The Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy covers a broad spectrum of social policy issues. The following topics are purely illustrative.

1. Civil Liberties (Constitutional)
   1. First Amendment Issues
      1. Free Exercise Clause
      2. Establishment Clause
      3. Free Speech
      4. Cyberspace Regulation
   2. Fourth Amendment Issues
   3. Fifth Amendment Issues
      1. The Scope of Miranda and Self-Incrimination
      2. Double Jeopardy Issues
      3. Due Process Clause Issues
   4. Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause Issues
      1. The Right to Privacy
      2. The Future of Substantive Due Process
2. Civil Rights (Constitutional)
   1. Second Amendment Issues
      1. The Future of Federal Gun Control
      2. The Interpretive Approaches under the Second Amendment
   2. Sixth Amendment Issues
   3. Eighth Amendment Issues
      1. The Future of the Death Penalty and Wrongful Convictions
      2. Cruel and Unusual Punishment Issues
   4. Fourteenth Amendment Issues
      1. Affirmative Action
      2. The Future of the Court’s Modern Incorporation Doctrine
   5. Fifteenth Amendment Issues
      1. Voting Rights and Gerrymandering
      2. Redistricting
      3. Election Law
3. Social Policy Issues
   1. Housing
      1. Fair Housing Act Issues
      2. Redevelopment of Public Housing Projects
   2. Banking
      1. Fair Credit Reporting Act
      2. Predatory Lending
      3. Redlining
   3. Education
      1. Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)
      2. Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act
   4. Welfare Reform
      1. Reauthorization of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996
      2. Barriers to Moving Recipients from Welfare to Work
      3. The Role of Administrative Discretion PRWORA
   5. Labor Law
      1. Collective Bargaining Issues
      2. Family and Medical Leave Act Issues
   6. Gay Rights
      1. Gay Marriage & Civil Unions
      2. Referenda and Initiatives Advancing Gay Rights at the Local Level
      3. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy
   7. The Implementation of the U.S. Patriot Act
      1. Treatment of Illegal Immigrants
      2. Use of Patriot Act Provisions for Domestic Law Enforcement
   8. Immigration Issues
      1. Amnesty Programs
      2. Temporary Immigration Programs
      3. Refugees and Asylum
   9. Legal Theory Movements
      1. Critical Race Theory
      2. Critical Legal Studies
      3. Feminist Legal Theory