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THE FIU LAW REVIEW
University Park, GL 362
Miami, FL 33199

Phone: (305) 348-0321
Fax: (305) 348-4108

Editor-in-Chief
Managing Editor
Executive Comment Editor

Welcome to the FIU Law Review Website. . .

FIULAW REVIEW BYLAWS

INTRODUCTION
RECRUITMENT OF STAFF MEMBERS

ELIGIBILITY
WRITE-ON COMPETITION
NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY

STAFF MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES

STUDENT COMMENTS
ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS

EDITORS

SELECTION OF EDITORS
TERM
REMOVAL OF EDITORS
VACANCIES

SANCTION/REMOVAL OF ANY MEMBER

AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION
PROCEEDINGS
MISREPRESENTATION OF LAW REVIEW STATUS

MEETINGS

REGULAR MEETINGS
AGENDA
NOTIFICATION
MEETING WITHOUT QUORUM

ACADEMIC CREDIT
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

ARTICLES EDITOR
COMMENTS EDITOR

Introduction
1. Constitution
  The FIU Law Review (“Law Review”) Bylaws should be read together with the FIU Law Review Constitution (“Constitution”), approved and ratified on _______________, __________. Wherever possible the Constitution and Bylaws should be read together as consistent. Where the Constitution and Bylaws contain conflicting terms, the terms of the Constitution prevail.
2. Policies
  The policies established in these Bylaws are binding on all student and faculty members of the Law Review.
3. Definitions
  The following definitions apply throughout the Bylaws.
  1. “FIU Law Review” or “Law Review” refer to the journal of legal scholarship published by the student organization.
  2. “Staff member” refers to a student who is a member of law review but does not hold an editorial position.
  3. “Editorial Board” refers to the collective group of editors.
  4. “Editorial Board member” refers to an individual editor on the Editorial Board.
  5. “In consultation with” means that the body which is consulted will review the decision for abuse of discretion, unless academic credit is the resulting effect of such consultation. When this term is used to provide for consultation by the Faculty Advisory Committee, the Faculty Advisory Committee shall have a veto power over the decision; however such veto power shall be for abuse of discretion except when determining academic credit.
  6. “College of Law” refers to the Florida International University College of Law.
  7. “Executive Editors” refers to the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, Executive Symposium Editor, and Executive Comments Editor.
Recruitment of Staff Members
1. Eligibility
  1. To be eligible for participation in Law Review, students must have completed the Foundation Curriculum.
  2. Students who earn a grade point average of less than 2.0 are not eligible for admission onto Law Review. This requirement is consistent with College of Law’s Standards for Continuation and Graduation as such grade point average is grounds for exclusion from the College of Law as set forth in § 1501 of the College of Law Student Handbook.
  3. Students on Academic Probation are not eligible for admission onto Law Review. Such ineligibility is in consideration of the strict academic supervision and limitations placed upon such students as set forth in § 1601 of the College of Law Student Handbook.
  4. Students on Academic Supervision are not eligible for admission onto Law Review. Such ineligibility is in consideration of the strict academic supervision and limitations placed upon such students as set forth in § 1602 of the College of Law Student Handbook.
  5. Students sanctioned for misconduct in accordance with § 7.01 of the College of Law Student Handbook may be deemed ineligible for admission onto Law Review by the Editorial Board, in consultation with the Faculty Advisory Committee.
  6. Students with at least three semesters remaining are eligible to apply for admission onto Law Review.
2. Admission Procedures
  Admission onto Law Review shall be through a combination of Automatic Invitation and participation in a Write-On Competition.
  1. Automatic Invitation
    1. Students ranked first and second in their classes at the conclusion of the semester marking completion of the Foundation Curriculum shall automatically be admitted onto Law Review, contingent upon satisfaction of other requirements set forth in the Constitution and Bylaws.
    2. The purpose of such automatic admission is to:
      1. reward and create an incentive for academic excellence, and
      2. provide greater opportunity to night students for whom participation in the Write-On competition is particularly burdensome.
    3. Students invited onto Law Review must accept such invitation in order to be admitted, in accordance with the notification requirement set forth the sitting Editorial Board.
  2. Write-On Competition
    1. Eligible students who wish to pursue Law Review membership and who are not admitted through automatic invitation must participate in a Write-On Competition. Each participant must complete all components of the competition in accordance with competition rules.
    2. The Write-On Competition will be held annually in the summer. The competition will take place immediately following Spring semester exams.
