Interstate Commerce
Since I've been a little more than a bit lazy about blogging this past week (just started my internship), I thought I'd post this little fun tidbit from Law & Alcoholism, for those of you who don't read it. (And for those of you who don't read it, I can whole heartedly recommend it, unless you dislike strong language.)
Rtd. – This signal indicates that the cited authority is retarded, whether in reasoning, outcome, or that someone must have bashed the author in the head with a fucking brick. This signal, of course, may be used in conjunction with other signals. An explanatory parenthetical might also be helpful to explain the authority’s relevance.
Example: “During the FDR years, the Court brutally raped the Commerce Clause with an cast-iron dildo. E.g., rtd., Wickard v. Filburn, 317 U.S. 111 (1942) (farmer growing wheat for own consumption is “interstate commerce”).
Rtd. – This signal indicates that the cited authority is retarded, whether in reasoning, outcome, or that someone must have bashed the author in the head with a fucking brick. This signal, of course, may be used in conjunction with other signals. An explanatory parenthetical might also be helpful to explain the authority’s relevance.
Example: “During the FDR years, the Court brutally raped the Commerce Clause with an cast-iron dildo. E.g., rtd., Wickard v. Filburn, 317 U.S. 111 (1942) (farmer growing wheat for own consumption is “interstate commerce”).
posted by Mad Jurist at 6:12 PM
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