Judge Bibas on Opinion Writing: Skip the '$5 Words,' Read More Fiction

"A lot of [lawyers] have stopped reading enough good fiction and journalism, and need to unlearn the habits of using fancy Latinate legalisms. Why do we say ‘forthwith' rather than ‘at once'? Why do we talk about the perpetrator exiting the vehicle and being apprehended, like we are cops trying to sound important?"      Related StoriesWhich 1-Judge Division Districts Have Adopted Anti-Forum Shopping Guidance?