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California Supreme Court

Jun. 3, 2014

State Supreme Court's drafting of decisions before oral argument draws fire

No words are minced in testy - if academic - exchange between California law professor and state Supreme Court justice over the court's practice of drafting decisions before oral argument


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


No words are minced in a testy - if academic - exchange between a California law professor and a state Supreme Court justice over the court's practice of drafting decisions before oral argument.


"Oral argument in that court is a theater of the absurd," UCLA School of Law professor Daniel Bussel claims.


"Professor Bussel's account of how the California Supreme Court tre...

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