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UMLR Elects Volume 72 Executive Board

It is our privilege to announce that the University of Miami Law Review has elected the Volume 72 Executive Board: Josh Mandel, Editor-in-Chief Karla Utset, Executive Editor Ashley Gomez-Rodon, Executive Editor Olivia Castillo, Executive Editor Luis M. Reyes, Senior Articles Editor Melissa Scott, Senior Notes & Comments Editor Elizabeth McIntosh, Senior Notes & Comments Editor Whitney Lohr, […]

Volume 71, Issue 1 Released

UMLR is proud to announce that Volume 71, Issue 1 is available on our website here.  Feel free to browse the collection of essays, articles, and notes. UMLR dedicated countless hours and significant effort to bring Issue 1 to fruition and we are proud of the final product. Thank you to everyone that made Volume 71, Issue […]

2015 Law Review Writing Competition

The 2015 Law Review Writing Competition is a week-long competition designed to test participants’ writing, grammar, and editing skills, which are vital to succeeding on a law review. All six of the University of Miami’s law reviews strongly encourage you to participate. Please review the information below, which contains the registration and competition dates, along […]

“He’s a Black Male . . . Something Is Wrong With Him!” The Role of Race in the Stand Your Ground Debate

BY D. MARVIN JONES, 68 U. Miami L. Rev. 1025 (2014). Introduction: George Zimmerman claimed to know quite a lot about Trayvon Martin. “This guy looks like he’s up to no good, or he’s on drugs or something,” Zimmerman tells the 911 operator. “He’s just staring, looking at all the houses. Now he’s coming toward […]