    3. The Write-On Competition consists of a writing assignment approved by the Editorial Board in consultation with the Faculty Advisory Committee and administered by the Executive Comments Editor.
    4. The Write-On Competition may include a Bluebook examination testing the student’s knowledge of the current edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. The Bluebook examination will be developed by the Managing Editor.
    5. Write-On competition submission will, to the extent reasonably possible, be submitted and evaluated on a blind (anonymous) basis.
    6. Evaluation of the results of the competition by the Editorial Board and the Faculty Advisory Committee shall be, to the extent reasonably possible, on a blind (anonymous) basis.
    7. The Editorial Board will evaluate submissions in a manner determined by the Executive Comments Editor.
    8. The Editorial Board’s selection of Law Review Members from the competition shall be in consultation with the Faculty Advisory Committee, who shall have an abuse of discretion review of the Board’s selections.
    9. Only writers of submissions judged to be of superlative quality will be extended an invitation to join the Law Review. The number of invitations extended is within the discretion of the Editorial Board; there is no minimum or maximum number of invitations required to be extended.
    10. At the Editorial Board’s discretion, a wait-list of alternative members may be established. The Board may, at their discretion, extend an invitation to the Law Review to such wait-listed participants within a reasonable time after the competition and before work on the Law Review begins in the fall.
3. Notification of Invitation to Join Law Review
  1. All students who participated in the Write-On Competition shall be notified within a reasonable time whether they are invited to join the Law Review.
  2. Students invited to become Staff members of Law Review, whether by automatic invitation or competition, shall notify the Editor-in-Chief no later than the date indicated on the invitation of the student’s intent to accept the invitation.
  3. Students invited to become members who do not accept the invitation by the date indicated, or who do not respond to the invitation, will be presumed to have declined the invitation to participate on Law Review. The Editorial Board may, at its discretion, admit individuals whose acceptance was late.
Appeals
1. Scope of Review
  Law students denied invitation to Law Review, or Law Review members who become the subject of sanctions, may appeal to the Appeals Committee. All appeals are valid only if the student appellant complies with proper procedures established in the Bylaws. A copy of such procedures shall be made available to any appellant by the Managing Editor. Other decisions made by the Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board or Faculty Committee may not be appealed unless provided for in the Bylaws. All other decisions are considered final.
2. Appeals Committee
  The Appeal Committee consists of the Faculty Advisory Committee Chairperson a majority of the sitting members of the Faculty Advisory Committee.
3. Appeal Requests
  1. A written request must be submitted by the student appellant to the Managing Editor within seven (7) calendar days of the receipt of the denial of invitation to Law Review. If the decision is not appealed in a timely manner, that decision becomes final.
  2. The written request must state the reason(s) for the appeal, the supporting facts and the recommended solution. The following are the limited appeals allowed:
    1. Error in the calculation of scores for Write-On Competition
    2. Arbitrary imposition of sanction.
4. Appeals Process
  1. Upon receipt of the appeal, the Managing Editor will provide a copy of the submitted appeal and the appellant’s competition materials to the Appeals Committee.
  2. For invitation appeals:
    1. Within ten (10) days, the Committee will review the competition materials, the appeal request, and scoring materials from the competition. Following this review, the committee will make a recommendation to the Editorial Board as to whether to extend an invitation to the candidate or deny the invitation.
    2. If the recommendation to extend an invitation is recommended, the Editorial Board and the candidate will be notified in writing within ten (10) days of said decision.
    3. The decision of the Committee is final.
  3. For appeal of sanctions imposed:
    1. Within ten (20) days of the appeal, the Committee will review evidence supporting the Editorial Board’s decision to impose sanctions as well as the appellant’s evidence supporting his or her appeal. Following this review, the committee will make a recommendation to the Editorial Board as to whether sanctions were properly imposed. The Appeal Committee shall review the Editorial Board’s decision for abuse of discretion.
    2. The recommendation to impose or not to impose sanctions shall be conveyed to the Editorial Board and to the candidate in writing within ten (10) days of said decision.
    3. The decision of the Committee is final.
Staff Member Responsibilities
1. Student Comments
