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How about a litigation battle over . . . what "double-spacing" means?

66 pages of motions, oppositions, declarations (including one from Typography-for-Lawyers guru Matt Butterick!), & ruler-laden exhibits all over whether "double-space" means 24 points or 28.

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I prompted ChatGPT-4 to summarize the parties' key arguments in this pressing matter.

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Emotions ran high.

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On the merits, the accused double-spacing violators wielded both a ruler and a Matt Butterick declaration.

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It was a hard-fought battle, but in the end, the district court judge cleared the Plaintiffs of the charge of double-spacing shenanigans.

Her order is at the end of the documents:



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