University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law

Welcome to Penn JCL

The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law provides a forum for the interdisciplinary study of and rigorous analysis of constitutional law. To that end, The Journal cultivates innovative scholarship, promotes critical perspectives, and reinvents the traditional study of constitutional law.

To encourage dialogue about the Constitution within and between diverse communities, The Journal hosts an annual symposium and publishes via both print and electronic media.

The Journal has a relationship with the National Constitution Center and has an interdisciplinary relationship with Penn's Political Science Department, School of Social Work, the Medical School, and the Wharton School.

New Information

Final Version
Originalism, History, and the Second Amendment:
What Did Bearing Arms Really Mean to the Founders?
by Nathan Kozuskanich

2008 Tenth Anniversary Symposium
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Full Volume 10 Staff Announced

Now Accepting Submissions for Volume 10