An article on the history of diversity at Harvard Law School by Luz E. Herrera notes that the Latino Law Review was initially published by students who “paid out of their own pocket for copying and printing expenses.” In 1995, Harvard Law School allowed the review to use the Harvard name and began providing financial support in 2001.
Even with institutional support, most of the journals try to publish once a year but aren’t always successful.
“It’s our 36th year and we’re about to publish our 29th publication,” says Marrero, who wanted to be co-editor of the UCLA review, in part, to help keep it alive. “I wanted to make sure that the journal still was around.”
Ramona E. Romero, president of the Hispanic National Bar Association, says that such academic journals are so essential that the organization launched its own Journal of Law and Policy last summer.
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