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March 2026: Fast Fashion and its Environmental Impact: The Hunt for Our Planet’s Perfect Fit.
Now Accepting Student Submissions: January 9th - March 16th
What is Fast Fashion?
Fast Fashion is the rapid production of cheaply priced clothing to profit from current fashion trends. It is a business model that encourages consumption and mass production of clothing, which in turn leads to huge amounts of textile waste.
With the issue of climate change on the rise, the fast fashion business model has come under attack in recent years. Many countries are taking legal action to hold companies mass producing clothing accountable for their textile waste.
The Law Library is interested in what students have to say about fast fashion as one of its main target consumers.
What is your take on fast fashion? What is your opinion on the legal action that has been put in place so far? What is an important piece of information you believe your peers should know on the issue?
Do not feel pressured to follow these questions, we encourage taking different approaches to this topic and writing about your authentic experiences.
Fast Fashion Research Syllabus
Upcoming Issues
May 2026: Law Day, “The Rule of Law and the American Dream”. Visit the American Bar Association's website for more information on the 2026 Law Day theme.
Submission Period: March - April
August 2026: Social Media Protections
Submission Period: June - July
November 2026: AI in the Education Industry: A tool or a threat?
Submission Period: September – October
About the RCLL Teen Legal Zine
Riverside County Law Library is beginning a quarterly online Teen Legal Zine in 2026. The goal for our Zine is to provide a space for teens to share their opinions and commentary on different discussion topics in the legal field. We want to know how these issues affect you, what you believe could be done, or open new discussions you believe are important. From Fast Fashion to the Rule of Law and the American Dream, we want to know your perspectives!
Types of submissions we are looking for:
- Scholarly Essays
- Personal Essays
- Collages
- Illustrations
- Mini Comics
We are interested in zine pages that explore the intersectionality between our themes and the legal world. Conduct research into the topic and share your findings with us. How does the topic impact your community? How have you been personally impacted by this issue? What is something you wish to get across to the public that you believe is important?
Each issue will have a different theme, posted to our website. Submissions and questions will be accepted through our Temecula Branch email ([email protected]) using the subject line, "Teen Legal Zine Submission – [Student Name]" along with a completed 2026 Teen Legal Zine Submission Form. When you are ready to submit, please include your zine page and author bio. Our editors will strive to get back to you as soon as possible. Once we have gone through all the submissions, we will publish our completed Zine on the Riverside County Law Library Teen Legal Zine webpage.
Please carefully read the submission guidelines linked above and happy writing!
