Our Mission
The Public Land & Resources Law Review ("PLRLR") supports scholars and practitioners as a catalyst for research, publication, and engagement on important issues in public lands, natural resources, environmental, and Indian law.
Our Work
The PLRLR is a student-run law review based at the University of Montana's Alexander Blewett III School of Law. PLRLR staff and editors collaborate with practitioners, academics, and policymakers from around the country to publish and promote world-class legal writing via case summaries, oral argument previews, case notes, and articles. Today, the PLRLR’s annual publication circulates to universities, legal databases, and individual attorneys nationwide. The PLRLR also compiles special editions to cover focused topics or highlight the collected works of notable authors.
If you are interested in contributing work to an upcoming volume or for online publication, we'd love to hear from you! Articles may be submitted through Scholastica or by email directly to plrlr@umontana.edu.
The Legacy of Margery Hunter Brown
PLRLR was first published in 1980 under the guidance of renowned Montana law Professor Margery Hunter Brown. Professor Brown (“Marge”) was born in Libby and lived most of her life in Montana. She was a Fulbright scholar, a reporter for the Great Falls Tribune, and a college professor before attending law school at the University of Montana. After serving as a tribal court advisor, she returned to teach at the law school, co-authoring publications on Indian law and politics and playing a key role in the rewriting of Montana's Constitution. She also established the Indian Law Clinic, which catalyzed major code revision projects on reservations across Montana. To read more about her impactful legacy, see Charles F. Wilkinson's piece in Vol. 19 of our Law Review.
Contact Information
Email: PublicLandResourcesLawReview@umontana.edu
Address:
Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana
Attn: Public Land and Resources Law Review
32 Campus Dr.
Missoula, MT 59812