Law and Inequality explained

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality
Editor:	Navin Ramalingam; Heather Chang
Discipline:	Law review
Abbreviation:	Law Inequal.
Bluebook:	Law & Ineq.
Publisher:	University of Minnesota Law School
Country:	United States
Frequency:	Biannually
History:	1981–present
Website:	http://scholarship.law.umn.edu/lawineq/
Issn:	0737-089X
Oclc:	60616345
Lccn:	84644028

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality, (formerly Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice) is a biannual peer-reviewed law journal edited by law students at University of Minnesota Law School. It was established in 1981 to examine the social impact of law on disadvantaged people.

In 2016, the journal launched its online companion site, Inequality Inquiry (formerly Sua Sponte).^[1]

The journal has been cited by federal and state courts, including:

• United States v. Virginia^[2]
• State v. Janes^[3]
• Sayers by Sayers v. Beltrami County^[4]
• Isabellita S. v. John S.^[5]
• Rio v. Rio^[6]
• Eastman v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University^[7]

The journal is ranked first in the "Family Law" and "Immigration Law" subcategories on the Washington and Lee University law journal rankings for scholarly impact;^[8] third in the "Civil Rights" and "Minority and "Race and Ethnic Issues" subcategories;^[8] and in the top ten for "Criminal Law and Procedure" and "Gender, Women and Sexuality" subcategories.

External links

• • Inequality Inquiry

Notes and References

1. Web site: Journal of Inequality Inquiry . University of Minnesota Law School.
2. United States v. Virginia et al., 518 U.S. 515, 555-56 n.20 (1996).
3. State v. Janes, 822 P.2d 1238, 1242-43 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992).
4. Sayers by Sayers v. Beltrami County, 472 N.W.2d 656, 666 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991).
5. Isabellita S. v. John S., 504 N.Y.S.2d 367, 370 n.1 (N.Y. Fam. Ct. 1986).
6. Rio v. Rio, 504 N.Y.S.2d 959, 961 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1986).
7. Eastman v. Va. Polytechnic Institute and State University, 939 F.2d 204, 208 n.5 (4th Cir. 1991).
8. http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/index.aspx Washington and Lee Journal Rankings