University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law


The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law is a scholarly journal focusing on issues of constitutional law published in print and electronically by an organization of second- and third-year J.D. students at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. The Journal covers the interdisciplinary study and analysis of constitutional law. The Journal publishes five issues per volume, including an issue or issues devoted to its multi-day symposium. It is one of seven law journals at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and one of the top fifty law journals in the United States based on citations and impact. Additionally, it is the third most cited non-Law Review Journal.
The journal is published in Philadelphia.
Articles published in the Journal have been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court, including Justice Anthony Kennedy in his dissent in Carpenter v. United States; Justice Clarence Thomas in his concurrence in Town of Greece v. Galloway; Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her opinion in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius; and Chief Justice John Roberts in his dissent in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.
The current editor-in-chief is Myles S. Lynch.

Symposia

Each year the Journal of Constitutional Law hosts a symposium focusing on popular topics in constitutional scholarship and featuring notable constitutional law scholars. Past topics include "The Judiciary and the Popular Will" and "Presidential Power in Historical Perspective: Reflections on Calabresi and Yoo's The Unitary Executive".

Notable articles