Law and Inequality

{{Infobox journal

| title = Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

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| editor = Jaxon Alston

| discipline = Law review

| abbreviation = Law Inequal.

| bluebook = Law & Ineq.

| publisher = University of Minnesota Law School

| country = United States

| frequency = Biannually

| history = 1981–present

| openaccess =

| impact =

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| website = http://scholarship.law.umn.edu/lawineq/

| ISSN = 0737-089X

| OCLC = 60616345

| LCCN = 84644028

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Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality, (formerly Law & Inequality: A Journal of Theory and Practice) is a biannual peer-reviewed{{Citation needed|reason=US legal journals are not customarily peer reviewed, and there is no indication on the journal website that submissions are presented for any type of peer review|date=February 2023}} law journal edited by law students at University of Minnesota Law School. It was established in 1981 to examine the social impact of law on disadvantaged people.

In 2016, the journal launched its online companion site, Inequality Inquiry (formerly Sua Sponte).{{cite web |url=https://editions.lib.umn.edu/inequalityinquiry/inequality-inquiry/ |title=Journal of Inequality Inquiry |first= |last= |date=|publisher=University of Minnesota Law School}}

The journal has been cited by federal and state courts, including:

• United States v. VirginiaUnited States v. Virginia et al., 518 U.S. 515, 555-56 n.20 (1996).
• State v. JanesState v. Janes, 822 P.2d 1238, 1242-43 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992).
• Sayers by Sayers v. Beltrami CountySayers by Sayers v. Beltrami County, 472 N.W.2d 656, 666 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991).
• Isabellita S. v. John S.Isabellita S. v. John S., 504 N.Y.S.2d 367, 370 n.1 (N.Y. Fam. Ct. 1986).
• Rio v. RioRio v. Rio, 504 N.Y.S.2d 959, 961 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1986).
• Eastman v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityEastman v. Va. Polytechnic Institute and State University, 939 F.2d 204, 208 n.5 (4th Cir. 1991).

The journal is ranked first in the "Family Law" and "Immigration Law" subcategories on the Washington and Lee University law journal rankings for scholarly impact;[http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/index.aspx Washington and Lee Journal Rankings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060307221833/http://lawlib.wlu.edu/LJ/index.aspx |date=2006-03-07}}. third in the "Civil Rights" and "Minority and "Race and Ethnic Issues" subcategories; and in the top ten for "Criminal Law and Procedure" and "Gender, Women and Sexuality" subcategories.