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I read a few case opinions per year. There are ones that are partisan but on the whole are incredibly well thought through, argued, and written. There are some
by tyre 7y ago
I read a few case opinions per year. There are ones that are partisan but on the whole are incredibly well thought through, argued, and written.
There are some disasters, but even then you get beautiful rebuttals (e.g. Kagan's dissent in Rucho v. Common Cause)
- golemotron 7y agoIt's even more impressive when you realize that in many cases the opinions are largely researched and written by clerks.
- MiroF 7y agoI would say less impressive? Many great things can be produced by teams of what are essentially grad students. A single person churning out brilliant opinions over decades would be more impressive to me.