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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "bright-line rules" #144761 07/02/2005 12:26 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 plutarch veteran plutarch veteran Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 In commenting on Justice Sandra Day's retirement, the New York Times referred to "bright-line rules", as follows: "If you are a lawyer with a case at the court, pitch your arguments to her [Justice Day]. ... Don't bother with doctrinaire assertions and bright-line rules." O'Connor Held Balance of Power The O'Connor Court New York Times, Saturday, July 2, 2005 http://snipurl.com/fzdy Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "bright-line rules" plutarch 07/02/2005 12:26 PM Re: "bright-line rules" plutarch 07/03/2005 9:22 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,361 Members9,209 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,195 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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