I am betting he was never head of Harvard Law Review. Those are public documents and If I could travel easily, I would go back to my law school and see if his years are in the law library. Someone must have them!
To be head of LR as a 2L in unbelievable.
If someone is near a law school, go check the library for anything in the review from 88-91.
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One possibility is that he was a token member of the law review. Affirmative Action is prominent in most colleges and universities. I wouldn't be surprised if he was coddled throughout his education. Many people have been passed from one grade to the next and received diplomas and degrees, but in reality, they were functionally illiterate. Happens particularly with star athletes, but it could be that Ayers and others with a vested interest in indoctrinating Obama to use him for their nefarious purposes, also used their influence to pass him through the educational system, even if he was an academic failure.
A guy on the law review should be able to work at any law firm. So why didn't Obama? Pretty bad when you go to college and law school, but the only job you can get is “community organizer.”