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Federal judge orders release of detained immigrant activist, says he didn't get to say goodbye

January 30, 2018, 9:05 am CST

83-year-oid federal judge publishes his first novel

January 30, 2018, 8:30 am CST

Jury finds Georgia lawyer's litigation conduct amounted to civil racketeering violation

January 30, 2018, 7:00 am CST

9th Circuit finds juvenile facing deportation has no right to free lawyer

January 29, 2018, 4:35 pm CST

Cartoon Caption: What's the verdict for this courtroom selfie?

January 29, 2018, 4:30 pm CST

Misconduct complaints against federal judges rarely become public, and few face consequences

January 29, 2018, 3:42 pm CST

LSAC reports increase in law school applications

January 29, 2018, 3:00 pm CST

Trump lawyers reportedly look to 1997 case that could lend leverage in special counsel negotiations

January 29, 2018, 1:38 pm CST

Deputy FBI director McCabe, a target of Trump's criticism, is stepping down immediately

January 29, 2018, 12:23 pm CST

NCCU Law to shrink next first-year class in response to ABA accreditation issues

January 29, 2018, 11:59 am CST

Custody case will determine whether transgender teen can get hormone therapy

January 29, 2018, 9:52 am CST

Question of the Week

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Which judge is the best writer?

In Slate, Mark Joseph Stern opines that he thinks Neil M. Gorsuch's writing has gone downhill.

Stern wonders if Gorsuch is trying to emulate the late Antonin Scalia, who "was a writer of extraordinary verve."

This week, we'd like to ask you: Which judge is the best writer? He or she may be living or dead, active or retired. And appellate and state-court judges are also worthy of consideration. Answer in the comments.

Read the answers to our previous question (and see our gallery of lawyers' handicrafts): Do you knit or create other handiwork?

Featured answer:

Posted by LAG: "Yes! When my writer's block is especially bad, I have found that doing something creative (sewing, knitting, refinishing furniture) helps. It seems that I have a limit of how much verbal activity my brain can handle before it shuts down until I've spent time doing nonverbal activities. I don't know if there's any science behind it; I just know what works for me. I've also learned that if I fail to pay attention to my need to feed my creative side, I can end up in a deep depression which shuts down both my verbal and creative sides."

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