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Three Honorable Mentions Recognize Curtis A. Bradley, Petra Molnar, and David M. Rabban
September 29, 2025: Scribes—The American Society of Legal Writers—is pleased to announce the winner of the 2025 Scribes Book Award and three Honorable Mentions recognizing outstanding legal scholarship published in 2024. Since 1961, Scribes has presented this annual award to honor exceptional writing and research in the law. Books are judged first and foremost for clarity and quality of writing, with depth of research also considered.
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2026 National Conference for Law Review Editors to Be Held Virtually on March 29, 2026
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