Preface.

AuthorSwiber, Patrick

This Issue marks the final installment of the Journal's thirty-ninth Volume and of my tenure as its Editor-in-Chief. It begins with three Essays that we did not foresee printing this year, even if we knew the time would inevitably come one day. To attempt description of Justice Antonin Scalia's life and career--the jurist, teacher, and man that he was--is to stretch the capabilities of language to their outer limits. His legacy lives most in the minds of those he has influenced and inspired, and it will continue for generations more as new lawyers, law students, and everyday Americans are introduced to his principled approach to judging and to life, all expressed in his characteristically approachable prose. I personally had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with the Justice on many occasions, and I will forever remember his kindness, encouragement, and incisive sense of humor. As the Journal's humble farewell to the man who has taught us all so much, we feature Essays in his memory from three former law clerks of his: Professor Steven G. Calabresi, Mr. Christopher Landau, and Judge Roy W. McLeese III.

We are also proud to publish six Articles covering a variety of substantive areas. First, Professor Richard A. Epstein examines the modern rise in linguistic relativism and its implications for the rule of law. Professor John Villasenor then considers the First Amendment implications and role of intent in expression made through new technological channels. Mr. Brent Skorup and Mr. Christopher Koopman keep with the First Amendment topic, criticizing the transaction review authority of the Federal Communications Commission. Professor Harry G. Hutchison responds to a recent article by Chief Justice Leo Strine of the Delaware Supreme Court regarding Hobby Lobby and its implications for corporate law. Professor Erin L. Sheley--an alumna of this Journal--and Mr. Theodore H. Frank examine the operation of prospective injunctive relief in the context of several different class action settlements. Finally, Mr. Paul J. Larkin, Jr., performs an in-depth examination of the oft-ignored clemency process and offers suggestions for its revitalization.

This Issue also includes two Notes, both by newly minted law school graduates. First, Erin Cady writes about the John M. Olin Fellowship and examines its success at placing conservatives inside the historically liberal legal academy. Second, Zachary M. Bluestone describes the historical evolution of the...

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