It's the citing of case law to a non-lawyer that made me raise my eyebrow.

April 10, 2026 - 23:09 UTC

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LoL. Of course the case they cited isn't about this. The case they cited was primarily about whether the person allegedly defamed was a "public official"
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I also get a bit of side-eye when the case cite is older. Yes, I know - sometimes you want to cite to the OG - but I like to cite to a current case - because it shows it is still good law.
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Why? Maybe Stalwell's attorney didn't yet know who the person's attorney is. We (lawyers) understand that non-attorneys will provide a cease & desist letter, or other legal letter, to their attorney. We don't expect a layperson to know the body of law behind our citations.
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It’s really sad when women support sexual abusers
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I never cite case law in a letter? Whether to an attorney or pro se? It feels unnecessarily pretentious?
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