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| Issue | Topic | Articles Due | Mail Date |
| WINTER/Feb | Criminal Law | November 15 | February 3 |
| SPRING/May | Intellectual Property Law | February 15 | May 5 |
| Digital Issue (Summer) | TBD | April 15 | July 7 |
| SUMMER/Aug | Convention | May 15 | August 4 |
| FALL/Nov | Supreme Court | August 15 | November 3 |
| Digital Issue (Winter) | TBD | October 15 | January 5 |