Foreword

Welcome to the first paginated edition of the Student Journal of Information Privacy Law (SJIPL). A group of students at the University of Maine School of Law founded the SJIPL during the fall 2021 semester with the aim of establishing an outlet for student-authored scholarship about information privacy law. Following its formation, the Journal began publishing monthly editions comprised of shorter-form blog posts and more formal academic papers. The Maine Law faculty voted to formally recognize the SJIPL as the school’s third law journal in fall 2022, and the Journal’s editorial staff began working towards publishing its inaugural paginated edition shortly thereafter.

This first volume was produced by a team of five hard-working editors. The authors of this Forward served as Student Advisor and Faculty Advisor, respectively, to the Journal’s editorial team.