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Judicial opinions should be obtuse, not clear.

As with any priestly exercise, the point is obfuscation, not...
chocolate site background story
  03/21/18
(United States Supreme Court Justices)
bull headed bespoke institution philosopher-king
  03/21/18
Proles says Kagan is a good writer because she is "clea...
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  03/21/18


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Date: March 21st, 2018 9:33 PM
Author: chocolate site background story

As with any priestly exercise, the point is obfuscation, not clarity.

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Date: March 21st, 2018 9:36 PM
Author: bull headed bespoke institution philosopher-king

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Date: March 21st, 2018 9:42 PM
Author: chocolate site background story

Proles says Kagan is a good writer because she is "clear" and "punchy." Quite the opposite. That makes her writing SPS. Also this device:

"What matters is the crux—-or, in legal-speak, the gravamen—-of the plaintiff’s complaint, setting aside any attempts at artful pleading."

"(Welcome to—-and apologies for—-the acronymic world of federal legislation.)"

"We begin, as always, with the statutory language at issue, which (at risk of repetition) compels exhaustion when..."



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