Colorado Law Review is now publishing Volume 97 (2025-26)

 

 

 

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Foreword May 16, 2026 by Sam Hawkinson Issue 4, Volume 97 - Open PDF in Browser: Sam Hawkinson,* Foreword The discomfort associated with difficult conversations is nothing new. We worry that such conversations will change how we are perceived. We worry it… {read more...}
Cultural Genocide’s Surrogates May 16, 2026 by Anne-Marie Carstens Issue 4, Volume 97 - Open PDF in Browser: Anne-Marie Carstens,* Cultural Genocide's Surrogates In recent decades, the continuing wartime destruction of cultural sites and artifacts alongside mass atrocities—and a rising tide of atrocities‑centered allegations… {read more...}
On Probation May 15, 2026 by Ji Seon Song Issue 4, Volume 97 - Open PDF in Browser: Ji Seon Song,* On Probation Among the constellation of actors who appear in courtrooms every day, probation has been largely overlooked in conversations and debates about… {read more...}
Defending Imperfect Victims from Self-Managed Abortion Criminalization: Why Evidence of Intimate Partner Violence Matters May 15, 2026 by Sara L. Ainsworth and Leigh Goodmark Issue 4, Volume 97 - Open PDF in Browser: Sara L. Ainsworth and Leigh Goodmark,* Defending Imperfect Victims from Self-Managed Abortion Criminalization: Why Evidence of Intimate Partner Violence Matters As access to abortion has become… {read more...}
Courting Chaos in Market Competition: Combatting Defendants’ Incentive to Sabotage Divestiture in Antitrust Cases May 15, 2026 by Emma Wolters Issue 4, Volume 97 - Open PDF in Browser: Emma Wolters,* Courting Chaos in Market Competition: Combatting Defendants’ Incentive to Sabotage Divestiture in Antitrust Cases The purpose of antitrust law is to preserve competition in… {read more...}
Unconstitutional Cyberpunks: The Dubious Conspiracy Backdoor to Federal Cybercrime Venue May 15, 2026 by Connor Hagan Issue 4, Volume 97 - Open PDF in Browser: Connor Hagan,* Unconstitutional Cyberpunks: The Dubious Conspiracy Backdoor to Federal Cybercrime Venue Computer‑based crimes are relatively new in our nation’s history. The Constitution’s criminal venue protections… {read more...}
Cyberattacks, Modern Sovereignty Violations, and the Disadvantage to Developing States May 15, 2026 by Colleen Garcia Issue 4, Volume 97 - Open PDF in Browser: Colleen Garcia,* Cyberattacks, Modern Sovereignty Violations, and the Disadvantage to Developing States Globalization continues to result in an ever‑increasing connectedness and interdependence of world economies, cultures,… {read more...}
Unbridled: Immigration and the Prerogative Presidency April 10, 2026 by Daniel Tichenor Issue 3, Print, Volume 97 - Open PDF in Browser: Daniel Tichenor,* Unbridled: Immigration and the Prerogative Presidency From the nation’s founding to the end of the twentieth century, American immigration law and policy was the… {read more...}
The Crimmigrators April 10, 2026 by Juliet P. Stumpf Issue 3, Print, Volume 97 - Open PDF in Browser: Juliet P. Stumpf,* The Crimmigrators Crimmigration employs seemingly ordinary powers to accomplish extraordinary things—mass deportation, surveillance, policing, detention, and incarceration—in ways that globally change the contours… {read more...}
Attachment Policies in Immigration Law April 10, 2026 by Stephen Lee Issue 3, Volume 97 - Open PDF in Browser: Stephen Lee,* Attachment Policies in Immigration Law Regularization opportunities for migrants in the United States remain scarce and difficult to obtain. The few programs offering such… {read more...}

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Artificial Actors: AI’s Erasure of Talent January 2, 2026 by Johnathan Khoriaty Forum - Open PDF in Browser: Johnathan Khoriaty,* Artificial Actors: AI's Erasure of Talent “If they can do this with actors, they can do it with writers, directors, cinematographers — everyone. We’ll… {read more...}
Challenging Anonymity: Protecting the Public’s Right to Know the Identity of Library Book Challengers – Sarah Bartlett September 8, 2025 by Sarah Bartlett Forum - Open PDF in Browser: Sarah Bartlett,* Challenging Anonymity: Protecting the Public's Right to Know the Identity of Library Book Challengers In Brookhart v. Reaman, the Colorado Court of Appeals held… {read more...}
Creative Jurisprudence: The Paradox of Free Speech Absolutism May 8, 2024 by R. George Wright & Chris Rowley Forum - Open PDF in Browser: R. George Wright* & Chris Rowley,† Creative Jurisprudence: The Paradox of Free Speech Absolutism Introduction Governments often seek to restrict speech on the basis of its… {read more...}
No Sword, No Shield, No Problem: AI in Pro Se Section 1983 Suits May 8, 2024 by Michaela Calhoun Forum - Open PDF in Browser: Michaela Calhoun,* No Sword, No Shield, No Problem: AI in Pro Se Section 1983 Suits Originating during the Reconstruction era, 42 U.S.C. 1983 emerged as a… {read more...}
The Bankruptcy of Purdue Pharma in the Wake of Big Tobacco April 16, 2023 by Jacob Hedgpeth Forum - Open PDF in Browser: Jacob Hedgpeth, The Bankruptcy of Purdue Pharma in the Wake of Big Tobacco Two distinct public health crises shook the United States from 1954 to 2023:… {read more...}
Biden, Bennet, and Bipartisan Federal Judicial Selection April 16, 2023 by Carl Tobias Forum - Open PDF in Browser: Carl Tobias,* Biden, Bennet, and Bipartisan Federal Judicial Selection Introduction The U.S. Constitution plainly assigns to the Senate the profound duties of rendering critical advice and consent related… {read more...}
Civil Procedure and the New Bar Exam January 12, 2023 by Jeffrey A. Parness Forum - Introduction In 2022 the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) issued its “Content Scope Outlines” for public comment,[1] soliciting input on “significant oversights.”[2] The outlines were designed to inform the… {read more...}
Is Title VII an “Anti-Discrimination” Law? February 17, 2022 by Anuj C. Desai Forum - PDF: Anuj C. Desai,[1] Is Title VII an "Anti-Discrimination" Law? Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is commonly referred to as an “anti-discrimination” statute. At its core,… {read more...}
Organizing a Business Law Department Within a Law School May 14, 2021 by William J. Carney Forum - This article argues that legal education needs to get its act together by getting organized. Unlike the rest of the university, law schools are over a century behind in recognizing… {read more...}
Bucklew v. Precythe and the Resurgence of the Method of Execution Challenge May 13, 2021 by Hannah York Forum - On October 1, 2019, Missouri began the execution of death row inmate Russell Bucklew.[1] Those present for the execution reported seeing Mr. Bucklew strapped to a gurney, the IV inserted,… {read more...}