Maine Law Review News
The Maine Law Review is currently in the process of editing and producing our 2010 fall issue. This year’s fall issue will cover a wide variety of legal topics, such as the ethics of metadata discovery, the intersection of conscience clause legislation and stem cell research, child welfare proceedings, findings of fact in arbitration and mediation, and a discussion of specialized courts for terrorism trials. Professors contributing to this issue can be found throughout the nation, from New England, Washington D.C., and Baltimore, to Mississippi and San Diego.
The Maine Law Review also plans to publish a symposium issue in the spring of 2011 dedicated to the memory of the late Judge Frank Coffin. Judge Coffin’s contributions to the legal community, the State of Maine, and the University of Maine School of Law are immeasurable. He was truly an inspirational figure and he is remembered fondly by all of those who were fortunate enough to have known him. This symposium will feature articles written by friends, judicial colleagues, former law clerks, and other members of the legal profession. This symposium will honor Judge Coffin by reflecting on his life, career, judicial philosophy, oral and written works, and enduring legacy.
About the Maine Law Review
The Maine Law Review is published twice annually by the students of the University of Maine School of Law. The Law Review contains case notes and comments written by our students on current legal problems, as well as articles by judges, professors, and practitioners on a variety of legal issues. Membership on the Law Review is by invitation based on academic performance and writing skills. For more information on admission to the Law Review, please see the Writing Competition page.
The Law Review provides students with an invaluable two-year research, editing, and writing experience that allows each to explore in-depth a legal issue of particular interest. Recent editions have contained student notes examining such diverse issues of Maine law as the preservation of judicial discretion in criminal sentencing, the equal protection implications of child adoption by same-sex couples, the scope of “public records” and privacy under Maine law, and the prudence of posthumous paternity testing for inheritance purposes.
