Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Legal Writing: Appellate Stylists
I admire Richard Posner’s opinions as pieces of literature, essays on legal issues. It doesn’t matter if it’s a reorganization or a reinsurance case; I just enjoy his style. No summary of facts, followed by a standard of appellate review, and then a Roman-numbered catalogue of issues and sub-issues. Posner works the facts into a narrative that […]