Monday, September 12, 2011

Supreme Court Justices Offer Tips for Better Legal Writing

Ever wondered what Supreme Court justices think of the quality of the legal writing in the briefs that are submitted for their consideration? Chances are good that only their clerks really know!

BUT Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Kennedy, Breyer, Stevens, and Ginsberg did sit down with legal writing expert Brian Garner and offer their thoughts on legal writing do's and don'ts.

Videos of the interviews are available on LawProse.com.

Transcripts of the interviews are available in 13 Scribe's Journal of Legal Writing (2010) .