Treatise authors and courts mutually reinforced each other through reciprocal citation

Evidence

Tiedeman’s idea of limited government gave the courts another text to refer to; constitutional theorists like Tiedeman could cite, in the next edition of their book, the courts who cited their earlier editions. — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 3602

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Discursive formations can be unified by a citation system that elevates specific authorial authorities — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 92; A legal citation implicitly legitimizes the entire class of source cited — Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer, 148; Scholars violating citation norms while demanding textual rigor expose rhetorical inconsistency (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Discursive formations can be unified by a citation system that elevates specific authorial authorities #expands (0.75) — Edward W. Said, Orientalism, 92
• Scholars violating citation norms while demanding textual rigor expose rhetorical inconsistency #expands (0.75)
• A legal citation implicitly legitimizes the entire class of source cited #expands (0.72) — Frederick Schauer, Thinking Like a Lawyer, 148
• Scholarly citation conventions can be replaced by conversational allusion #complicates (0.70) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 30