Essay
Ruggero J. Aldisert, Judicial Declaration of Public Policy
Articles
Mark R. Kravitz, Written and Oral Persuasion in the United States Courts: A District Judge’s Perspective on Their History, Function, and Future
Akiva Shapiro, Should the Courts Save Taxpayer Standing? Interpreting Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation through the Lens of Judicial- Branch Spending
Steven Wisotsky, How to Interpret Statutes—Or Not: Plain Meaning and Other Phantoms
Books and Judges: Books for Judges
Robert C. Berring, Suggestions for American Judges: Ten Books that Merit Reading
Rebecca White Berch, The Merchant of Venice
Denise R. Johnson, John Marshall: Definer of a Nation
Kermit V. Lipez, The Ways of a Judge and On Appeal
Mark P. Painter, The Elements of Legal Style
Practice Notes
Peter O. Huang, Recent Supreme Court Patent Decisions: The Trend to Limit the Power of Patent Holders
Book Review
Patrick E. Higginbotham, Narratives Drawn from Rich Experience: Mayer Brown’s Federal Appellate Practice