The Review’s consistently high rankings are due to institutional pride, constant hard work, and the continued support of a number of people and organizations—the Frankel Family Foundation, the University of Houston Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law, the Houston Law Review Board of Directors, the Houston Law Review Alumni Association, and the University of Houston Law Center faculty. The Review wishes to thank these organizations and their members, as well as all former student editors, who have worked countless hours to ensure the continued high quality of the Houston Law Review.

The incoming Editor in Chief, Peter Danysh, and the incoming Managing Editor, Cade Mason, commented:

“On behalf of the members of Board 50, we are thrilled to begin the transition into our new positions on the Houston Law Review Board of Editors. Board 49 has been a constant source of guidance and professionalism, and we look forward to working together with the same amount of dedication. We are confident that Board 50 will demonstrate the work ethic and leadership necessary to ensure that the Houston Law Review remains such a vital part of the University of Houston Law Center and the legal community.”

Board 50’s Masthead is available here.

A complete masthead is available here

To see the rankings, visit http://lawlib.wlu.edu/lj/index.aspx. Then “check” the 2010 combined score box and click “submit.”

The incoming Editor in Chief, Matthew Hoffman, and the Managing Editor, Katharine Larson, commented:

“The members of Board 49 are excited about transitioning into their new positions on the Houston Law Review Board of Editors.  Board 48′s consistent display of professionalism and hard work provides an example to Board 49 of what it will take to continue the efficient operation of the Law Review.  The energy, ideas, and diligence of the new Board of Editors will ensure that the Houston Law Review maintains its unparalleled quality and high regard throughout the legal community under our care.”

The Board 49 Masthead is available here.

Our first issue is scheduled for publication in February, 2011. It will feature a spotlight piece on Judge Gray Miller, and articles by two prominent Houston area attorneys. Still Room for Improvement: Assisting the Trier-of-Fact in the 2nd Decade of Daubert, co-authored by Sofia Adrogué of Looper Reed & McGraw and Alan Ratliff of the StoneTurn Group, analyzes recent expert witness jurisprudence. The Consequences of the Vanishing Trial: Does Anyone Really Care? by David Beck of Beck Redden & Secrest reflects on the plight of the jury trial in light of economic pressures and modern trends favoring settlement and arbitration.

HLRe provides an opportunity for practitioners to share knowledge and insight with the legal community, while at the same time supporting Houston Law Review. For more information, see the HLRe submissions information or email the Chief HLRe Editor at hlre@houstonlawreview.org.

Jordan is a member of Board 47, and currently serves as an Articles Editor. He received a $1000 prize for having his note selected for the award.

Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, No. 07-665, 555 U.S. ___ (2009).

For complete details on the Write-on Competition, see the Write-on Competition information page.

Good luck.

Negusie v. Holder, No. 07-499, 555 U.S. ___ (2009).

For complete details on the Write-on Competition, see the Write-On Competition information page.

Good Luck.

Criminal hazing was the subject of a 2002 Houston Law Review article – Scott R. Rosner & R. Brian Crow, Institutional Liability for Hazing in Interscholastic Sports, 39 Hous. L. Rev. 275 (2002). The article was mentioned in media coverage of the event. Above the Law, Grand Jury Overreaction Indictment of the Day: ‘Mean Girls’ Get No Love In Texas.

Yet Harris County’s capital justice system has not been the subject of intensive research — until now. A new study to be published in The Houston Law Review this fall has found two sorts of racial disparities in the administration of the death penalty there, one commonplace and one surprising.