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May 26, 2020
Footnoting all cites isn’t optimal, but neither is the status quo
As someone who has written law review articles and drafted opinions for the California Supreme Court, I appreciated Justice Michael Raphael’s discussing whether to cite authorities in the text or footnotes.
Mitchell Keiter
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Mitchell is a certified appellate specialist. He taught many outstanding students while a professor at Western State University College of Law.
As someone who has written law review articles and drafted opinions for the California Supreme Court, I appreciated Justice Michael Raphael's discussing whether to cite authorities in the text or footnotes. ("Justices and their citations," May 8.) An important difference between the two kinds of writings, however, warrants different citation models.
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