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"Brown wrote in her 65-page ruling." 65 pages! They need some good programmers to help them refactor that to be shorter, more expressive, more readable, and cha
by INTPnerd 12y ago
"Brown wrote in her 65-page ruling." 65 pages! They need some good programmers to help them refactor that to be shorter, more expressive, more readable, and changeable using the DRY principal and such.
- forgottenpass 12y agousing the DRY principal and such Repeating yourself is actually very important in court opinions. It shows that the court has considered all the case materials, claims, and legal precedent to clearly spell out what all of that means and how they factor into the findings of law. They're very readable to people trained in the art, or the moderately-engaged passersby. Additionally, courts typically write with narrow margins and/or heavy line spacing.
- chris_wot 12y agoIt appears to be 38 pages. And actually it's very readable: https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/assets/latif_v_holder_opinion_and_order.pdf https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/assets/latif_v_hold...