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- ↑ "Recipients of the Brigham-Kanner Prize". Willam & Mary Law School. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Singer to receive 2015 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize". William and Mary. Retrieved February 28, 2017.
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