As a related follow-up to my recent post on a judge sanctioning Trump and his attorney for almost $1 million, another judge (Obama appointee FWIW) has also levied a $1 million sanction on Facebook and their attorney, the powerhouse law firm Gibson Dunn.
"I personally find that the vast majority of legal opinions I encounter are written with the aim of making them readable and accessible by the general public. Am I off-base?"
I have read a number of late, for various reasons, and I have been pleasantly surprised I have to say. As an early supporter of Plain Language in law, my experience with legalese had been less than pleasant in the past. A number of lawyers seem to still hold tight to unnecessarily obscure jargon aimed at intimidating the layman (I have a paralegal acquaintance who is particularly keen on it -- it seems to be inversely proportional to the actual clout of the individual), but it appears to be changing and I am thrilled.
"I personally find that the vast majority of legal opinions I encounter are written with the aim of making them readable and accessible by the general public. Am I off-base?"
I have read a number of late, for various reasons, and I have been pleasantly surprised I have to say. As an early supporter of Plain Language in law, my experience with legalese had been less than pleasant in the past. A number of lawyers seem to still hold tight to unnecessarily obscure jargon aimed at intimidating the layman (I have a paralegal acquaintance who is particularly keen on it -- it seems to be inversely proportional to the actual clout of the individual), but it appears to be changing and I am thrilled.
ha. I know a lawyer who was involved in this case (more or less as a contractor doing doc review) and I knew it was gonna come back to haunt them.
What does "esper" mean here? I can't figure it out.