The Art of Advocacy: Briefs, Motions, and Writing Strategies of America's Best Lawyers by Noah A. Messing

Author:Noah A. Messing
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Law, Legal Writing, Legal Education
ISBN: 9781454818380
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Published: 2013-06-26T21:00:00+00:00

Clear topic sentences like this one are especially useful in historical arguments. Without these sharp reminders of what a paragraph is discussing, historical facts can quickly seem random and dull.

The brief uses cornerstones of American life — Thanksgiving, inaugural addresses, the national anthem, currency — to show that religion has been present in civic life in the United States throughout its history. Given that Jefferson’s view is especially important (as the brief notes in footnote 20), the point about presidents declaring a day of thanksgiving is only moderately helpful given that Jefferson chose not to do so.

The brief delves into what the Founders approved for public events. But the brief did not discuss religion in early American schools, including the following potentially useful examples:

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