The Stanford Law Review was organized in 1948. Warren Christopher, the Law Review’s first President, opened Volume 1 with a description of the Law Review’s aims: A dual goal is set for the Review: to publish a journal of worth to lawyers and to provide an educational experience of value to students. Fortunately, these goals are complementary. These principles shall guide us: care, precision, and impartiality are vital; the economic, political, and social forces which mold the law deserve special emphasis; investigation of developing legal problems in advance of their widespread litigation is to be encouraged; readability is a necessity.
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