Point Taken How to Write Like the World’s Best Judges 1st Edition by Ross Guberman 0190268581 9780190268589
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ISBN 10: 0190268581
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Author: Ross Guberman
In Point Taken, Ross Guberman delves into the work of the best judicial opinion-writers and offers a step-by-step method based on practical and provocative examples. Featuring numerous cases and opinions from 34 esteemed judges – from Learned Hand to Antonin Scalia – Point Taken, explores what it takes to turn “great judicial writing” into “great writing”.Guberman provides a system for crafting effective and efficient openings to set the stage, covering the pros and cons of whether to resolve legal issues up front and whether to sacrifice taut syllogistic openings in the name of richness and nuance. Guberman offers strategies for pruning clutter, adding background, emphasizing key points, adopting a narrative voice, and guiding the reader through visual cues. The structure and flow of the legal analysis is targeted through a host of techniques for organizing the discussion at the macro level, using headings, marshaling authorities, including or avoiding footnotes, and finessing transitions. Guberman shares his style “Must Haves”, a bounty of edits at the word and sentence level that add punch and interest, and that make opinions more vivid, varied, confident, and enjoyable. He also outlines his style “Nice to Haves”, metaphors, similes, examples, analogies, allusions, and rhetorical figures. Finally, he addresses the thorny problem of dissents, extracting the best practices for dissents based on facts, doctrine, or policy. The appendix provides a helpful checklist of practice pointers along with biographies of the 34 featured judges.
Table of contents:
Part One Set the Stage: The Opening
Teaser Opener: Succinct and Unresolved
Jed Rakoff, Garcia v. Bloomberg
Lady Hale, Dunhill v. Burgin
Antonin Scalia, Smith v. United States
Michael Ponsor, Thomas v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
Roger Traynor, Drennan v. Star Paving Co.
Lord Denning, Cummings v. Granger
Alex Kozinski, Flowers v. Carville
John Roberts, Blueford v. Arkansas
Teaser Practice Pointers
Trailer Opener: Detailed and Unresolved
Richard Posner, Cecaj v. Gonzalez
Alex Kozinski, Mattel v. MCA Records
Michael Musmanno, Schwartz v. Warwick-Phila Corp.
Michael Kirby, Green v. the Queen, dissenting
D.P. Marshall, Little Rock School Dist. v. North Little Rock School Dist.
Learned Hand, Cheney Bros. v. Doris Silk Corp.
Diane Wood, JCW Investments v. Novelty
Trailer Practice Pointers
Sound Bite Opener: Succinct and Resolved
Patricia Wald, Hubbard v. EPA
Marsha Berzon, Reed v. Massanari
Benjamin Goldgar, In re Earley
Elena Kagan, Florida v. Harris
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, United States v. Virginia
Shira Scheindlin, New York Magazine v. Metropolitan Transit Authority
Sound Bite Practice Pointers
Op-Ed Opener: Detailed and Resolved
Beverly McLachlin, Seaboyer v. H.M. the Queen
John Roberts, Attorney General’s Office v. Osborne
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Astrue v. Capato
Marsha Berzon, United States v. Trimble
Benjamin Goldgar, In Re Brent
Michael Ponsor, United States v. Watts
Op-Ed Practice Pointers
Part Two The Tale: The Facts
Robert Megarry, In re Vandervell’s Trusts (No 2)
Lord Denning, In re Vandervell’s Trusts (No 2)
The Signal and the Noise: Cut Clutter
Benjamin Cardozo, Palsgraf v. Long Island Rail Road
Patricia Wald, United States v. Morris
Benjamin Goldgar, In re Brent
Jan Paulsson, Pantechniki S.A. Contractors & Engineers (Greece) v. Republic of Albania
Richard Posner, University of Notre Dame v. Sebelius
Roger Traynor, Drennan v. Star Paving Co.
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Baltimore & Ohio R.R. v. Goodman
Patricia Wald, Hubbard v. EPA
Michael Ponsor, United States v. Binette
Brett Kavanaugh, Belize Social Development Ltd. v. Government of Belize, dissenting
Edward Carnes, Ash v. Tyson
Alex Kozinski, Mattel, Inc. v. MCA Records, Inc.
D.P. Marshall, Jr., Little Rock School Dist. v. North Little Rock School Dist.
Big Picture: Add Background
Shine a Light: Emphasize Key Facts
Michael McHugh, Green v. The Queen
Michael Kirby, Green v. The Queen, dissenting
Do You See What I See: Adopt a Narrative Voice
Diane Wood, JCW Investments v. Novelty, Inc.
