January 2009

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• A Day in the Life

  Overheard in a Law School Elevator

  01.28.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  A: “Man, Constitutional Law is seriously the third time I’ve had to read Lawrence v. Texas [wiki] [cornell]”

  B: “Third time?  What was the third?

  A: “Criminal Law, Family Law, and…”

  B: “Your self defense?”

  Even the “dude, you’re gay” jokes in law school are complicated.

• The News

  Back Off, Duff.

  01.18.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  I don’t graduate until May of 2010, so the term “almost legally” is quite apt for what I’m doing here.  However, when I graduate and pass the bar exam, I’ll have to come up with another name for the site.  The most logical one, of course, is to move from “almost” to “barely” legally.  It only makes sense.

  But Hillary Duff is once again trying to upstage me: I will not stand for this duffspiracy.

• Legal Theory

  Morbid Algebra

  01.09.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  You’ve probably heard the crackerjack lawyers on Law and Order stand up and yell “objection, your honor!” when their opponents say or do something untoward.  If the judge remembered to wear her mind reading helmet, or it’s plainly obvious that the other attorney is engaging in shenanigans, the judge can sustain the objection without further explanation.  However, most of the time, you’re going to need to provide a reason for your objection.

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• A Day in the Life

  Anatomy of a Law School Exam

  01.04.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Exams are over.  They actually finished on December 19th, but one consequence of the intensive preparation and examination period is an aversion to anything even remotely intellectual for a week or two afterward.  But now, as my brain cells have emerged from their self-imposed hiatus, I thought it fitting to discuss what drove them into exile.

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