Founded in 1985 as the Journal of Legal Commentary, the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development is committed to publishing high-quality scholarship and hosting innovative symposia on issues of social, racial, and economic justice. In 2010, the Journal became the official journal of the Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights at St. John’s University School of Law in Queens, New York. The Journal publishes four issues each year, calling for submissions from scholars, practitioners, and students on a range of social, racial, and economic topics. Issues 1-24 previously published as the St. John's Journal of Legal Commentary.
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Current Issue:
Volume 37, Spring 2026, Issue 4
Table of Contents
Officers of Administration and Faculty
Editorial Board
Symposium
Opening Symposium Remarks: Celebrating 100 Years of Scholarly Impact at St. John’s Law
Jelani Jefferson Exum
Words Matter: The Rhetoric of National Security and the Reality of Individual Rights
Christopher J. Borgen
Thirty-Year Evolution of Legal Writing Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Beyond!
Robin Boyle-Laisure
The Evolution of Legal Scholarship
Edward D. Cavanagh
The Jurisprudence of Humanity
Tyler Rose Clemons
Policy Work in Securities Arbitration
Christine Lazaro
Lessons Learned
Philip Lee
The ‘Why’, the ‘What’, and the ‘How’ of a Scholarly Life
Rosemary Salomone
Closing Symposium Remarks: Reflections on a Legacy That Endures
Jelani Jefferson Exum