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At the State Bar of Texas' annual meeting, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner, co-authors of the book "Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges," served up tips on legal writing and oral argument -- the justice in his customary saucy and sarcastic manner. Scalia discussed some pet peeves, such as when lawyers respond to a hypothetical example by saying it is "not this case." Going through his mind at that point, Scalia said, is the thought, "I know it's not this case, you idiot."

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