Editor’s Note

This is the first of two issues of Communication Law and Policy celebrating the journal’s twenty-five years of publishing. Since the winter of 1996, CL&P has been dedicated to the important work of research and writing about communication law. That is a legacy worth celebrating. In volumes 1-24 (plus one-half of volume 25), CL&P has published 12,674 pages and 368 articles by 464 authors. Many law journals have published more pages, and more articles by more authors during comparable periods of time, but ours is still a good record. Indeed, when the journal was in its planning stages, some members of what was then the Law Division were skeptical about its chances of success. The division, they suggested, would have trouble finding enough quality material to fill each issue. Instead, CL&P has published important research from notable scholars, both inside and outside of the Law and Policy Division. The article that began on page 1 of the first issue of CL&P was written by Joseph Russomanno, which is not surprising – Joe has published fourteen articles in the journal. Only Matt Bunker, with twenty-one, has published more. The journal has