Re: "Restoring the Rule of Law in California," Feb. 25.

We must guard against writing opinions or briefs that suffer from these infirmities.

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It seems some parents simply do not want their children to aspire to leadership roles in life.

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Lawyers, judges, servers and waiters, oh my.

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