That's the title of Justice Beds' most recent column here, described as: "A deep dive on a European Court of Justice ruling finding that bridge is NOT a sport and what the ruling means to our appellate judge columnist." As always, the entire piece is well worth the read, but the key passages are these:
Because for me it’s not about the law. It’s about the people.
Every case involves people. People with problems. The law is supposed to solve problems, resolve disputes, promote fairness … for people.
These aren’t logic puzzles. These aren’t “adventures in the clarification of thought.” They aren’t even challenging legal conundrums. First and foremost, these are cases involving people who have problems. And I have been entrusted with the task of applying the law to their problems.
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Cases don’t come to our court “on the wings of a snow white dove." They’re brought to us by people.
Every issue that involves something we never cared about before and may try never to think about again involves real people and the opportunity to see that they are treated in a way the law considers fair. That’s a privilege.
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