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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460551503321

Autore

Guberman Ross

Titolo

Point taken : how to write like the world's best judges / / Ross Guberman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-19-026860-3

0-19-026859-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (376 p.)

Disciplina

808.06/634

Soggetti

Legal briefs - United States

Legal composition

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Point Taken""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""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""

Sommario/riassunto

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 35 prolific 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