  Except as provided in section B (Co-Authorship), staff members are expected to complete a Student Comment during the fall and spring semesters of the Staff members’ first year of membership. To receive credit for completing a Student Comment, Staff members must:
  1. Complete all assignments, including but not limited to outlines, drafts, and citations, on time as specified by the Editor-in-Chief and the Executive Comments Editor. These Editors will provide staff members with required deadlines at the beginning of the year and will promptly notify staff members of any changes in the deadlines.
  2. Complete a final Comment on time and of publishable quality. Whether a Comment is of publishable quality contains both subjective and objective elements and is determined by Faculty Advisory Committee.
    1. Objective elements include, but are not limited to, meeting the required number of pages, containing a minimal number of Bluebook and grammatical errors, solid research, and introduction, background, analysis and conclusion sections.
    2. Subjective elements include, but are not limited to, writing style, organization and quality of legal reasoning and analysis.
  3. Make every effort to attend all training sessions and meetings. Staff members who cannot attend a meeting or session should notify the Executive Comments Editor in advance of absence, if at all possible, and make arrangements to make-up missed training/material.
2. Co-Authorship of Article with Professor
  Rather than write a Student Comment, one (1) first-year Law Review Staff member may co-author a scholarly article with a professor of the College of Law.
  1. Only one co-authored Comment or article may be authorized in a given year.
  2. Such co-authorship must be approved by the Editorial Board in consultation with the Faculty Advisory Committee.
  3. Co-authored articles must meet the same page and footnote requirements as required for the Student Comment.
  4. Co-authored articles must meet the same quality requirements as required for the Student Comment.
  5. A professor may not participate in co-authorship under this section more than once every five years.
3. Additional Assignments
  Staff members will be assigned various other tasks by the Editorial Board and will be expected to complete tasks in a timely and effective manner. Staff members who fail to complete an assignment in a timely and effective manner may be sanctioned by the Editorial Board.
Publication of Student Work
1. Written work by Law Review members, whether a Comment or a co-authored article, may be published according to the following guidelines:
  1. The article or Comment must be accepted by the Editorial Board and Faculty Advisory Committee as being of publishable quality;
  2. The article or Comment must be approved for publication by the Faculty Advisory Committee, who may, in their discretion, consult with the Editorial Board; and
Editors
1. Selection of Editor
  1. Eligibility. To be eligible for an Editorial Board position, a candidate must be a Staff member of the Law Review in good standing and meet such qualifications as may be specified by the Editorial Board, in consultation with the Faculty Advisory Committee.
    1. Members on academic probation are not eligible to be elected to any editorial position. Such ineligibility is in consideration of the strict academic supervision and limitations placed upon such students as set forth in § 1601 of the College of Law Student Handbook.
    2. Members on academic supervision may be barred from serving in an editorial position at the discretion of the Editorial Board. Such ineligibility is in consideration of the strict academic supervision and limitations placed upon such students as set forth in § 1602 of the College of Law Student Handbook.
    3. Students sanctioned for misconduct in accordance with § 7.01 of the College of Law Student Handbook are not eligible to be elected to any editorial position.
    4. Members in default of any Law Review requirements are not eligible to be elected to any editorial position. Whether a member is in default of any Law Review requirement shall be determined by the Editorial Board in consultation with the Faculty Advisory Committee.
    5. Any staff member seeking election to an editorial position must have successfully completed at least two semesters on the Law Review.
    6. Each editor must be able to serve a term of one year beginning the last day of classes in the spring semester. An editor is expected to be available and to engage in substantial Law Review editorial work and production during the summer, fall and spring semesters
  2. Selection. The Editorial Board shall be selected by the following process:
    1. Interested staff members shall submit to the current Editor-in-Chief applications, which shall include a resume, for not more than three (3) specific positions on the Editorial Board, indicating the order of their preference.
    2. The current Editor-in-Chief shall collect the applications and, after the deadline for submitting applications has expired, make copies of the applications available to each outgoing Editorial Board member and to the Faculty Advisory Committee.
    3. Interviewing Committee
      1. Prior to election, the outgoing Editorial Board shall establish an interviewing committee.
