The February 2014 issue (Volume 127, Number 4) features the following articles and essays:
* Article, "Partisan Federalism," by Jessica Bulman-Pozen
* Book Review, "Never Mind the Constitution," by Jeremy Waldron
* Note, "NFIB v. Sebelius and the Individualization of the State Action Doctrine"
In addition, student case notes explore Recent Cases on such diverse subjects as FDA limits on Plan B contraception, local zoning bans on medical marijuana sellers, a First Amendment defense to right-of-publicity claims, warrantless searches of cell-site data, copyright fair use and transformative artwork, undocumented alien workers as barred from backpay under labor law, international law and jurisdiction over a facilitator of piracy, juvenile life without parole and retroactivity, whether an unaccepted Rule 68 offer moots a plaintiff's individual claims, whether a private equity fund is a "trade or business" in pension law, and the test for whether a mentally ill prisoner is competent to be executed. Finally, the issue includes two summaries of Recent Publications.
The Harvard Law Review is offered in a quality digital edition, featuring active Contents, linked notes, active URLs in notes, and proper ebook formatting. The contents of Number 4 (Feb. 2014) include scholarly essays by leading academic figures, as well as substantial student research. The Review is a student-run organization whose primary purpose is to publish a journal of legal scholarship. The organization is formally independent of the Harvard Law School. Student editors make all editorial and organizational decisions.
