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The Opinion is published by law students for law students. The Opinion is the official student newspaper of SUNY Buffalo Law School, the State University of New York. Any reproduction of materials herein is not allowed without the express consent of the Editors-In-Chief and the piece writer.
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Editorial Policy of The Opinion
The Opinion publishes letters and columns of interest to SUNY Buffalo Law School and the Western New York legal community at large. Views expressed in such submissions are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of The Opinion, the Editorial Board, or SUNY Buffalo Law School. Letters from organizations and/or individuals must bear your name, relation to the university or class year, and email address. All letters and columns must be submitted electronically from the author's e-mail account to buffalolawopinion@gmail.com. All letters and columns submitted to The Opinion will be retained as property of/copyrighted by The Opinion.
Submissions must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the Twenty-Second of every month (October 22, April 22, etc.) and must be in accordance with the submission guidelines. Letters over 500 words and columns over 700 words will be reviewed by the Editorial Board but may be sent back to the author(s) for significant editing. The Editorial Board reserves the right to edit all submissions for length, grammar, and clarity. Although every effort is made to publish all materials meeting our guidelines, we regret that not all submissions received can be published. The Editorial Board of The Opinion will notify you in advance should your submission need to be held for publication in a different issue. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns regarding our submission policies please contact the Editorial board of The Opinion at buffalolawopinion@gmail.com.
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Anonymous letters will NOT be read or published.
Please note that we will not publish your name with the letter either way (unless expressly asked to do so).