Now accepting submissions for Volume I, Issue 2 — Deadline: June 30, 2025
Submit Your ManuscriptThis article explores whether the Supreme Court’s shift during the Constitutional Shift of 1937 was driven by political pressures or evolving legal doctrine. It…
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This article explores whether the Supreme Court’s shift during the Constitutional Shift of 1937 was driven by political pressures or evolving legal doctrine. It analyzes key issues during the New Deal to illustrate the federal expansion of power. This article contrasts externalist arguments, emphasizing political influences like Franklin D. Roosevelt’s policies, with internalist claims of gradual doctrinal change. It finds that neither explanation alone fully accounts for the shift and instead advances a post-revisionist perspective, arguing that both political context and legal reasoning shaped the Constitutional Revolution.
The UMBC Pre-Law Review is a student-run academic journal dedicated to publishing rigorous, original legal scholarship by undergraduate students across all fields of law. We are committed to cultivating the next generation of legal thinkers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Our journal provides a platform for substantive legal analysis, policy commentary, and doctrinal critique. We welcome submissions engaging with constitutional, statutory, and regulatory questions of contemporary significance.
We welcome articles, essays, notes, and comments from undergraduate students on any area of law. Strong submissions demonstrate doctrinal fluency, original analysis, and careful citation.