Classic Comeuppances

A note from Scalia's new book Making Your Case, on how to argue before a court:

A noted barrister, F.E. Smith, had argued at some length in an English court when the judge leaned over the bench and said: “I have read your case, Mr. Smith, and I am no wiser than I was when I started.”

To which the barrister replied: “Possibly not, My Lord, but far better informed.”

heh.