Legal Commentary

I want Prawfs to do more hard-hitting investigative journalism; here's my contribution, which might well blow the lid off of the Yale Law Journal.   So the YLJ "claims" in their submission policy that "The Journal reviews all manuscripts anonymously, without regard to the author's name, institutional affiliation, prior publications, or pending publication offers."  (Guidelines here)  But if this is true, then why does their submission website allow for the uploading, albeit optionally, of a CV?  I hate to call them out in public, but the YLJ did not respond to an email inquiry before post time.   Is it a trick?  Those who submit CVs will be downgraded because they obviously didn't read the submission guidelines carefully?   Actually, my real theory is that so many authors want to submit a CV that the editors decided to allow submission of one, so authors didn't append it to their article or cover letter.

But with the information there, when, at some point in the process, the editors find a piece interesting, do they still refuse on principle to read the CV to check out the track record and training of the contributor?   I find it hard to believe.