Evan Whitton

Criticisms Of American Legal System That Are Even More Stupid Than Normal

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I’ll be the first to admit that there are some problems with the legal system in America. I’ll allow that some of those problems are inherent to any common law system. But it gets really tiring when people claim that the common law system is inherently “unethical,” or suggest that our system isn’t concerned with “finding the truth.”

Obviously, the American system is concerned with the truth. It’s just that our system acknowledges and understands that sometimes “truth” is in the eye of the beholder. Sometimes there are two truths. Sometimes people lie or allow their personal agendas to cloud the truth. And thus the American system focuses on a process, instead of flapping about like Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men arguing about what its entitled to.

Essentially, the American system is for adults, not children like award-winning Australian journalist Evan Whitton who wrote a silly piece on The Atlantic, supposedly about the history and the weakness of the common law system of jurisprudence….

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Non-Sequiturs: 06.14.12

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* Some law schools are thinking about reducing class sizes, but others are not. Said one dean, “People want to go to our school, and why should we say no?” [The Faculty Lounge]

* The fun coming out of the Seventh Circuit just doesn’t stop. Do you know what an “interrobang” is? [Volokh Conspiracy]

* Speaking of the “What What (In the Butt)” opinion, here’s some analysis from Professor Ann Althouse. [Althouse]

* Yeah, we know, we’re not supposed to give tax advice. So think of this as housing advice: if you earn $1 million or more, avoid living in a blue state. [TaxProf Blog]

* Free Winona Eggs Benedict! A New York City Council bill seeks to remove “unnecessary obstacles” to getting Sunday brunch. [City Room / New York Times]

* An Australian journalist’s thoughts on how to reform the Anglo-American legal system. [The Atlantic]

* Hmm…. should I look into buying the domain name www.david.lat? [Legal Blog Watch]

* How Dewey go through $43 million in six weeks? Is this like Brewster’s Millions or something? Discussion after the jump….

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