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- ↑ "Michael Bellesiles Resigns from Emory Faculty" (Press release). Emory University. October 25, 2002. Archived from the original on March 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ↑ "The Bancroft and Bellesiles". History News Network. December 14, 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ↑ James Lindgren, Comments on John R. Lott, 2003
- ↑ Volokh Conspiracy
- ↑ "Freedom to Marry, Freedom to Dissent: Why We Must Have Both". RealClearPolitics. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ↑ Evans v. United States, 504 U.S. 255 [ permanent dead link ]
