Trump praises Gorsuch in State of the Union

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January 31, 2018, 9:22 am CST

Trump praises Gorsuch and highlights judicial picks in his State of the Union speech

January 31, 2018, 8:49 am CST

Immigration, access to justice and homeless youth among topics on tap at ABA Midyear Meeting

January 31, 2018, 8:00 am CST

The value of aggressively pursuing information—a tale of 2 cases

January 31, 2018, 7:00 am CST

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January 30, 2018, 6:16 pm CST

5 justices expected to miss Trump's State of the Union address

January 30, 2018, 4:24 pm CST

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January 30, 2018, 3:38 pm CST

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January 30, 2018, 1:09 pm CST

To cut the jail population, reduce the number of people on probation and parole, reports say

January 30, 2018, 11:18 am CST

Shelter claims it is entitled to cat custody because adoptive owner breached indoors-only contract

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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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