South Dakota Law Review

Published three times per year, the Law Review contains articles by leading members of the legal profession, as well as student notes and comments. Students involved in the Law Review develop their research and writing skills while earning academic credit. A student board of editors is responsible for all editorial work, and students are selected for board membership during their second year on the basis of their writing, leadership and dedication to the success of the Law Review.

Subscriptions

Subscriptions to the Law Review are $40 per year ($50 outside the United States and Canada), payable in advance to:

South Dakota Law Review
Knudson School of Law - University of South Dakota
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, South Dakota 57069-3290

Back Issues

Back issues and volumes can be obtained via written request to:

William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
1285 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14209 [email protected]
Phone: 800-828-7571

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Submissions

We invite the submission of unsolicited manuscripts. Manuscripts should be double-spaced with wide left margins. Citations should conform to the newest edition of the The Bluebook. We regret that any manuscript solicited will only be returned if the author remits return postage and handling fees. Address all correspondence to:

Articles Editor, South Dakota Law Review
Knudson School of Law - University of South Dakota
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, South Dakota 57069-3290

Submissions may be sent via email to [email protected].

Student Comments and Case Notes
In selecting student pieces for publication, the Law Review gives preference to its members. However, the Law Review encourages all University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law students to submit comments or case notes for publication. For further information about the submissions process, and prior to submitting any piece for publication, please contact the Lead Articles Editor at [email protected].

2026-2027 South Dakota Law Review Board: 

Editorial Board:

Editor-in-Chief: Brooke Stivers
Managing Editor: Emma Miner
Lead Articles Editor: Grace Casper
Notes & Comments Editor: Tommy Morrison
Articles Editors: Austin Arvin, Connor Drahota
Copy Editors: RyLeigh Christopherson, Allison Mitchell
Production Editors: Nick Roob, Cade Damgaard
Symposium Editor: Karena Verbitsky 

Staff Writers:

Aftyn Heitkamp
Cher Hibbing
El Branham
Walter Furstenau
Emily Moore
Olivia Chear
John Overby
Allison Haines
Anton Heger
Josh Schechter
Shelby Cox
Jackson Dana
James Herzog
Logan Haala
Nic Stark 
Keegan Carda