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Valparaiso University Law Review 
Volume 53 
Number 4 Summer 2019: Tribute to Valparaiso 
University Law School (1879-2019) 
pp.1105-1107 
Summer 2019: Tribute to Valparaiso University Law School (1879-2019) 
Pursuit of Perfection: The Impact of Valparaiso University Law 
Review Student Scholarship 
Steven R. Probst 
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