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Vol. I, Iss. ICite as Clem. L. Rev.Est. 2025
A student-edited journal of legal scholarship
Current issue
December 2025
6 piecespp. 6–59Cited as 1 Clem. L. Rev.
Introduction
Thank you for taking the time to visit the first formal edition of the Clemson Law Review (CLR)! As Clemson’s leading undergraduate legal publication, we are excited to provide a forum for high–quality legal scholarship.
— Maclain ConlinRead the introduction →
A Conversation with Professor Gomez–Arostegui
This volume includes an interview with Professor Gomez-Arostegui of Lewis and Clark Law School—one of America’s foremost experts on English legal history—on the Supreme Court’s recent ruling regarding national injunctions in Trump v. CASA.
Read An Introduction to English Legal HistoryPDF (pp. 6–18) An Introduction to English Legal HistoryTomas Gomez-Arostegui, An Introduction to English Legal History, 1 Clem. L. Rev. 6 (2025).
A Conversation with Professor Seth Barrett Tillman
We are delighted to share an interview with Professor Seth Barrett Tillman, an American law professor and legal historian currently teaching at Maynooth University in Ireland.
Read Due Process and New York v. TrumpPDF (pp. 20–27) Due Process and New York v. TrumpSeth Barrett Tillman, Due Process and New York v. Trump, 1 Clem. L. Rev. 20 (2025).
A Conversation with Troy Shelton
We were kindly joined this past August by Troy Shelton, one of North Carolina’s top appellate attorneys, on his own legal journey and his advice for students who are interested in pursuing a career in appellate law.
Read An Introduction to Appellate LawPDF (pp. 28–40) An Introduction to Appellate LawTroy Shelton, An Introduction to Appellate Law, 1 Clem. L. Rev. 28 (2025).
In this article, we analyze the Intellectual Property transactional risks stemming from the America Invents Act, demonstrate the ways in which traditional Mergers and Acquisitions provisions are insufficient to manage this risk, and highlight the strategies practicing attorneys use to mitigate invalidity risk.
Read Patent Invalidity Risks for IP-Centered Transactions Post-AIAPDF (pp. 41–50) Patent Invalidity Risks for IP-Centered Transactions Post-AIAMaxwell Breton, Note, Patent Invalidity Risks for IP-Centered Transactions Post-AIA, 1 Clem. L. Rev. 41 (2025).
In this paper, we analyze the increasing efforts by the states to crack down on speed and red-light violations via the use of traffic cameras, how the states seem to have gotten around the Confrontation Clause by reclassifying crimes to “civil violations,” and the numerous issues with this approach.
Read Traffic Cameras and the Reclassification of Crimes to Civil ViolationsPDF (pp. 51–59) Traffic Cameras and the Reclassification of Crimes to Civil ViolationsJacob Citron, Note, Traffic Cameras and the Reclassification of Crimes to Civil Violations, 1 Clem. L. Rev. 51 (2025).