There are two things wrong with almost all legal writing. One is its style. The other is its content.
The reason the lawyers lead the line to the guillotine or the firing squad is that, while law is supposed to be a device to serve society, a civilize… - Fred Rodell
The reason the lawyers lead the line to the guillotine or the firing squad is that, while law is supposed to be a device to serve society, a civilize…
- Fred Rodell
It is a mistake to think of these men as visionary dreamers, playing around at Philadelphia with abstract conceptions of political theory, pulling a … - Fred Rodell
It is a mistake to think of these men as visionary dreamers, playing around at Philadelphia with abstract conceptions of political theory, pulling a …
In tribal times, there were the medicine men. In the Middle Ages, there were the priests. Today, there are the lawyers. For every age, a group of bri… - Fred Rodell
In tribal times, there were the medicine men. In the Middle Ages, there were the priests. Today, there are the lawyers. For every age, a group of bri…
There are two things wrong with almost all legal writing. One is its style. The other is its content. - Fred Rodell
All the judges are lawyers; they interpret and enforce our laws. There is no separation of powers where the lawyers are concerned. There is only a co… - Fred Rodell
All the judges are lawyers; they interpret and enforce our laws. There is no separation of powers where the lawyers are concerned. There is only a co…
Exceptions to the traditions of dumpy dignity and fake learnedness in law review writing are as rare as they are beautiful. Once in a while a Thomas … - Fred Rodell
Exceptions to the traditions of dumpy dignity and fake learnedness in law review writing are as rare as they are beautiful. Once in a while a Thomas …
It is the lawyers who run our civilization for us -- our governments, our business, our private lives. Most legislators are lawyers; they make our la… - Fred Rodell
It is the lawyers who run our civilization for us -- our governments, our business, our private lives. Most legislators are lawyers; they make our la…
Long sentences, awkward constructions, and fuzzy-wuzzy words that seem to apologize for daring to venture an opinion are part of the price the law re… - Fred Rodell
Long sentences, awkward constructions, and fuzzy-wuzzy words that seem to apologize for daring to venture an opinion are part of the price the law re…
The Constitution is what the judges say it is, every time. - Fred Rodell
The Constitution is what the judges say it is, every time.
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