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This ruling should win an award for plain English - it's exceptionally well written. (not /s)

• matt4077 10y ago
  You may enjoy the US Supreme Court's writings. Their judgement are usually really well-written and understandable.
  • mbrookes 10y ago
    Funny you should mention it, as legal judgements are not the sort of thing I normally have reason to read. However (copyright troll) Prenda Law's 9th Circuit appeal on sanctions came up in discussions on HN a couple of days ago and, having watched the humorous video of the proceedings, was curious as to the outcome, so tracked down the ruling [1]. It was similarly well written. As a lay-person I've come to expect convoluted legalese as found in contract terms, but where those are typically designed to bamboozle and obfuscate, or at least keep corporate lawyers employed decoding and negotiating each others writing, judgements and rulings are designed with the opposite goal in mind. If you are potentially creating case-law, it better be clear what you have decided and why. [1] http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/13-55859/13-55859-2016-06-10.html http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca9/13-...