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The Chief Justice and Law Reviews

Hat tip: Adjunct Law Prof Blog


Chief Justice John Roberts renewed the debate on the purpose and utility of law review articles in recent comments at the Annual Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Conference. (C-SPAN's video coverage here.)

Roberts said:

Pick up a copy of any law review that you see, and the first article is likely to be, you know, the influence of Immanuel Kant on evidentiary approaches in 18th Century Bulgaria, or something, which I’m sure was of great interest to the academic that wrote it, but isn’t of much help to the bar.


Sherrilyn Ifill responded to the remarks at Concurring Opinions.

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