Berring's views on West

From: John Moore (jmoore@cap.gwu.edu)
Date: 11/02/94


On Tue, 1 Nov 1994, Koster wrote:

> I also think it's ironic that Bob Berring is being pilloried as a West shill,
> since this larger issue you raise reminds me of a similar issue that Bob has
> been talking about for years: whether the West Key Number system has shaped
> the way we view the law by chanelling our thinking into a 19th century
> positivist framework. Acceptance of that view would be far more devastating
> to West's cash flow than any change in citation systems!
> Greg Koster
> CUNY Law School

An interesting example of Bob Berring's discussion of this topic can be
found at 75 Cal. L. Rev. 15. I've found his writings interesting,
informative and frequently iconoclastic, whether I agreed with them or not.

John D. Moore
jmoore@cap.gwu.edu
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Library
Washington, DC 20439 (202) 633-5871



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