…asked him to referee an article. While I agree that they should have given him a bigger window of opportunity in which to do it, I find the rest of his crank a bit puzzling. (Professor Bainbridge needs to drink some more of the fine wines he often recommends!) It's actually a welcome development that law reviews are increasingly seeking review of scholarly work by experts in the fields involved, and I would have thought peer review of scholarship one of the standard professional obligations a faculty member must discharge periodically. Professor Bainbridge should 'step up to the plate'!
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