What with all the legal paperwork I’ve had to slog through since The Dread Pro-Se Kimberlin started filing nuisance lawsuits against me, I’ve become a bit of a connoisseur of good legal writing. The Motion to Dismiss that Michael Smith has filed for Michelle Malkin and Twitchy in the Kimberlin v. The Universe, et al. RICO Madness is a nice piece of work.
Here’s a favorite passage.
Paradoxically, given his status as a convicted perjurer, the convicted “Speedway Bomber,” the man who injected himself into a Presidential election by claiming to have sold marijuana to one of the running mates, and other widely reported instances of notorious conduct, Mr. Kimberlin argues that he is somehow not a “public figure” for purposes of First Amendment analysis. Leaving aside momentarily the untenable nature of that claim …
Yep.
Good legal writing?
Heck, that’s just good writing, period! It would be right at home in an editorial about Dear Friend Kimberlin…
Note, too, how clear and to the point, as opposed to the turgid meanders of plaintiff’s Vogonish prose.
The former is a pleasure to read, the latter, a chore.
You, sir, libel Vogons!
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He forgot to include authorized a biography, appears in and publicizes his band YouTube videos, gives interviews (with photos) to newspapers. Yup, that’s a private person.
..and is the lead person in 2 different 501(c)(3)s. Of course, a good writer doesn’t overdo it.