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1990-05)In this book review, Professor Strickman concludes that, overall, Robert Nagel has produced a thought-provoking book that endorses judicial self-restraint by the United States Supreme Court. Although this review challenges ... -
Ten Years After (Weingarten): Are the Standards Really Clear?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1986-11)An exploration into the labor law area of "Weingarten rights," which permit union representation in employee investigatory hearings. The article explores the inconsistencies which exist among various federal circuits due ... -
Before the Best Interests of the Child
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1981-05)A review of 'Before the Best Interests of the Child,' by Joseph Goldstein, Anna Freud and Albert J. Solnit. -
Taking Care of Strangers: The Rule of Law in Doctor-Patient Relations
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1981-05)A review of 'Taking Care of Strangers: The Rule of Law in Doctor-Patient Relations' by R. A. Burt. -
Richmond Newspapers Inc. v. Virginia: A Constitutional Right of Access
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1981-05)This note analyzes the Richmond case and, in light of earlier access cases decided by the Court, discusses the nature of the right created and possible judicial approaches to future access claims both in and out of the ... -
The Illinois Bail Jumper's Statute
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1981-05)This legislative note focuses on the constitutional ramifications of complete trials in absentia and examines possible alternatives to this procedure. -
Sexual Harassment of Working Women: The EEOC Guidelines-Panacea or Placebo?
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1981-05)This comment presents a discussion of the law of sexual harassment of working women, focusing on case law, the content of the guidelines issued by the EEOC, and how these guidelines may affect future litigation. -
Antidumping Investigations: Procedural Reform and Substantive Change Through the Trade Agreements Act
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1981-05)This comment presents an examination of the anti-competitive practice of dumping and the United States legislation aimed at its deterrence. The author presents an analysis of the procedure used in the repealed antidumping ... -
Crime Must Not Pay: RICO Criminal Forfeiture in Perspective
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1981-05)From the vantage point of extensive practical experience in administering RICO, Edward Weiner analyzes its novel remedy of ‘in personam’ criminal forfeiture by examining both the common law origins of the remedy and the ... -
The Guilt of the "Innocent Construction Rule" in Illinois Defamation Law
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1981-05)This article traces the origin of the peculiar Illinois "Innocent Construction Rule" in defamation law. The author concludes that the Illinois "Innocent Construction Rule" was unfortunately resurrected in John v. Tribune. ... -
Vol. 1, no. 2, Spring 1981: Table of Contents
(Northern Illinois University Law Review, 1981-05)
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