Writing is central to our profession. It is practical, academic, persuasive, and objective. This semester my students are exploring current events in #legalwriting and making brief presentations about their findings. Tracking their events in this thread.

This is a P/F group assignment. You can find the full instructions here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iw59NTUbBt7JWlzQ0rvtKwfdLgGJYZQC/view?usp=sharing

First up: the Reavely per curiam. Reavley’s opinions do just enough to address the legal issues in a way that litigators, their clients, and the ordinary legal reader can understand. For more info, check out @BryanAGarner http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/legal-writers-can-learn-a-lot-from-these-unparalleled-unpublished-opinions

The second group presentation was about the ongoing Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) dispute. Students focused on the substance of the dispute and ethos, logos & pathos in this amicus brief: https://www.theusconstitution.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/PACER-Brief-FINAL-3.pdf

The 3rd group presentation was about Jones v. Gov of FL (FL's Voting Restoration Amendment). Are LFOs infringing on a fundamental right to vote for people who have already served their sentence? More re the Amendment from @ACLU here: https://www.aclufl.org/en/voter-restoration-amendment-text

Reviving this thread. My class is doing a great job with these now virtual presentations. Following professionalism talks this semester, a group highlighted importance of honesty in a recent NJSC Disciplinary Review Board decision: http://drblookupportal.judiciary.state.nj.us/DocumentHandler.ashx?document_id=1122516