Richard Posner (sitting by designation), Apple v. Motorola
Lord Denning, Cummings v. Granger
Clean-Up: Enhance Visual Appeal
Frank Easterbrook, FTC v. QT, Inc.
Benjamin Goldgar, In Re Brent
Michael Ponsor, Angiodynamics, Inc. v. Biolitec, Inc.
Michael Kirby, Green v. The Queen
Practice Pointers for Fact Statements
Part Three The Meat: The Legal Analysis
Overview: The Skeleton
Overview: In the Flesh
Example: Snyder v. Phelps
John Roberts, Snyder v. Phelps (Section II)
With You in Spirit: Paragraphs as Dialogues
Shira Scheindlin, United States v. Awadallah
Beverly McLachlin, Schmeiser v. Monsanto
Marsha Berzon, Minasyan v. Mukasey
Michael Ponsor, United States v. Watts
Frank Easterbrook, Matter of Sinclair
Antonin Scalia, Scott v. Harris
Order out of Chaos: Internal Organizational Devices
A. Headings
Shira Scheindlin, New York Magazine v. Metropolitan Transit Authority
Beverly McLachlin, Schmeiser v. Monsanto Canada Inc.
Lord Sumption, Cox v. Ergo Versicherung AG
B. “Umbrella” Introductions
Benjamin Goldgar, In re Earley
Beverly McLachlin, Seaboyer v. The Queen
Roger Traynor, Drennan v. Star Paving Co.
C. Bulleted and Numbered Lists
Antonin Scalia, Scott v. Harris
D.P. Marshall, Little Rock School Dist. v. North Little Rock School Dist.
Benjamin Goldgar, In Re Brent
Patrick Schiltz, Shiraz Hookah, LLC v. City of Minneapolis
Lord Sumption, Prest v. Petrodel Resources Ltd.
O. Rogeriee Thompson, United States v. Seng Tan
Me, Too: Analogizing
Jed Rakoff, Garcia v. Bloomberg
Benjamin Goldgar, In re Brent
D.P. Marshall, Tucker v. Southwestern Energy Co.
Jed Rakoff, 23-34 94th St. Grocery v. N.Y. City Bd.
Patrick Schiltz, Shiraz Hookah, LLC v. City of Minneapolis
Patrick Schiltz, Newton v. Walker
Not Here, Not Now: Distinguishing
Patricia Wald, Hubbard v. EPA
Alex Kozinski, Mattel v. MCA Records
Shira Scheindlin, New York Magazine v. Metropolitan Transit Authority
Richard Posner, Indiana Harbor Belt R.R. v. American Cyanamid Co.
Learned Hand, Cheney Bros. v. Doris Silk Corp.
As an Aside: Parentheticals
Michael Ponsor, Gatti v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins.
Patricia Wald, Steffan v. Perry, dissenting
Shira Scheindlin, Clark v. Perez
John Roberts, Messerschmidt v. Millender
Michael Kirby, Green v. The Queen, dissenting
Diane Wood, Tarpley v. Allen County, Indiana
Lead ’Em On: Quoting without Tears
Frank Easterbrook, In re Sinclair
Alex Kozinski, Mattel v. MCA Records
Michael Kirby, Green v. The Queen, dissenting
Beverly McLachlin, R. v. Keegstra, dissenting
Antonin Scalia, Scott v. Harris
John Paul Stevens, Scott v. Harris, dissenting
Troubled Waters: The Footnoters’ Dilemma
Antonin Scalia, Sykes v. United States, dissenting
Patricia Wald, Steffan v. Perry, dissenting
Michael Ponsor, United States v. Watts
Patrick Schiltz, Newton v. Walker
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, United States v. Virginia
Practice Pointers for the Analysis
Part Four The Words: Style Must-Haves
Sentence-Level Strategies
A. What a Breeze: Direct, Natural, “Impure” Diction
Elena Kagan, Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Bennett, dissenting
Elena Kagan, Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Bennett, dissenting
Elena Kagan, Kloeckner v. Solis
Elena Kagan, Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio
Lord Denning, Thornton v. Shoe Lane Parking
Richard Posner, United States v. Gutman
Frank Easterbrook, In Re Sinclair
John Roberts, Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic & Inst. Rights
John Roberts, FCC v. AT&T
John Roberts, Rancho Viejo v Norton, dissenting from a denial of en banc rehearing
Benjamin Goldgar, In Re Brent
O. Rogeriee Thompson, United States v. Seng Tan
B. The Starting Gate: Short Sentence Openers
Edward Carnes, Hamilton v. Southland Christian School
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Abrams v. United States, dissenting
Beverly McLachlin, Seaboyer v. H.M. The Queen
John Roberts, Already LLC v. Nike, Inc.
