Law Forum

The award-winning University of Baltimore Law Forum concentrates on developing trends and topics unique to the Maryland legal community. 

The University of Baltimore Law Forum provides unique focus on Maryland's legal decisions and issues, providing practitioners and the larger community with one-stop location for gaining insight and information on the changes shaping the practice of law in Maryland. The student-reviewed journal includes articles from University of Baltimore law students and faculty, as well as Maryland-based attorneys, judges and legislators. 

Subscriptions

The Law Forum is published twice a year. Subscriptions are available at no cost. To subscribe or for additional information, please contact the Editor in Chief. Subscriptions are renewed automatically.

This journal also is available on Westlaw or Lexis and is available in most law libraries.

• Editorial Board Members

  Editor in Chief: Alicia Shelton
  Managing Editor: Ben Beasley
  Articles Editor: Katie Gallagher
  Recent Developments Editor: Rob Lewis
  Assistant Articles Editor: Michael Stedman
  Assistant Managing Editor: Kristin Nuss
  Comments Editor: Shannon Slater
  Manuscripts Editor: Rob Kline
  Resource Editor: Matt Grogan
  Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth J. Samuels, Professor of Law

• Featured Articles

  The Referendum Process in Maryland: Balancing Respect for Representative Government with the Right to Direct Democracy, by Professor Stephen Shapiro

  The Future of LGBT Civil Rights and Equality in Maryland, by Aaron S. Merki, The Honorable Shannon Avery, and Anne Blackfield

  Pit Bulls – Maryland’s Solesky Case Changes Liability Standard, by Susan Rappaport and Kathleen M. Elmore      

  The Firearms Safety Act and the Future of the Second Amendment Debate, by Dominic Lamartina            

   

• Upcoming Articles

   Maryland Repeals the Death Penalty, but Leaves Five on Death Row: What Has the State Learned from Kirk Bloodsworth, by Meredith Lenore Pendergrass

  Citizen Journalists & the Right to Gather News: Why Maryland Needs to Acknowledge a First Amendment Right to Record the Police, by Kristine L. Dietz

  When Does Crawford Reach Jailhouse Phone Calls That Implicate a Co-Defendant, But Are Made by Another Non-Testifying Co-Defendant?, By Matt Grogan

• The University of Baltimore Law Forum Journal 2013-2014