      2. The Interviewing Committee shall consist of no more than five outgoing Board members, and shall include the four Executive Editors and two other Board members who will voluntarily sit with them.
      3. Members of the Interviewing Committee must commit to interview all candidates for all positions. Failure to complete interviewing all candidates shall result in exclusion from the Committee.
      4. The Committee will interview each applicant, along with the Faculty Chairperson, and solicit input from the Faculty Advisory Committee regarding the qualifications, strengths and weaknesses of applicants for all Editorial Board positions.
      5. Prior to interviewing candidates, the Editor-in-Chief shall solicit questions and concerns from the Editorial Board. Such questions and concerns will be asked or explored during interviewing by the Committee.
      6. The Committee will report back to the Editorial Board.
      7. The Entire Editorial Board will vote on each Board position. Members of the Board may recuse themselves from voting.
      8. Other aspects of the manner of the interview process shall be as determined by the Editor-in-Chief.
    4. The outgoing Editorial Board members on the Election Committee shall meet on the date specified by the Editor-in-Chief to elect the new Editorial Board. Elections shall be held no later than the end of the spring break of each academic year.
    5. There is no maximum number of members on the Election Committee. However, at the minimum, such committee must consist of the Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, Executive Symposium Editor, and Executive Comments Editor.
    6. Election to an Editorial board position occurs when a candidate has received a majority vote of the outgoing Editorial Board members.
    7. Election voting shall take place in the following order: (1) Editor-in-Chief; (2) Managing Editor; (3) Executive Comments Editor; (4) Executive Symposium Editor; (5) Articles Editors; and (6) Comments Editors.
    8. No Law Review member may hold more than one editorial position.
  3. Notification of Election Results
    1. The outgoing Editor-in-Chief shall notify the Faculty Advisory Committee of the election results within one (1) business day of the election. The outgoing Editor-in-Chief shall also be responsible for notifying the incoming and outgoing Editorial Boards, as well as setting procedures for accepting Editorial Positions.
2. Term
  1. Each editor must serve a term of one year, during which the editor is expected to be available and to engage in substantial Law Review editorial work and production during the summer and throughout the term.
  2. The new Editorial Board shall take office at a meeting specified by the outgoing Editor-in-Chief, but not later than the end of the spring semester. From the time of election until the end of the semester in which elections take place, the incoming Editorial Board shall work with the outgoing Editorial Board in a transition and training period.
  3. Following the election of the incoming Editorial Board, both the incoming and outgoing Editorial Boards shall meet to discuss operation of the Law Review during the upcoming year, including establishing the number of issues to be published and the topics of those issues (if any) and the approximate deadlines for each issue.
3. Removal of Editors
  1. Editors may be removed from their editorial position upon showing of good cause. Good cause includes, but is not limited to:
    1. failure to fulfill his or her editorial responsibilities,
    2. unethical or dishonest conduct,
    3. conduct that adversely affects the Law Review or the editing process,
    4. academic performance resulting in placement of the student on academic supervision.
  2. Proceedings. The Editor-in-Chief may initiate proceedings to remove an editor on his or her own initiative or upon written submission to the Editorial Board, stating the reasons for removal, by an editor, Faculty Advisory Committee member or member of the College of Law administration.
    1. The Editor-in-Chief shall have responsibility for presiding over any hearing where an editor challenges his or her removal. Since removal requires a two-third vote of the Editorial Board, the hearing shall be conducted in front of at least two-thirds of the Editorial Board.
    2. The Editorial Board shall decide whether to remove the challenged editor within a reasonable time after the hearing.
    3. In the event that an Editor-in-Chief is sought to be removed, the Managing Editor shall assume the Editor-in-Chief’s role in the proceedings.
4. Vacancies
  The Editor-in-Chief shall accept nominations from editors and eligible staff members to fill a vacancy. The Editor-in-Chief shall call a meeting to fill the vacancy. Vacancies shall be filled by a vote of a majority of the remaining Editorial Board.
5. Editorial Board Position Responsibilities
  1. Editor-in-Chief Job Description
    1. Tracks all articles throughout the publication process;
    2. Calls and presides over meetings of the Editorial Board and the full membership;
    3. Sets publication schedule with input from the Managing Editor;
    4. Serves as a liaison between the administration, the Faculty, and the Law Review;
    5. Serves as the official representative of the Law Review;
