Not really prophetic. I've just read enough con law cases in my lifetime to see that. Also considering the lack of strong precident on this, it was ripe to look at everything. Irony is that I was reading instapundit and volokh conspiracy this morning, and both of those profs I believe were cited. Kates and Barnett as well. Those are four of the most prominent scholars on this issue for the pro side. And Volokh congratulated Brian Frye....the same article you sent me was cited by Scalia.
The lesson as Volokh says - Scholarship matters. Good law reviews and research can influence some of the biggest decisions of this land.