News Flash: Six Judicial Opinions See Some Merit in Souter's Thesis of Non-Linear Reasoning about Evidence!

Six judicial opinions found that the phrase "linear scheme of reasoning" was not so insensible that it should not be quoted. See

United States v. Becht, 267 F.3d 767 (8th Cir. 2001)

United States v. Hill, 249 F.3d 707 (8th Cir, 2001)

United States v. Pabon-Cruz, 255 F. Supp. 2d 200 (S.DN.Y., 2003)

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of N.J., Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc., 138 F. Supp. 2d 357 (E.D.NY., 2001)

Briggs v. Dalkon Shield Claimants Trust, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17335 (D. Md., 1997)

State v. Alexander, 214 Wis. 2d 628, 571 N.W.2d 662 (1997)