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Clarence Darrow's Closing Address in the Leopold and Loeb Trial
Clarence Darrow's closing address in the Leopold and Loeb trial is one of my favorite pieces of legal writing. The job was one of our many trials of the sanctuary in the 20th century. Two teenage boys who were both brilliant, who were in a queer relationship decided to prove how smart they were by committing the perfect murder. And so Clarence Darrow came to work for the defense.
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