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Michael McConnell on Blogs and Scholary Critiques of Judicial Opinions

Pepperdine hosted Justice Samuel Alito and Tenth Circuit Judge Michael McConnell.  (Via.)  Pepperdine filmed the discussion, which is available for viewing here. Justice Alito and Judge McConnell discussed opinion writing.  After lamenting that academics do not provide objective analysis of opinions, instead seeking to push an agenda, McConnell said: I think blogs are, in the legal area, beginning to provide [needed] commentary.  There are very useful blogs ... on specific areas of the law where they look at and they comment upon decisions from district courts and courts of appeals.... In many cases, this is the best, most intelligent, most professional commentary and critique that we get.  I am grateful for that, and I think that's been an excellent development in the last several years...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on August 05, 2008 (boomark / email).