On the recordNovember 4, 2013
The lack of empirical data really concerns me because any of us who have practiced law have war stories and anecdotes and, you know, they can be used so misleadingly for changes or to resist change.
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Blumenthal expresses concern over the misuse of anecdotes in legal reforms.
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