If Stephen King Discovers Cujo, Can Judges Discover Law?

Legal Studies Forum, Vol. 27, No. 1, p. 97, 2003

14 Pages Posted: 11 Jun 2003

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Kenney F. Hegland

University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law

Abstract

Many novelists feel that they are discovering, rather than inventing, their stories. Drawing on this work, and on your own experiences in writing, this essay argues that perhaps we got it wrong and judges can find, rather than simply invent, the law.

Suggested Citation

Hegland, Kenney F., If Stephen King Discovers Cujo, Can Judges Discover Law?. Legal Studies Forum, Vol. 27, No. 1, p. 97, 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=401560 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.401560

Kenney F. Hegland (Contact Author)

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