    6. Presides over and participates in all meetings affecting publication decisions, Editorial Board policy, and the operation of the Law Review;
    7. Coordinates or delegates the training of the Law Review staff;
    8. Assist all editors, when necessary, in the able completion of their responsibilities;
    9. Ensures the smooth functioning of all facets of the Editorial Board’s activities;
    10. Ensures the accuracy of the publication;
    11. Serves as the final arbitrator of any and all disputes that cannot be resolved among or between the respective parties. In the event the Editor-in-Chief is involved in a dispute with another party, the Managing Editor shall have the authority to act as the final arbitrator of said dispute, in consultation with the Faculty Advisory Board;
    12. May independently conduct Editorial Board business only when absolutely necessary by exigent circumstances and subject to subsequent ratification by the Editorial Board;
    13. Makes decisions as necessary for the successful operation of Law Review; major decisions should be made after a discussion and vote of the Editorial Board;
    14. Serves as tie-breaking vote in the event of a tie vote by the Editorial Board. This is accomplished by providing the Editor-in-Chief with an additional vote in the event of a tie vote by the Board; and
    15. Assumes such other responsibilities as the Editorial Board assigns or as determined in the Bylaws.
  2. Managing Editor
    1. Manages the daily operations of the Law Review, including staff assignments;
    2. Assigns all cite-checking and proofreading projects;
    3. Devises and supervises the Bluebook examination;
    4. Works with the printer regarding all printing matters and incorporates page proofs into a printer’s copy;
    5. Keeps the Editor-in-Chief advised of the status of all printing matters;
    6. Corresponds with advertisers, subscribers, and other business representatives;
    7. Takes responsibility for subscription drives and solicitations and any other fund-raising activity;
    8. Takes responsibility for obtaining written contracts from the authors of all work published in the Law Review;
    9. Tracks offprint orders, collects payment as necessary, and ensures delivery of the same to the authors;
    10. Maintains and updates the Law Review website;
    11. Maintains, assigns, and assumes responsibility for the Law Review offices, computers and supplies;
    12. Acts as a point of contact for all Law Review computer problems, software, and maintenance;
    13. Discharges the duties of the Editor-in-Chief in his/her absence;
    14. Establishes and maintains contracts with LEXIS, Westlaw, and other similar entities to ensure that published articles are available electronically as soon as possible after publication;
    15. Establishes and maintains contracts with the publisher of the Law Review and ensures that the publisher generates issues expeditiously; and
    16. Assumes other responsibilities as the Editor-in-Chief assigns or as determined in the Bylaws.
  3. Executive Comments Editor
    1. Assigns Comment Editors to supervise the editing of staff members’ Comments;
    2. Ensures that the deadlines for editing of student Comments are satisfied;
    3. Works with Comments Editors and student Comment writers to ensure that all student Comments satisfy the minimum standard of publishable quality;
    4. Devises and supervises the student write-on competition in coordination with the Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief;
    5. Ensures that all deadlines for the student write-on competition are satisfied;
    6. Makes recommendations to the Editorial Board as to which student Comments should be given offers of publication;
    7. Assigns Comments that are accepted for publication to the Comments Editors for editing;
    8. Assigns Law Review staff members to work with Comments Editors on cite checking, editing and proofreading of student Comments accepted for publication;
    9. Ensures that all student Comments that are accepted for publication are accurate and free of grammatical or other errors;
    10. Assumes other responsibilities as the Editor-in-Chief assigns or as determined in the Bylaws.
  4. Executive Symposium Editor
    1. Solicits manuscripts for symposia or other issues, in coordination with a member of the FIU faculty as determined by the Editorial Board;
    2. Plans, manages, and organizes symposia that will take place at FIU and lead to publication;
    3. Contacts faculty and search for professors who are willing to participate;
    4. Searches for topics and issues suitable for symposia;
    5. Logistically plans for the event, manages the event, and transitions from event to publication (transcription, translation, etc);
    6. Keeps the Editor-in-Chief advised of the status of all matters relating to the symposia;
    7. Assumes other responsibilities as the Editor-in-Chief assigns or as stated in the Bylaws.
  5. Articles editor
    1. Evaluates all articles submitted or solicited and makes a recommendation to the Editorial Board as to whether they should receive an offer of publication;
    2. Engages in timely correspondence with the authors of submitted articles to inform them of their article’s status in the publication decision process;
