[2][3] Articles published in the Journal have been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court, including Justice Anthony Kennedy in his dissent in Carpenter v. United States;[4] Justice Clarence Thomas in his concurrence in Town of Greece v. Galloway;[5] Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her opinion in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius;[6] and Chief Justice John Roberts in his dissent in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission.

[8] JCL Online is committed to publishing short, timely articles, usually responding to new legal developments or novel issues.

Past topics include "The Judiciary and the Popular Will" (January 29–30, 2010), and "Presidential Power in Historical Perspective: Reflections on Calabresi and Yoo's The Unitary Executive" (February 6–7, 2009).

The most recent symposium, hosted in conjunction with the National Constitution Center, focused on "The Past, Present, and Future of Presidential Elections" (January 29, 2021).

Additionally, the Journal recently presented a joint symposium with the University of Pennsylvania Law Review titled "Civil Procedure, Judicial Administration, and the Future of the Field: A Festschrift in Honor of Professor Stephen B. Burbank" (February 12–13, 2021).