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Monday, April 09, 2007
Ind. Law - Yet more on: Liquor wholesalers launch attack on IU Law professor
Updating the ILB entries on the liquor industry attacks on IU-Bloomington law prof Alex Tanford (see more recent entry here), an ILB reader writes:
Marcia, I read with dismay about the attacks on Prof. Tanford.I think law professors need to keep their feet wet in the real world of litigating issues. In some ways, legal theory is a fairly hollow pursuit -- the legal system is ultimately about winning cases, (though it's not always clear what constitutes winning) and professors need to be able to impart the concept of a winning approach, not just a set of rules.
Speaking of winning, one might speculate that the liquor wholesalers have lost confidence in their ability to win in court. It would be truly difficult to believe that they are lacking funds to devote to litigation.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 9, 2007 01:17 PM
Posted to Indiana Law