U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 29, 2012
Laughing it up at the Supreme Court
There are many ways to spotlight the weaknesses in a lawyer's performance without public bullying that interferes with the lawyer's presentation.
Gideon Kanner
Professor of Law Emeritus, Loyola Law School
USC Law School
I wouldn't want you to miss the important news from on high during the current U.S. Supreme Court's wrap-up of its 2011 term, so I take note of the dispatch from the New York Times and its Supreme Court reporter Adam Liptak. Thanks to their efforts we learn how many times the audience laughed during oral arguments in the Obamacare case. Adam Liptak, "Reviewing the Health Care Arguments, Laugh Count Included," N.Y. Times, June 26, 2012, at p. A14.
Evidently, it was newsworthy stuf...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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