Chief Justice John Roberts on hacking through the jungle of a bad brief with a machete

In the following interview, Chief Justice John Roberts contrasts reading a bad brief, which he likens to hacking through a jungle with a machete in an attempt to get to the point, with reading a good brief, which allows the reader to put his arms around the argument to see if it works.  With metaphors like these, it’s no wonder that he became Chief Justice.  Check it out: