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The Bahd Of New England: Citing Shakespeare In The First Circuit, Eugene L. Morgulis

Eugene L. Morgulis

This paper explores the ways in which judges in federal and state courts within the geographical region of the First Circuit have used the works and words of William Shakespeare to enhance their opinions. It not only exhaustively catalogs the plays and quotations that judges have cited since the 19th century, but it also analyzes the ways in they are used, discusses how they add or detract from opinions, and compares the use of Shakespeare to other authors commonly cited.