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What Editors Actually Look For in the First Page
Most desk rejections happen before the argument begins. A short account of what the first page has to accomplish.
The holding is confined to the statutory question. The constitutional observations are, on any fair reading, obiter.
That has consequences for the pending challenges, which have been framed on the assumption of a broader ratio.
The post concludes with the three paragraphs that will be litigated for the next two years.
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