Agreed. Or at least, encourages it.
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I didn’t either. And I was a 9th circuit clerk in 2006 & met the Kozinski clerks. But in retrospect, I realize that my judge disapproved of Kozinski’s behavior & tried to convey his displeasure.
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But...your fictionalized Judge Kozinski was basically a sexual harasser par excellence, right? You said you didn’t defame anyone in writing the book and the behavior you describe is pretty outrageous. Presumably that was based on something?
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Oh goodness, I have a lot to say, & at some point I will say it in full. But for the time being: 1. This post by
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2. I had no clue about all the allegations that would later emerge, but like many, I had heard inchoate rumors; I took these rumors & fictionalized heavily, as novelists do; little did I know that life might imitate art.
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3. The Polanski character’s actions fall well short of the allegations - Audrey even finds him “charming” - but the ending (pp. 280-81) hints that there could be more below the surface.
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4. But again, I had no clue my “prediction” would come to pass - just like the death in the book of a brilliant, fiery conservative
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5. But now, as
@AppellateDaily suggested the other day, I might have more material for a sequel, this time taking place at#SCOTUS....pic.twitter.com/a80GkCVTi6
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6. The theme I had in mind for the sequel (well before recent events): human beings are complicated creatures, and a “hero” in one context can be a “villain” in another (& vice versa - I was actually planning to redeem the Stinson character).
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7. The Audrey character - who’s a stand-in for me, as I’ve said before- is a bit naive. And maybe so was I.
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I don’t see a problem with acknowledging the human side of the legal profession - it’s salutary, actually - or praising brilliant lawyers & judges (again, unaware at the time of any alleged misconduct).
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Finally, I apologize for whatever I must have done to you in the past - I try to be a nice and decent person, and if I acted wrongly towards you before, please let me know so I don’t do it again or to others.
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