    3. Communicates as necessary with authors to obtain additional information, sources, and update them on the editing process;
    4. Supervises and edits articles accepted for publication and follows each article through the publication process, from the point at which an affirmative response to the solicitation is made or a submission is received, until the article is in final submission form and ready to be sent to the printer;
    5. Takes responsibility for ensuring the accuracy and timely publication of the article;
    6. Conducts in-depth substantive analysis of the article and has the power to exercise his or her discretion to make any changes he or she feels necessary. The author should be consulted before any major change is incorporated; and
    7. Assumes other responsibilities as the Editor-in-Chief and the Managing Editor assign.
  6. Comments Editor
    1. Closely supervises the development of Staff members whose Comments are assigned to him/her;
    2. Ensures the timely completion and editing of a student’s Comment by setting deadlines and enforcing them, in coordination with the Executive Comments Editor;
    3. Keeps the Executive Comments Editor apprised of the status of all matters pertaining to Comment editing and writing;
    4. Assists the staff member in topic selection and directs the staff member to a topic worthy of publication;
    5. Advises staff members in the writing of their selected topics for the drafting of a comment, including editing their comments until they achieve publishable quality;
    6. Ensures that substantial orientation, training, monitoring and feedback are given to each staff member on his or her efforts;
    7. Reviews the staff members’ outline and, at a conference with the staff member, makes appropriate suggestions for improving the Comment;
    8. Upon submission of the first draft, notes all problems, errors and ambiguities in the Comment and provides feedback to the staff member. The editor should ensure that the staff member’s assertions are reasonable and adequately supported by the authorities cited;
    9. Upon submission of the final student draft, submits the Comment to the Executive Comments Editor for a determination whether the Comment is of publishable quality. If it is determined that the Comment is not of publishable quality, it shall be returned to the staff member with an explanation of the Comment’s deficiencies, in writing, as well as any suggestions for revision and improvement of the Comment;
    10. Takes responsibility for the editing of student Comments accepted for publication as assigned by the Executive Comments Editor, including delegating cite checking or proof reading responsibilities to staff members who have been assigned by the Executive Comments Editor to edit the article;
    11. Takes responsibility for keeping the Executive Comments Editor and the staff member fully informed of the status of the student’s comment during the preparation of the article and remaining involved with staff members through publication; and
    12. Assumes other responsibilities as the Editor-in-Chief assigns or as determined in the Bylaws.
Sanction/Removal of any member
1. Automatic Exclusion
  Placement of any member on academic probation at any time during a student’s Law Review participation shall result in automatic exclusion.
2. Law Review Probation
  1. Placement of any member on academic supervision at any time during a student’s Law Review participation may result in expulsion or placement on Law Review probation.
  2. Upon placement of any member on academic supervision, the member shall receive a hearing with the Editorial Board during which the member may explain his or her circumstances.
    1. The Editorial Board may take into consideration such factors as grade point average, unique circumstances of the member, current Law Review work product, and any other relevant factor in determining whether the member shall be allowed to remain on Law Review.
    2. The Editorial Board shall then determine whether the member will be expelled from Law Review participation or placed on Law Review probation.
  3. If a member is placed on Law Review probation, the member shall have one semester to improve his or her grade point average. After one semester on Law Review probation, the Editorial Board shall in its discretion either hold another hearing or vote to expel the member without a hearing.
    1. If the Editorial Board holds another hearing, the Board may in its discretion vote to allow the member to continue on Law Review probation or be excluded from Law Review membership.
3. Proceedings
  The Editor-in-Chief may initiate proceedings to sanction or remove a member on his or her own initiative or upon written submission to the Editorial Board, stating the reasons for sanctions or removal, by an editor, faculty advisor or member of the administration.
  1. Upon initiating proceedings to impose sanctions or to remove a member, the Editor-in-Chief shall inform the member and provide him/her with reasonable opportunity to respond to allegations.
  2. The Editor-in-Chief shall call an Editorial Board meeting, in consultation with the Faculty Advisory Committee, to determine whether to impose sanctions or remove a member.
