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Lawyers as Explainers: Remember, you are writing for intelligent people

2 pointsby nickburns9 months ago

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EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK9 months ago
I asked Claude to summarize in plain language:<p>--------------------------------------------------<p>A group of people, called &quot;the plaintiffs,&quot; are asking the highest court to look at their case again. They&#x27;re not happy with what a lower court decided. What happened before:<p><pre><code> The plaintiffs tried to prove that a state law (§ 80.33(A)) was against the constitution. A local court (Randall County Circuit Court) said they didn&#x27;t prove their point well enough and dismissed their case. The plaintiffs appealed, but another court (court of appeals) agreed with the first court. </code></pre> What&#x27;s happening now:<p><pre><code> The plaintiffs are trying one more time to get their case heard. They&#x27;ve asked the highest court (probably the state Supreme Court) to review everything. This highest court has agreed to look at the case. </code></pre> The main question:<p>The big issue is whether the plaintiffs can prove that the state law they&#x27;re complaining about goes against the constitution.<p>------------------------------------------------<p>So lawyers can obscure all they want - we have AI now!
Suppafly9 months ago
paywalled.