The Albany Government Law Review Fireplace is the legal blog of the Albany Government Law Review. The Fireplace is the first student written and edited law blog in the country to engage in substantive law review-like legal analysis and academic speculation. It publishes short comments on recent developments in government law and policy, especially as they relate to New York state government.
We write these posts to inform the lay reader, but also in such a way as to be useful to local and state policymakers on the possibilities within the law to improve government administration on all levels. We further hope that our moderated “comments” section, appearing after each post, will afford our readers an opportunity to offer their own critique and engage in a dialogue with our authors.
The Albany Government Law Review Fireplace capitalizes on our members’ demonstrated ability to edit law review material and on their demonstrated interest in government related topics. More importantly, it capitalizes on our generation’s ability to research more efficiently than any before it via the internet and databases like Westlaw, and also on the opportunity the internet provides for publication, distribution, and collaboration.
Our ultimate goal is to apply the traditional law review production model to collaborative internet publication in the hope of maximizing the potential of law review writing to be timely, relevant and progressive. We hope you find our writing here to be informative and always encourage your comments and feedback.
Kevin Rautenstrauch, Managing Editor of the Fireplace Blog
Have questions or concerns? Email the Fireplace Blog at: fireplace@albanylaw.edu
