[1][2] NSLJ serves as a forum for thought-provoking scholarly articles written by leading academics and experienced practitioners on current legal developments.

The journal was cited widely in national and international media in the summer of 2015 for publishing an article that shed light on controversial views held by a professor then teaching at the U.S. Military Academy.

Previous symposium topics have included digital currency, election security, Russia-Ukraine crisis, sanctions, and drone surveillance.

The two virtual panels featured speakers such as The Honorable Susan M. Gordon, Nikolas Guggenberger, Prof. Josephine Wolff, and Jamil N. Jaffer.

[13] The article, titled Trahison des Professeurs, argues that law professors who criticize the War on Terror are operating as an Islamist Fifth Column and should therefore be treated as “targetable” unlawful enemy combatants.

[5][16] The journal’s new editorial board soon repudiated the article and posted a highly critical response authored by George Mason University law professor Jeremy A.