O. Rogeriee Thompson, United States v. Seng Tan
Benjamin Goldgar, In re Earley
D. P. Marshall, Little Rock School Dist. v. North Little Rock School Dist.
Lord Sumption, Prest v. Petrodel
Patrick Schiltz, Newton v. Walker
Lord Hoffmann, A(FC) and others (FC) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, dissenting
Elena Kagan, Florida v. Harris
C. Size Matters: The Pithy Sentence
Frank Easterbrook, United States v. Dumont
Edward Carnes, Southland Christian School v. Hamilton
Lord Denning, Thornton v. Shoe Lane Parking
Lady Hale, Dunhill v. Burgin
Lord Sumption, Prest v. Petrodel
D. P. Marshall, Little Rock School Dist. v. North Little Rock School Dist.
Elena Kagan, Florida v. Harris
John Roberts, Attorney General’s Office v. Osborne
D. P. Marshall, Tucker v. Southwestern Energy Co.
D. Talk to Me: Variety in Sentence Form
D.P. Marshall, Tucker v. Southwestern Energy Co.
Lord Hoffmann, A(FC) and others (FC) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, dissenting
Beverly McLachlin, Seaboyer v. H.M. The Queen
Richard Posner, Cecaj v. Gonzalez
Antonin Scalia, Scott v. Harris
Alex Kozinski, Mattel v. MCA Records
John Roberts, Attorney General’s Office v. Osborne
E. Parallel Lives: Parallel Constructions
Patrick Schiltz, Newton v. Walker
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Abrams v. United States
Lord Hoffmann, A(FC) and others (FC) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, dissenting
Frank Easterbrook, In re Sinclair
Oliver Wendell Homes Jr., United States v. Schwimmer
Louis Brandeis, Whitney v. California, concurring
Robert Jackson, Zorach v. Clauson, dissenting
Frank Easterbrook, In re Sinclair
Lady Hale, Dunhill v. Burgin
Learned Hand, NLRB v. Federbush Co.
Lord Sumption, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. v. E.N.E. Kos 1 Ltd.
Benjamin Goldgar, In re Brent
Antonin Scalia, Scott v. Harris
Michael Musmanno, Schwartz v. Warwick-Phila Corp.
Word-Level Strategies
A. Lean and Mean: Words and Phrases to Avoid
Interlude: 16 Key Edits
Edward Carnes, Ash v. Tyson
Lord Denning, Cummings v. Granger
Michael Kirby, Wurridjal v. Commonwealth of Australia
Benjamin Goldgar, In re Earley
Michael Kirby, Wurridjal v. Commonwealth of Australia
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Astrue v. Capato
Frank Easterbrook, In re Sinclair
John Roberts, Snyder v. Phelps
Patrick Schiltz, Newton v. Walker
Benjamin Goldgar, In re Earley
Beverly McLachlin, Seaboyer v. H.M. the Queen
Lord Hoffmann, A(FC) and others (FC) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, dissenting
Edward Carnes, Hamilton v. Southland Christian School
Shira Scheindlin, New York Magazine v. Metropolitan Transit Authority
Benjamin Goldgar, In re Brent
Lord Denning, Cummings v. Granger
Benjamin Goldgar, In re Brent
Lord Denning, Lloyds Bank Ltd. v. Bundy
Lady Hale, Dunhill v. Burgin
B. Zingers: Evocative Verbs
John Roberts, Attorney General’s Office v. Osborne
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., McFarland v. American Sugar Refining Co.
Robert Jackson, Zorach v. Clauson, dissenting
Lord Denning, Lazarus Estates Ltd. v. Beasley
Diane Wood, JCW Investments, Inc. v. Novelty, Inc.
