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Government

Oct. 28, 2011

A plea for progressive jurisprudence

In this political climate, it is essential for the president to make as many progressive judicial appointments as possible. By Bruce J. Einhorn of Pepperdine University School of Law


By Bruce J. Einhorn


"A new and valid idea is worth more than a regiment and fewer men can furnish the former than command the latter." - Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.


In this election cycle, some of us enjoy the luxury of not running for office and in doing so, retaining our fundamental principles. Among my principles, one that I believe should be hawked loudly for the candidates and electorate to hear is the critical importanc...

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