Buffalo Law Review Volume 38 Number 1 Article 4 1-1-1990 Critical Legal Studies and the Rule of Law Jeffrey M. Blum University at Buffalo School of Law Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/buffalolawreview Part of the Law and Society Commons Recommended Citation Jeffrey M. Blum, Critical Legal Studies and the Rule of Law, 38 Buff. L. Rev. 59 (1990). Available at: https://digitalcommons.law.buffalo.edu/buffalolawreview/vol38/iss1/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals at Digital Commons @ University at Buffalo School of Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Buffalo Law Review by an authorized editor of Digital Commons @ University at Buffalo School of Law. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Critical Legal Studies and the Rule of Law JEFFREY M. BLUM* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction: A Truce for Our Times ...................... 61 II. Part One: Critical Legal Studies as a Political Movement... 67 A. Taking Liberalism Seriously: Exploring the Potential that Lies Beyond Impulsive Radical Rejection ......... 67 B. Moral Force and the Political Limits of a Critical Legal Studies Indeterminacy Approach ................ 78 C. Liberal Legal Concepts as a Basis for Effective Nihilism: Marijuana Laws and the First Amendment.. 94 * Associate Professor, Law School, State University of New York at Buffalo. In addition to the usual inclusions about current employment, every law review article should begin with a starnote where the author explains why this piece is being written, how it is supposed to achieve its objectives, and what type of social context stimulated the author to embark on such a pursuit.