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A scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, published by students

Since its inception in 1959, the Washburn Law Journal has been a cornerstone of legal scholarship and a platform for rigorous academic discourse that serves as a valuable resource for practitioners, scholars and students alike. Explore our past issues, stay updated through the WLJ Online and our blog, and learn more about our upcoming events and subscription options.

Law School Symposium

For more than a decade, the Washburn Law Journal has partnered with the Washburn Law's Robert J. Dole Center for Law and Government to present an annual symposium.

2024 Symposium: "Re-Shifting Foundations of Brown: Diversity in Education"

 

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Foulston Siefkin Lecture Series

Since 1978 the Wichita law firm of Foulston Siefkin has generously sponsored the Foulston Siefkin Lecture Series. This lecture series brings a prominent legal scholar to Washburn University School of Law to challenge and enhance the legal thinking of our students and faculty. The visiting scholar delivers a lecture and also provides an article for the next volume of the Washburn Law Journal.

2024 Lecture: Reimagining a River

Speaker: Holly Doremus, Associate Dean at University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

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John D. Ensley Memorial Writing Award

The John D. Ensley Memorial Writing Award is presented semi-annually to the top memo writer in the Washburn Law Journal writing competition, honoring John D. Ensley, a 1983 graduate whose dedication to legal writing had a lasting impact on the profession. Established in 2000, the award commemorates Mr. Ensley’s distinguished career and contributions to commercial, government, real estate, securities, and educational law. As a partner at Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds and Palmer, and a member of various bar associations, Mr. Ensley’s legacy continues to inspire excellence in legal writing at Washburn Law.

Board of editors

Quintin Brown

Editor-in-Chief
Quintin Brown

Bailey Coolidge

Managing Editor
Bailey Coolidge

Kinsey Griffith

Senior Articles Editor
Kinsey Griffith

Anthony Albertini

Executive Editor
Anthony Albertini

Nikki Jackson

Articles Editor
Nikki Jackson

Olivia Higdon

Articles Editor
Olivia Higdon

Wyatt Carter

Notes Editor
Wyatt Carter

John Herrman

Notes Editor
John Herrman

Liz Ngatia

Notes Editor
Liz Ngatia

Grace Reinman

Notes Editor
Grace Reiman

Anna Cobb

Comments Editor
Anna Cobb

Andrew Doan

Online Production Editor
Andrew Doan
Senior Staff Writers

Elyssa Carr

Roarke Croze

Haylee Householter

Ezekiel Metz

Trey Monts

Jonnette Oakes

Alexandro Vasquez

Nis Wilbur

Junior Staff Writers

Mia Aronson

Cole Baker

Lauren Bergin

Kelsie Dent

Stewart Gonzalez

Jack Hamilton

Caleb Haselhuhn

Ethan Hawn

Ruby Howell

James Keating

Maria Kling

Alexandria Mohlis

Koy Olberding

Lauren Peterson

Josephine Phillips

Zachary Racy

Gabriel Smith

Simon Steagall

Jamie St. Viva

Kaitlynn Wetchensky-Bays

Luke Zenger

Subscriptions and publication services

The Washburn Law Journal publishes one volume consisting of three issues per academic year. Subscription rates are $30.00 for United States residents and $35.00 for residents outside the United States. A limited number of individual issues of Volume 49 are available, as published, for $15.00 each. Price quotes are inclusive of all shipping and handling charges, and PREPAYMENT is required for all orders.

If you have questions concerning subscriptions, please contact: Washburn Law Journal, Washburn University School of Law, Attn: Subscriptions, 1700 SW College Ave., Topeka, KS 66621, email at journalclaims@washburnlaw.edu or 785.670.1692. Whether you send your subscription request via regular mail or email, please include the following information: Subscriber’s name, shipping address, billing address (if different), contact person, and phone number.

The publisher of the Washburn Law Journal is Joe Christensen, Inc., 1540 Adams Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68521, or toll free at 800.228.5030.

Non-received issue claims should be directed to Washburn Law Journal, Washburn University School of Law, Attn: Claims, 1700 SW College Ave., Topeka, KS 66621, email at journalclaims@washburnlaw.edu or 785.670.1692.

NOTE: Non-received issue claims from paid subscribers can only be honored for a 90-day period from the original mailing date of the issue claimed.

Questions regarding the availability and purchase of back issues (beginning volume 23) must be addressed to William S. Hein Co., Inc., 1285 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14209 or call toll free at 800.828.7571.

To obtain permission to reprint any piece appearing in the current volume or a back issue of the Washburn Law Journal, please contact: Editor-in-Chief,Washburn Law Journal, Washburn University School of Law, 1700 SW College Ave., Topeka, KS 66621, email journalclaims@washburnlaw.eduor 785.670.1683. Please include your name, address, phone number, email address, the full title of the of the article you wish to reprint, the title and nature of the work in which the article would be reprinted, and the response deadline.