4. Misrepresentation of Law Review Status
  1. Misrepresenting one’s status with regard to Law Review or Editorial Board membership is prohibited.
  2. Any student who is (1) invited to be a member of the Law Review but declines invitation, either affirmatively or by failure to timely accept the invitation on or before the date specified in the invitation letter; (2) begins service as a member but subsequently resigns or withdraws from participation for any reason; (3) who fails to submit a Student Comment determined to be of publishable quality; or (4) is removed as a member pursuant to the Constitution and Bylaws shall not be considered to be or have been a member of the Law Review and shall not represent to any employer or other person that he/she is a member of the Law Review.
  3. Any student who (1) Is invited to be a member of the Editorial Board but declines the invitation; (2) Begins service as a member of the Editorial Board but subsequently resigned or withdraws from participation for any reason; (3) Who is removed as a member of the Editorial Board pursuant to the Constitution and Bylaws, shall not be considered to be or have been a member of the Editorial Board.
  4. Any such representations will be viewed as a material false statement and will constitute a violation of the FIU College of Law Code of Student Conduct. A majority of the Editorial Board shall decide whether to initiate discipline proceedings through the FIU College of Law administration.
Meetings
1. Regular Meetings
  1. The Editor-in-Chief shall have sole responsibility for calling meetings, including general meetings, as provided for in the Bylaws, special meetings as necessary and Editorial Board meetings.
  2. Editor-in-Chief shall preside over meetings, but may designate an Editor to preside over a meeting in his/her absence.
  3. The Managing Editor shall have responsibility for taking attendance and minutes at meetings. The Managing Editor will publish the minutes from the meeting in a timely manner, as provided for in the bylaws. Another Board member may fulfill these tasks as needed at the request of the Editor-in-Chief or Managing Editor.
  4. Subject to these Bylaws, meetings of the Editorial Board shall proceed as provided by Robert’s Rules of Order unless otherwise agreed by the Editorial Board.
2. Voting
  1. Each Editor shall be granted one vote. Editors shall be entitled to vote on all major decisions and minor decisions as designated by the Editor-in-Chief. It is expected that the Editor-in-Chief will communicate closely with the Editorial Board and request a vote on a majority of decisions.
  2. A quorum shall consist of a two-thirds (2/3) of the Editorial Board.
  3. A majority of Editors present is required for all votes, unless otherwise specified by the Constitution or Bylaws.
  4. The Editor-in-Chief may request a non-binding vote of all members, including Staff members, to determine overall opinions on issues.
  5. In exigent circumstances, the Editor-in-Chief may make decisions on behalf of the board. However, in such situations, the Editor-in-Chief must bring the matter before the board within a reasonable time for ratification.
    1. In the event that a majority of the Editorial Board believes that the Editor-in-Chief has exceeded his or her authority, the Managing Editor shall call a prompt meeting and the major decision may be reversed by a majority vote of the Editorial Board.
3. Meeting Without Quorum
  Editorial Board business may be conducted in the absence of a quorum if necessitated by exigent circumstances, provided the Editor-in-Chief is present at the meeting, or appoints the Managing Editor or other Board Member to act at the meeting on his or her behalf.
4. Agenda
  The agenda for meetings shall be established by the Editor-in-Chief. Any Law Review member or Faculty Advisory Board may place an item on the agenda by submitting it to the Editor-in-Chief no later than one (1) day prior to a scheduled meeting.
5. Notification
  All Editorial Board members shall be notified of Editorial Board meetings via appropriate means at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting.
Academic Credit
1. General
  Academic credit may be received for Fall and Spring semesters only. No credit will be allowed for work done over the summer semesters. A maximum of six (6) academic credit hours may be obtained for all Law Review work. It is the duty of each Law Review member to enroll for academic credit in a timely manner and to ensure completion of all work upon which such academic credit is founded.
2. Staff Members
  Staff members, including Associate Members and Senior Staff Members, may receive one (1) academic credit hour per semester of Law Review work. Such credit is determined by the Faculty Advisory Board.
3. Editors
  All members of the Editorial Board may receive two (2) academic credit hours per semester of Law Review work. Such credit is determined by the Faculty Advisory Board

These Bylaws are hereby ratified on the ________ day of _________, ________. The Bylaws is approved by the following Editors:

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The Bylaws are hereby approved by the following Faculty Advisors:

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