Judges and Judiciary
Jul. 3, 1999
Bedroom Briefs
By W.F. Rylaarsdam In "Pity the Reader Who's Put to Sleep by a Block Quote" (Dicta, June 18), my good friend Jeffrey Calkins encourages legal writers to employ more footnotes. Although I admire Jeff's writing abilities and often defer to his judgment on matters of style, I strongly disagree with that suggestion.
By W.F. Rylaarsdam
In "Pity the Reader Who's Put to Sleep by a Block Quote" (Dicta, June 18), my good friend Jeffrey Calkins encourages legal writers to employ more footnotes. Although I admire Jeff's writing abilities and often defer to his judgment on matters of style, I strongly disagree with that suggestion.
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In "Pity the Reader Who's Put to Sleep by a Block Quote" (Dicta, June 18), my good friend Jeffrey Calkins encourages legal writers to employ more footnotes. Although I admire Jeff's writing abilities and often defer to his judgment on matters of style, I strongly disagree with that suggestion.
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