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- ↑ Liptak, Adam (2007-03-19) When Rendering Decisions, Judges Are Finding Law Reviews Irrelevant, New York Times
- ↑ Dorf, Michael (2000-08-02) Why the Constitution permits a Gore-Clinton ticket, CNN
- ↑ https://www.npr.org/search/index.php?searchinput=%22michael+dorf%22 NPR.org
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- ↑ Dorf, Michael (2010-12-14) Judge Hudson's Misguided Focus on "Activity", Dorf on Law
