Minnesota Law Review

In January 1917, Professor Henry J. Fletcher launched the Minnesota Law Review with lofty aspirations: A well-conducted law review . . . ought to do something to develop the spirit of statesmanship as distinguished from a dry professionalism. It ought at the same time contribute a little something to the systematic growth of the whole law. For the next forty years, in conjunction with the Minnesota State Bar Association, the faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School directed the work of student editors of the Law Review. Despite their initial oversight and vision, however, the faculty gradually handed the editorial mantle over to law students. During 1954 and 1955, the faculty editors left the masthead of the journal, affiliation with the State Bar was severed, and the faculty Editor-in-Chief quietly assumed the role of advisor. From April 1955 through June 1989, a student President oversaw the publication. Then, in October of 1989, the student staff revived the role of Edi...