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# Membership

Why ACRCL?
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The *Alabama Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review* publishes articles from prominent scholars on a wide range of fascinating and often-controversial Civil Rights and Civil Liberties issues. The Review publishes two issues a year and hosts symposia on an annual basis.

How to Apply to ACRCL
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1. **Grade On.** ACRCL does not offer opportunities to students to qualify for membership through grade-on.
2. **Write-On Competition.** Every student (regardless of class rank) is encouraged to submit a case note to ACRCL to seek membership through the write-on competition process. Rising-2L and Transfer applicants will be subject to the Uniform Write-On application, while rising-3L applicants will write on a topic of their choosing. Rising-3L students who choose to write-on should write a short Student Note (12-15 pages, Double-Spaced, Times New Roman Font) cited appropriately according to the rules in the Blue Book. Student Notes may be on any topic selected by the student. Students who write-on must also complete the ACRCL Blue Book Exam.
3. **The ACRCL Blue Book Exam.** The Blue Book Exam for ACRCL is the same as that required by all other journals at the law school.