Alex Kozinski, United States v. Alvarez, concurring
Antonin Scalia, Scott v. Harris
John Roberts, Nike v. Already LLC
Robert Jackson, Zorach v. Clauson, dissenting
John Paul Stevens, Attorney General’s Office v. Osborne, dissenting
O. Rogeriee Thompson, United States v. Seng Tan
Frank Easterbrook, In re Sinclair
John Roberts, League of United Latin Am. Citizens v. Perry, dissenting
Beverly McLachlin, Seaboyer v. The Queen
Interlude: 55 Zinger Verbs
C. A Dash of Style: The Dash
John Paul Stevens, Attorney General’s Office v. Osborne, dissenting
Patrick Schiltz, Newton v. Walker
Frank Easterbrook, In re Sinclair
Beverly McLachlin, Seaboyer v. H.M. The Queen
Benjamin Goldgar, In re Earley
Alex Kozinski, United States v. Alvarez, concurring
Antonin Scalia, Romer v. Evans, dissenting
Frank Easterbrook, United States v. Bradley
Louis Brandeis, Olmstead v. United States, dissenting
Lord Denning, Thornton v. Shoe Lane Parking
Interlude: the Hyphen
O. Rogeriee Thompson, United States v. Seng Tan
Patrick Schiltz, Newton v. Walker
Lord Sumption, Prest v. Petrodel
D. P. Marshall, Cunningham v. Loma Systems
Antonin Scalia, Scott v. Harris
Antonin Scalia, Stenberg v. Carhart, dissenting
D. Good Bedfellows: The Semicolon
Frank Easterbrook, FTC v. QT, Inc.
John Paul Stevens, Attorney General’s Office v. Osborne, dissenting
Patrick Schiltz, Newton v. Walker
Learned Hand, Cheney Bros. v. Doris Silk Corp.
Michael Kirby, Green v. The Queen, dissenting
E. Drum Roll: The Colon
Beverley McLachlin, Schmeiser v. Monsanto
Lord Denning, Thornton v. Shoe Lane Parking
Alex Kozinski, Mattel v. MCA Records
Antonin Scalia, Romer v. Evans, dissenting
Jan Paulsson, Pantechniki v. Albania
F. Take Me by the Hand: Seamless Transitions
Richard Posner, Cecaj v. Gonzalez
Patricia Wald, Hubbard v. EPA
Lady Hale, Dunhill v. Burgin
Patrick Schiltz, Shiraz Hookah LLC v. City of Minneapolis
Benjamin Goldgar, In re Brent
Interlude: 135 Transition Words and Phrases
G. Bridge the Gap: Linked Paragraphs
Beverly McLachlin, Seaboyer v. H.M. the Queen
John Paul Stevens, Attorney General’s Office v. Osborne, dissenting
D. P. Marshall, Tucker v. Southwestern Energy Co.
John Roberts, Attorney General’s Office v. Osborne
Benjamin Goldgar, In re Brent
O. Rogeriee Thompson, United States v. Seng Tan
Lord Sumption, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. v. E.N.E. Kos 1 Ltd.
Practice Pointers for Style Must-Haves
Sentence Strategies
Word Strategies
Part Five The Words: “Nice-to-Haves” in Style
It Is What It Is: Metaphors
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., New York Trust Co. v. Eisner
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Towne v. Eisner
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Rock Island A. & L. R. Co. v. United States
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Bain Peanut Co. v. Pinson
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., United States v. Abrams, dissenting
Robert Jackson, West Virginia State Bd. of Education v. Barnette
Louis Brandeis, New State Ice Co. v Liebmann, dissenting
John Roberts, Virginia Office for Protection & Advocacy v. Stewart, dissenting
Antonin Scalia, Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, concurring
Antonin Scalia, Lee v. Weisman, dissenting
Learned Hand, Harrison v. United States
Learned Hand, NLRB v. Federbush Co.
As If: Similes
Richard Posner, Singletary v. Continental Illinois Nat’l Bank & Trust Co.
Robert Jackson, Edwards v. California
Robert Jackson, Korematsu v. United States, dissenting
Antonin Scalia, Lamb’s Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School District, concurring
Brett Kavanaugh, Belize Social Development Ltd. v. Government of Belize, dissenting
Richard Posner, Mayo v. Lane
John Roberts, Brigham City v. Stuart
That Reminds Me: Examples and Analogies
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Schenck v. United States
Frank Easterbrook, Doe v. Elmbrook School Dist.
Diane Wood, JCW Investments, Inc. v. Novelty, Inc.
Richard Posner, Cecaj v. Gonzalez
Alex Kozinski, Mattel v. MCA Records
Alex Kozinski, United States v. Alvarez, concurring
Frank Easterbrook, FTC v. QT, Inc.
