"I have never taken one all the way to trial, " he said, " since what typically happens is that once all their defenses are shot down by the court, they either settle, confess judgment, or otherwise fold up ."
2.
Representing the U . S . government in the Supreme Court, he would " confess judgment ", a practice in which the Solicitor General admits that the government has been wrong all along and just drops the case even when supported by a lower court's prior decision.
3.
However, according to testimony before an Alaska State Legislature committee, " Confession of Judgment is illegal in Alaska, it's illegal in Pennsylvania in consumer transactions, but not in commercial transactions . " A Law Review article distinguishes three groups of state laws, one group comprising seventeen states that make void any agreement to confess judgment entered into before commencement of a suit.