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- 1 2 Monti Belot at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
- 1 2 3 Liptak, Adam (2010-11-01) Outspoken Activist's Case Becomes Tangled in Secrets. New York Times
- ↑ Balko, Radley (2009-05-06) Tenth Circuit to Hear Arguments Today on the Science Behind Painkiller Prosecutions, Reason
- ↑ Balko, Radley (2010-12-21) The Worst Kind of Ham Sandwich, Slate.com
- ↑ Sullum, Jacob (2010-11-17) Chilling Her Softly, Reason
- ↑ "Schneider Sentencing Opinion" (PDF).
- ↑ Sullum, Jacob (2010-11-08) If We Unsealed the Brief, You Might Talk About It, Reason
