Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Academic Blogs -> Essentially Contested America
OR PHONE (866) 635-1838 for Bankruptcy Help, (866) 635-6190 for Divorce,
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense
(866) 635-2689 for Personal Injury or (866) 635-9402 for Criminal Defense
Find a Local Lawyer
Bankruptcy (866) 635-1838
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402
Divorce (866) 635-6190
Personal Injury (866) 635-2689
Criminal Defense (866) 635-9402
Academic
: Essentially Contested AmericaWhat?s Empathy Got To Do With It?
By Robert Justin Lipkin
ADVERTISEMENTS
It’s quite astonishing that President Obama’s mention of empathy as a virtue he seeks in Supreme Court Justices has caused such a commotion. The reason for the commotion is a commitment to a conventional, however preposterous, jurisprudential paradigm, namely, that law, or rules generally, must be understood simply in terms of the text they’re written [...]Full post as published by Essentially Contested America on May 08, 2009 (boomark / email).
Related Searches
Are you the author of this blog? Adding USLaw.com to your Blogroll increases relevance. You qualify to display a USLaw Network badge.
Suggest changes to this blog's description or nominate another for inclusion. Register for updates.

Next Supreme Court Justice Should Have Empathy, not Sympathy
Long: Whats the Matter with Empathy
Fines on Teaching Empathy as a Lawyering Skill in Ethics Classes
UC-Berkeley: Testing for Empathy as an LSAT Alternative








