What Is the American University Law Review Website?

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The American University Law Review website (aulawreview.org) is the online home of the American University Law Review, a student-run law journal. It serves three main purposes: publishing legal scholarship, announcing events and organizational news, and providing access to current and past volumes of the journal. If you are looking for legal articles, symposium information, or a way to subscribe, this is the site to use.

What the Site Publishes

The journal's content falls into a few recurring categories, each labeled on the site:

  • Articles — full-length scholarly pieces by legal academics and practitioners.
  • Comments — student-written pieces, typically shorter and focused on a specific legal question.
  • Forum pieces — a separate online component (the "American University Law Review Forum") that publishes commentary and responses.

Recent examples from the site show the range of topics covered:

Type Title Volume/Issue
Article It's (not all) Personal: Civil Litigation and the Values of Rights of Action Vol. 75, Issue 6
Article The Leasehold World Vol. 75, Issue 6
Article Lawbreaking as a Method of Competition Vol. 75, Issue 6
Article The Lawyer of the Future: Ethics and Identity in the Age of AI Vol. 75, Issue 6
Comment Beyond Marriage: Challenging Marital Prerequisites in State Adoption Laws Vol. 75, Issue 6
Forum Comment Backsliding on the 2025 Roadmap: Why the EPA's Rollbacks of PFAS Regulations Violate the Safe Drinking Water Act Vol. 75 Forum
Article Federal Hiring Dysfunction and the Self-Shrinking Skew Vol. 75, Issue 5

Each entry links to a "Read More" page with the full piece.

Events and Organizational News

The homepage highlights the journal's activities beyond publishing:

  • Federal Circuit Symposium — an annual event bringing together judges, scholars, and practitioners to discuss legal issues within the Federal Circuit's jurisdiction.
  • Annual Symposium — a broader event featuring scholars, practitioners, and students on timely legal issues.
  • DEI in the Law Panel — a discussion on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession, hosted for the AUWCL community.
  • Awards and recognition — the site notes achievements such as an editorial board member receiving the Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award from the Burton Awards.

These sections are useful if you want to know what the journal is currently organizing or to check whether event materials are posted.

Accessing Volumes and Issues

The site organizes content by volume and issue. Volume 75, for instance, includes Issues 5 and 6, with articles dated as far ahead as August 2026. Older volumes are also listed. If you are researching a specific topic, browsing by volume is the most direct route; the site does not appear to offer a keyword search based on the available page evidence, so you may need to scan issue tables of contents.

Subscribing

The site has a dedicated subscription page at aulawreview.org/subscribe/. The homepage includes a "SUBSCRIBE" link, which is the main call to action for readers who want to receive the journal. The available information does not specify pricing, format (print vs. digital), or whether login is required, so check the subscription page directly for those details.

Who the Site Is For

  • Legal researchers and students looking for published scholarship in a specific area.
  • Practitioners who want to follow commentary on Federal Circuit and other federal legal issues.
  • Prospective authors — the journal publishes both professional and student work, and the site is the starting point for submission guidelines (though those are not detailed in the available page evidence).
  • Members of the AUWCL community interested in events and journal news.

In short, aulawreview.org is the publication and events hub for a student-run law journal. Use it to read current scholarship, learn about symposia, or subscribe.