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Are judges umpires?

July 23, 2009 | By DAMIEN SCHIFF

Author:  Damien M. Schiff Professor Holly Doremus has this post from Legal Planet criticizing the analogy between umpires and judges.  Professor Doremus contends that the analogy is inapt for at least two reasons:  first, umpires do in fact have much discretion (compare one ump's strikezone to another and the point is proved); ...