There was a kerfuffle the other day when the powers that rule on such things proposed reducing the length of federal appellate briefs by 1,500 words. After much hand-wringing, weeping and gnashing of teeth, the limit was reduced from 14,000 to 13,000. Civilization will continue.
Proponents of the reduction pointed out that the average circuit court of appeals judge digests over 42 million words a year of briefings, and hoped that an 11 percent reduction in volume might equal the same gain in efficiency. They will have to see whether two-thirds of a loaf are better than none. I doubt we’ll see any measurable difference.
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