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		<title>On The Light Side: Humor In Judicial Opinions</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article in the Wall Street Journal, &#8220;Court Jesting: These Sentences Don&#8217;t Get Judged Too Harshly,&#8221; discussed a trend in judicial opinions &#8211; dare I say it, FUN!  Nathan Koppel reports that some judges attempt to use humor or references to pop-culture to lighten the tone.  Koppel provides examples from all levels of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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