As with most significant endeavors, the efforts that made this book as impressive as it is took place largely behind the scenes. A group of talented and dedicated research assistants were integral to the quality of this volume. Fourteen of our law students spent a total of several thousand hours helping to research and to polish these chapters. Every single author in this book owes a debt of gratitude to these students for the many ways in which they helped to make the chapters clearer and cleaner. To David Baharvar, Benjamin Clark, Elizabeth Conklin Dority, Jeremy Dickman, Katherine DeVore, Megan Evans, Pamela Hardy, Gina Hambrick, Robyn Kali Bacon, Christopher Ledford, Mimi Luong, Adam Motenko, Jeffrey Sagalewicz, and Jennifer Welch, we extend our most sincere thanks. We also received generous and skilled support from Jill Forcier, from Florrie Darwin, and from our Jossey-Bass copyeditor, David Horne. You are true professionals, and you should be proud of this collection.

We would like to extend our special thanks to our teacher, mentor, and colleague, Frank Sander of Harvard Law School. Frank first suggested to us the possibility that the two of us might work to create a book like this. Throughout our work together, he graciously offered his services as a sounding board, consultant, and adviser. We are grateful for his professional mentorship, his friendship, and most immediately, for his help with this project.

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