Although the law affects our lives daily, it is not everyday that legal decisions incite a nation. It is not everyday that legal decisions bring widespread focus onto the effectiveness of the U.S. legal system. On November 24, 2015, a St. Louis County grand jury decided not to indict Darren Wilson, a police officer whose gun took the life of eighteen-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
The public has flocked to established newspapers, radio outlets, and social media to posit whether justice was served. The USF Law Review Forum, the online component of the USF Law Review, invites members of the USF community to participate in the discussion on its online platform:
1. Take a stance by writing a “Letter to the Editor” to be published on the Forum
2. Share your thoughts on the underlying legal causes or legal implications of the Ferguson decision
3. Engage with your colleagues about current legal issues to contextualize your studies with what is transpiring now
The USF Law Review is the flagship journal for intellectual discourse, and we recognize that your voices matter. Given the timeliness of the issue, acceptable submissions will be posted in an expedited manner. Acceptable submissions can be short and can be anonymous, but they must be fashioned with the sincere intent to further legal dialogue. For submissions or additional questions, please contact Forum Editor, Pareesa Ashabi, at psashabi@usfca.edu.
Sincerely,
The Board of Editors, USF Law Review, Volume 49