Practice writing like a Supreme Court justice
Consider this wordy version of a passage from Justice Barrett’s opinion in Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, a complex bankruptcy case she explained in simple terms. Then, try to rewrite it clearly and concisely—just like she did.
Write it like Justice Barrett
Wordy version (79 words, 421 characters):
It is interesting to consider that the Bankruptcy Code has the ability to strike a balance between the interests of insolvent debtors and the interests of their creditors. It generally creates an allowance for debtors to be able to discharge all prebankruptcy liabilities, but it makes exceptions in the situations when, in the esteemed judgment of Congress, the creditor has an identifiable interest in recovering a particular debt and that interest outweighs the debtor’s interest in a fresh start.
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