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Hard cases make bad law is an adage or legal maxim meaning that an extreme case is a poor basis for a general law that would cover a wider range of less extreme cases. In other words, a general law is better drafted for the average circumstance as this will be more common. [1] The original meaning of the phrase concerned cases in which the law ...
In one extreme case, Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises , the quotation of 400 words from a 500-page book were ruled to be infringement. The Court reasoned that publishing those 400 words before the book was available for sale significantly damaged the value of the entire book because the 400 words contained highly controversial breaking news.
A bad excuse is better than none; A bad penny always turns up; A bad workman blames his tools; A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; A cat may look at a king; A chain is only as strong as its weakest link; A dog is a man's best friend; A drowning man will clutch at a straw; A fool and his money are soon parted [4] A friend in need (is a ...
Hard cases make bad law; I. It was a dark and stormy night; M. More light! O. Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality; P. Peace, Retrenchment and Reform; The pen is ...
There’s an old legal adage that “bad facts make bad law.” ... As is often the case with nonprofit donor exposure legislation, the primary backers have a personal interest in gaining access ...
Hard cases make bad law; Hard work never did anyone any harm; Haste makes waste; He that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing; He who can does, he who cannot, teaches; He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day; He who hesitates is lost; He who laughs last laughs longest; He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword
for the Southern District of New York, Case No. 12-cv-331 Brief of Amici Curiae Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte in Support of Appellants DAVID B. RIVKIN, JR. LEE A. CASEY ANDREW M. GROSSMAN BAKERHOSTETLER LLP 1050 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 861-1731 (202) 861-1783 drivkin@bakerlaw.com
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