Elena Kagan, Florida v. Jardines, concurring
Elena Kagan, Arizona Free Enterprise Club v. Bennett, dissenting
Elena Kagan, Arizona Christian School Tuition Org. v. Winn, dissenting
Treasure Trove: Literary and Cultural References
Diane Wood, Ritter v. Ross
Antonin Scalia, Smith v. United States
John Roberts, Already LLC v. Nike
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Lochner v. New York, dissenting
Lord Denning, The Siskina
Lord Hoffmann, A(FC) and others (FC) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, dissenting
Antonin Scalia, Coy v. Iowa
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Shelby County v. Holder, dissenting
Richard Posner, Albright v. Oliver
Frank Easterbrook, Federal Trade Commission v. QT, Inc.
Antonin Scalia, National Endowment for Arts v. Finley, concurring
Antonin Scalia, Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc., concurring
John Roberts, Already LLC v. Nike
Elena Kagan, Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio
John Roberts, Sprint Comm. Co. L.P. v. APCC Servs. Inc., dissenting
John Roberts, Pennsylvania v. Nathan Dunlap, dissenting from denial of certiorari
That’s Classic: Rhetorical Devices
John Roberts, Shelby County v. Holder
John Roberts, Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle
John Roberts, Already LLC v. Nike
Benjamin Cardozo, People v. Defore
John Roberts, Morse v. Frederick
Robert Jackson, Brown v. Allen, concurring
Robert Jackson, American Communications Associate v. Douds
Robert Jackson, Zorach v. Clauson, dissenting
Benjamin Cardozo, Berkovitz v. Arbib & Houlberg
Robert Jackson, Thomas v. Collins
Practice Pointers for Style Nice-to-Haves
Part Six Dissents: The Road Not Traveled
A Sordid Tale: Wrong on the Facts
Robert Jackson, Chicago v. Terminiello, dissenting
Richard Posner, Johnson v. Phelan, dissenting
Antonin Scalia, Romer v. Evans, dissenting
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, dissenting
Piercing the Veil: Wrong on the Law
John Paul Stevens, Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, dissenting
Antonin Scalia, Morrison v. Olson, dissenting
Diane Wood, A Woman’s Choice-East Side Women’s Clinic v. Newman, dissenting
Brett Kavanaugh, In re Sealed Case, dissenting
Elena Kagan, Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett, dissenting
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bush v. Gore, dissenting
John Roberts, Miller v. Alabama, dissenting
Robert Jackson, Korematsu v. United States, dissenting
John Paul Stevens, Citizens United v. Federal Election Campaign, dissenting
Elena Kagan, Arizona Christian School Tuition Org. v. Winn, dissenting
Get Real: Wrong on the Policy
A. Anti-Elitist
John Stevens, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, dissenting
Alex Kozinski, United States v. Pineda-Moreno, dissenting from a denial of rehearing
Robert Jackson, Terminiello v. City of Chicago, dissenting
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Lochner v. New York, dissenting
Antonin Scalia, Lawrence v. Texas, dissenting
B. Anti-Populist
Lord Hoffmann, A(FC) and others (FC) v. Secretary of State for the Home Department, dissenting
Lord Sumption, Societe Generale v. Geys, dissenting
Michael Kirby, Wurridjal v. Commonwealth of Australia, dissenting
Michael Kirby, Kartinyeri v. Commonwealth, dissenting
Robert Jackson, Terminiello v. City of Chicago, dissenting
John Paul Stevens, Attorney General’s Office v. Osborne, dissenting
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Shelby County v. Holder, dissenting
Practice Pointers for Dissents
Part Seven: Appendices
Biographies
Berzon, Marsha
Brandeis, Louis
Cardozo, Benjamin
Carnes, Edward
Denning, Alfred, Baron Denning
Easterbrook, Frank
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader
Goldgar, Benjamin
Hale, Brenda, Baroness Hale of Richmond
Hand, Learned
Hoffman, Leonard, Baron Hoffman
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr.
Jackson, Robert
Kagan, Elena
Kavanaugh, Brett
Kirby, Michael
Kozinski, Alex
McLachlin, Beverley
Marshall, D.P., Jr.
Musmanno, Michael
Paulsson, Jan
Ponsor, Michael
Posner, Richard J.
Rakoff, Jed
Roberts, John
Scalia, Antonin
Scheindlin, Shira
Schiltz, Patrick
Stevens, John Paul
Sumption, Jonathan, Lord Sumption
Thompson, O. Rogeriee
Traynor, Roger
Wald, Patricia
Wood, Diane
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