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Poetic justice
An American IP lawyer has given new meaning to poetic justice in his blog that sums up Supreme Court decisions in the form of a haiku.
Leanne Mezrani
Keith Jaasma, a Houston-based IP lawyer and blogger, has chosen to spend his spare time distilling tediously-long judgments into bite-sized poems.
Folklaw thanks Jaasma for giving up his social life so lawyers can reclaim theirs.
Jaasma wrote this particularly stirring piece of prose on the Smith v US judgment last week (10 January).
“Conspiracy charge
A defense of withdrawal
Defendant’s burden”
According to the American Bar Association Journal, a “haiku trend” is growing popular among law blogs. The Employer Handbook writes haikus about high-profile employment decisions, while Basis Points is a blog on bankruptcy issues that accepts poetic submissions. The top three entries each month win tickets to a New York Yankees game.
Folklaw will now express how it feels about this trend in haiku:
“Judge waffles on?
Lawyers cheer for haiku bloggers
See you at the pub”
