Justice Scalia has once again embarked on a defense of textualism, the theory of interpretation that argues one must look back at the original text and stick to the text when deciding a case. There is an enlightening debate between Judge Richard Posner and the book's co-author, Bryan Garner in the ...
I received this text as a part of the Goodreads "First Reads" Giveaway, and I have to say it's one of the best resource guides to writing that I've come across. Granted, one might note that this is a specific guide to legal writing and may be most helpful in that plane of writing. However, from pe...
I've written a LOT of briefs, but I still found some useful tips in this book. It was written in an entertaining style as well, and I always think it's useful and interesting to hear from judges about what they want to see in a brief.I've recommended this to other attorneys I work with.