Last month I wrote a post about Judge William Young of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

I offered this unsolicited advice:

Judge Young turns 85 later this month. He has had a distinguished judicial career spanning half a century. A lot has changed since he graduated law school in 1967. Perhaps this apology provides a moment to reconsider where his talents and efforts are best suited.

Judge Young did not take my advice. Instead, he styled a judicial decision as a 161-page letter to an anonymous postcard writer. It began in this fashion:

And closed like this:

I offer no comments on the merits here. Instead, I see the case of a judge who has forgotten what the judicial role is. Perhaps Judge Young has been led astray by zealous clerks who are taking advantage of

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