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Bar News - June 4, 2004 Morning Mail Supreme Court Case Summary Too Much Work to Read Instead of simply posing the unanswered issues before the Supreme Court in your digest of "whethers," why don’t you report the holdings on those issues? Busy attorneys appreciate answers—not questions. In the present form, it’s not worth the time read "Supreme Court at a Glance." That’s too bad because it’s obvious you expended considerable time and skill in formulating the "whethers." By contrast, the synopsis of U.S. District Court Decisions appearing opposite yours on page 29 of the May 24, 2004 issue of the Bar News is both shorter and much more helpful. The synopsis reports the main point(s) decided by the case. Everybody understands the entire decision must be read to fully understand it. The point is that your "alert" efforts would be educationally much more valuable if they reflected which way the issues were decided. George W. Walker Editor’s Note: The "Supreme Court at a Glance" feature was formatted to identify issues raised rather than to summarize the findings of the court for several reasons, including the amount of time that would be required to summarize all of the opinions in a given month, and to not unduly burden the volunteer writers. That being said, we welcome comment on this alternative treatment of slip opinions and the Bar News Editorial Board will be reviewing whether improvements can be made.
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