6 Obiter Dicta
An Inquiry into Judge Robin Camp:
NEWS
Gender still influential in perceptions of “fair process”
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shannon corregan
Otto Preminger’s Anatomy of a Murder (1959) is
fifty-seven years old. Nevertheless, it remains the
finest trial drama ever put on film. It is impossible
for me to put into words why my love affair with
this film runs so deep. I first watched Anatomy of a
Murder when I was a naïve twenty-year old. This was
before I even thought about going to law school. Back
then the film stood out to me for being tremendously
entertaining with great performances, especially by
James Stewart. Now, the film has a deeper meaning f