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Ramirez v. Hatcher, No. 96-16209 (9th Cir.) (136 F.3d 1209) (January 27, 1998) (Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall)

QUOTE OF THE WEEK - Legalese: the power to obfuscate the obvious.

"The Framers of our Constitution and Bill of Rights were too wise, too pragmatic, and too
familiar with tyranny to attempt to safeguard personal liberty with broad, flexible words and
phrases like "fair trial," "fundamental decency," and "reasonableness." ...

 

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