In other words, the kinds of arguments environmentalists deployed, the nature of environmental conflict, shifted and became more ecology - focused in part because as a quantifiable science ecological arguments were more persuasive in cour
In other words, the kinds of
arguments environmentalists deployed, the nature of environmental conflict, shifted and became more ecology - focused
in part because as a quantifiable science ecological arguments were more persuasive in cour
in part because as a quantifiable science ecological
arguments were more
persuasive in cour
in court.
Liptak cites dictum from a 1993 decision, Herrera v. Collins,
in which Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote for the
court,» [W] e may assume, for the sake of
argument in deciding this case, that
in a capital case a truly
persuasive demonstration of «actual innocence» made after trial would render the execution of a defendant unconstitutional and warrant federal habeas relief.»
18 Unlike the extracurricular interscholastic competitions that bear the same name today, the moot
courts of this period were mandatory exercises in the law school curriculum, modeled after the «moots» of the Inns of Courts in England.19 The law school professors of the day gave the students a fictitious case and assisted the students in drafting the pleadings and other documents, preparing the arguments, and then arguing the case.20 In theory, if not always in practice, these were the forerunners of today's legal writing classes that emphasize persuasive wr
courts of this period were mandatory exercises
in the law school curriculum, modeled after the «moots» of the Inns of Courts in England.19 The law school professors of the day gave the students a fictitious case and assisted the students in drafting the pleadings and other documents, preparing the arguments, and then arguing the case.20 In theory, if not always in practice, these were the forerunners of today's legal writing classes that emphasize persuasive writin
in the law school curriculum, modeled after the «moots» of the Inns of
Courts in England.19 The law school professors of the day gave the students a fictitious case and assisted the students in drafting the pleadings and other documents, preparing the arguments, and then arguing the case.20 In theory, if not always in practice, these were the forerunners of today's legal writing classes that emphasize persuasive wr
Courts in England.19 The law school professors of the day gave the students a fictitious case and assisted the students in drafting the pleadings and other documents, preparing the arguments, and then arguing the case.20 In theory, if not always in practice, these were the forerunners of today's legal writing classes that emphasize persuasive writin
in England.19 The law school professors of the day gave the students a fictitious case and assisted the students
in drafting the pleadings and other documents, preparing the arguments, and then arguing the case.20 In theory, if not always in practice, these were the forerunners of today's legal writing classes that emphasize persuasive writin
in drafting the pleadings and other documents, preparing the
arguments, and then arguing the case.20
In theory, if not always in practice, these were the forerunners of today's legal writing classes that emphasize persuasive writin
In theory, if not always
in practice, these were the forerunners of today's legal writing classes that emphasize persuasive writin
in practice, these were the forerunners of today's legal writing classes that emphasize
persuasive writing.
More importantly, Reeve made an important step
in skills training: he introduced formal moot
courts as a part of the Litchfield curriculum, though on an optional basis.53 Initially, the students themselves conducted the moots, though by 1803, when James Gould was teaching at Litchfield, he presided over the
arguments.54 The rules Gould imposed for the moots required not only oral
argument, but also written
argument, because the litigants had to produce writs and pleadings as well.55 Although a far cry from modern legal writing programs, these moot
courts at least endeavored to provide some practical training
in the production of
persuasive writing.56