Letters,
Appellate Practice
Sep. 23, 2014
Tentative opinions in the next decade or two
"Far-fetched" is not the same as "unlikely to be implemented."
The subheading of the recent article in which I was quoted, "Appellate lawyers renew call for tentative rulings," Sept. 19, stated that getting justices to issue draft opinions was a "far-fetched proposal." But "far-fetched" is not the same as "unlikely to be implemented." While the tentative opinion proposal may fall into the latter category, it certainly does not fall into the former.
Then again, the Wright brothers' idea of a flying machine was certainly considered "far-fetched" ...
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