A nice review by Allen D. Boyer in Law and History Rev that gives a flavor of Sir John Baker’s incredible editorial achievement in producing the “Reports from the Notebooks of Edward Coke,” 5 Vols. (Selden Society, 2022-23).

Dear Readers--as you may have noticed, The Docket was offline for most of February as we negotiated a problem with our domain. Happily, we've figured out the problem and solved it for good! We thank you for the messages of support and offers of assistance!

Here's an exciting new initiative for early career scholars around the world: ASLH Early Career (Virtual) Legal History Workshop. International applicants are encouraged to apply! Applications due: 30 June 2024. American Society for Legal History

We are commissioning reviews of new legal history books for our June, September, and December issues. Please contact if you are interested! We will get you a free copy of the book. Flexible word limits and deadlines. (But as we are a scholarly journal, no pay unfortunately)

Now available from Law & History Review's Docket: Barbara Lauriat, "A 'first' Case at Common Law: Robinson & Roberts v. Wheble (1771): A New 'First' Trademark Case at Common Law" lawandhistoryreview.org/article/barbar… *This article will be included in Volume 7, Issues 1-2 later this summer.

I was thrilled to review Giuliana Perrone’s “Nothing More Than Freedom” for ⁦The Docket⁩ . I hope you’ll check it out: lawandhistoryreview.org/article/camero…

Important work from Barbara Lauriat for Law and History Rev’s The Docket on a groundbreaking legal trademark case (h/t Gautham Rao (same username on bsky)): lawandhistoryreview.org/article/barbar…

Law and History Review's Docket is looking for a reviewer for a new volume about the legal history of family, intimacy, and the law. Up to 3k words, flexible about schedule. Unfortunately we do not offer payment. Please contact us if you are interested. lhrdocketeditor at gmail

We've never published a standalone article, but this one couldn't wait. Ryan Reft on the inside story of United States v. Nixon (1974). lawandhistoryreview.org/article/ryan-r…

How to manage presidential secrecy amid the "pall of Watergate"? Ryan Reft explores a key moment in the history of the US Supreme Court lawandhistoryreview.org/article/ryan-r…

The Docket is looking for a reviewer for a new book on the history of modern 1st amendment law. Up to 4k words, flexible deadline, free copy of book (no pay, unfortunately). We love junior scholars! Sample below lawandhistoryreview.org/article/sohum-…