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1996

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Full-Text Articles in Legal History

California's Proposition 187 - Does It Mean What It Says - Does It Say What It Means - A Textual And Constitutional Analysis, Lolita Buckner Inniss Jan 1996

California's Proposition 187 - Does It Mean What It Says - Does It Say What It Means - A Textual And Constitutional Analysis, Lolita Buckner Inniss

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

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Symbiotic Legal Theory And Legal Practice: Advocating A Common Sense Jurisprudence Of Law And Practical Applications, Jean R. Sternlight Jan 1996

Symbiotic Legal Theory And Legal Practice: Advocating A Common Sense Jurisprudence Of Law And Practical Applications, Jean R. Sternlight

Scholarly Works

Lawyers and legal academics are waging a fierce war over the soul of legal education in the United States. The various battles in this war include disputes over the proper emphasis on teaching versus scholarship; the need for clinical, practical, or transaction-oriented education versus the need for theoretical education; and the need for traditional doctrinal work versus the need for interdisciplinary or more liberal arts-oriented education within law schools. The war also plays itself out in discussions over law school hiring and tenure decisions.

In this Article I urge that practice and even the most abstract theory are complementary, not …