Quorum is a home for dynamic conversation about current and emerging legal issues in U.S. public policy. We look for pieces that critically analyze policy problems and provide insight on policy solutions, as well as address the legal hurdles standing in between the two.
Articles may take, but are not limited, to one of the following two forms: (1) Policy Proposal: Identify a public policy issue and propose a law and/or policy-based solution that is effective and feasible to implement. Discuss any potential legal challenges that this solution may face and how they can be addressed. (2) Deep Legal/Policy Analysis: Identify a public policy issue or existing policy proposal and do a deep dive, focusing on legal and political obstacles exacerbating the issue or impeding the proposal.
Submission Guidelines
Style: Writing should be of scholarly quality and show a command of the policy issue at hand. It should also be engaging and punchy, accessible to a broad policy-interested audience as well as useful to lawmakers, and reflect the author’s voice. Topics should be timely, but not time-sensitive (timelines for publishing can vary, but expect 8-12 weeks from acceptance to publication). All footnotes should be in up-to-date Bluebook format.
Focus: We look for pieces focused on national and New York policy issues, but are also open to other state, city, and local policy issues that have national relevance.
Length: Articles should be 1,500-3000 words, excluding footnotes. We consider longer pieces on a case-by-case basis (including for Option B papers by NYU Law students).
Who Can Submit
Quorum is open to policymakers (including lawmakers, their staffs, and policy advocates) and law professors, students, practitioners, and other scholars. If you’re sponsoring, proposing, implementing, or otherwise working on live legislation, we’re eager to hear from you.
How to Submit
Please email submissions to: sqe.legis@gmail.com. Please keep in mind that due to the high volume of submissions that we receive, we cannot respond to all submissions.