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- Title
SCHOLARS' BRIEFS AND THE VOCATION OF A LAW PROFESSOR.
- Authors
Fallon Jr, Richard H.
- Abstract
This article examines the increasingly common phenomenon of "scholars' briefs" in which collections of law professors appear as amici curiae in litigation before a court. Arguing that many professors compromise their integrity by joining such briefs too promiscuously, the article proposes standards that professors should insist upon before signing amicus briefs that they do not write. The article's methodology involves comparisons among various roles that law professors sometimes play and the distinctive moral and ethical standards appropriate to each. Besides a thorough discussion of scholars' briefs, the article includes broader analysis of law professors' role-based ethical obligations.
- Subjects
LAW teachers; AMICI curiae; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law); VOCATION; STANDARDS; OBLIGATIONS (Law)
- Publication
Journal of Legal Analysis, 2012, Vol 4, Issue 1, p223
- ISSN
2161-7201
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jla/las002