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One. Why Read the Opinions?

Paul W. Kahn

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
A Preface for Students, with a Note to Everyone Else ix
Acknowledgments xvii
One. Why Read the Opinions? 1
Two. The Opinion and Narrative 18
Three. Unity: The Judicial Voice 46
Four. Legal Doctrine: Between Erudition and Fundamentalism 88
Five. Facts: Stating the Case 135
Conclusion: Making the Case for a Humanist Study of the Law 173
Notes 181
Index 231

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
A Preface for Students, with a Note to Everyone Else ix
Acknowledgments xvii
One. Why Read the Opinions? 1
Two. The Opinion and Narrative 18
Three. Unity: The Judicial Voice 46
Four. Legal Doctrine: Between Erudition and Fundamentalism 88
Five. Facts: Stating the Case 135
Conclusion: Making the Case for a Humanist Study of the Law 173
Notes 181
Index 231

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