Why scholars choose a topic may well be political. Publishing on this topic just in time to do something about the conclusion, and leaking the news - how many other upcoming law review articles are being mentioned in the general press? - raises a strong inference of political motivation.

Don't get me wrong. I LIKE the motivation. I LIKE that the article is coming out. I hope it provides a roadmap for activists. So, to be lawyerly, I would not say that the paper is a political document, but I would say its creation is a political act. Which I applaud.