Law Students

And So To Sleep…. (4/7/2008).

Posted on April 18, 2009
Well, after spending just a ?little while longer? tweaking my brief, I?ve given as good as I can. Now we wait eight (8) weeks and we?ll see how it turned out. Thank god I did well on our other assignments. For those of you wondering, the constant stream of updates tonight is to demonstrate to prospective law students [...

10, 9, 8…. (4/7/2008)

Posted on April 18, 2009
With less than eight (8) hours till deadline, I am finally (relatively) happy with my argument. I am happy because I think I have written it as well as my meager talents will allow. I am also so tired that I?d probably be happy with anything at this point...

T Minus 12 till brief deadline (4/7/2008)

Posted on April 18, 2009
This is really the only part of law school that I dislike. I keep wondering if there are better ways to say what I want to say. I know that my brief gets the message across. And I know I have good arguments. The oral presentation proved that. But, which sentence gets me an A? [...

2008 US World News Rankings (March 29,2008).

Posted on April 18, 2009
Well, March 28th has come and gone. The U.S. World News has published a list of law schools and ranked them. That?s right, not graded, or evaluated, just ranked. Once again my beloved school has failed to crack into the Top 14 schools in the nation. We?ll get you next year, Yale!! A large number of [...

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Multiple Choice Fact Pattner (Archive Post 1/22/2008)

Posted on April 08, 2009
Back in February of 2007, I went to Guitar Center to purchase a Gibson Melody Maker with two singlecoil pickups. They didn?t have the guitar in stock, so I special ordered it. I gave them the price of the guitar, and they gave me a receipt. In May my guitar arrived (Gibson is notoriously slow)...

Application Time (Archive Post 1/18/2008)

Posted on April 08, 2009
It?s crunch time for a lot of applications for summer internships around the nation. I?ve spent most of today tweaking personal statements to suit the peculiarities of each prospective organization. Career Services always tells you that you need to craft a unique personal statement or cover letter for each job so that you don?t give [...

Overheard in Court (Archive Post)

Posted on April 08, 2009
At oral arguments for an appeal involving potentially prejudicial introduction of evidence at trial in a slip and fall case at a store: Justice O?Connell: ?I am afraid that Justice Smith is ill today, I believe that counsel for both sides have agreed to argue the appeal in the absence of Justice Smith who will read [...

1L Opening/Closing Competition. (Archive Post)

Posted on April 08, 2009
Our school is putting on a competition for 1Ls to make opening and closing arguments. I?m excited for it, there?s nothing better than a bunch of people who have no concept of what an opening or closing argument really is trying to out open or close one another...

So Politikal! (Archive Post)

Posted on April 08, 2009
One of the things that I?ve found I like about law school, and my school in particular, is the absence of political apathy. It has been a nice change of pace to actually have legitimate conversations with people regarding their preferences for the upcoming primaries and elections...

Back in the Swing of Things.

Posted on January 06, 2009
Well, it’s the start of a brand new semester at school, and so far so good. Most of my classes seem interesting, and my law review editing assignment for the week is interesting. Funny story about that assignment. I wrote my note last semester, sadly I was no picked for publication, oh well, it [...

Merry Christmakwanzaakkah from a new 3L.

Posted on December 30, 2008
Well, it’s been one heck of a 2008. In a few days 2009 will begin. I’ve got a lot of hope going into the new years. A new administration will be in place and, as far as units go,I’m a 3L now…. and I’m afraid I’m already suffering from senioritis...

Seasonal Adverse Possession

Posted on December 10, 2008
I posed a question to my 1L tutants earlier in the question regarding adverse possession of a piece of property by two seasonal users unaware of each other. I posed the question, and then refused to answer it. Apparently this was annoying to some of the students...

I Know I Was Right Because….

Posted on November 27, 2008
In discussing what sort of dog the incoming First Family will have, the following exchange occurred: [The Obamas have] not yet chosen what kind [of dog they would get]. Walters suggested one like her Havanese named Cha Cha. The president-elect grimaced and said it sounded like a “little yappy dog,” the type that seems a little “girly...

So…

Posted on November 23, 2008
… if Senator Clinton gets the Secretary of State job, will President Clinton replace her as Senator from New York? Just askin’. Oh, and I totally called the Sec. of State thing during the primaries. C’mon MSNBC, where’s my column and talking head gig? I’m like the Oracle from [...

Democracy in the Constitutional Republic.

Posted on November 19, 2008
Proposition 8 seems to be mutating into one of those watershed events in the history of America where the delicate balance between our Constitution and our Democratic Republic seeks a new fulcrum. Twice in the past decade Californians have voted to deny gays the right to marriage...

Little Known Fact.

Posted on November 15, 2008
I hate flying. A lot. Details to follow when I make it back to San Diego sometime in the next few weeks.

Split Decision.

Posted on November 05, 2008
Well, the election is finally over. At about 8:00 tonight Katie and I popped the Champagne to celebrate the election of Barak Obama. I don’t think Katie or I have ever been so happy about an election result. Then we waited. The California Proposition results started coming in...

Sarah Palin Doesn’t Understand The Constitution.

Posted on November 04, 2008
Sarah Palin wants abortion to go away, because it only exists because of the pesky Supreme Court “inventing” rights. Today, after casting her vote Sarah Palin talked about exercising her right to vote. When asked who she voted for, she stated she was going to exercise her right to privacy...

Proposition H8te.

Posted on October 31, 2008
Please vote no.

This is Halloween.

Posted on October 31, 2008
As many of you non-law student readers might imagine, the average law student is in fact a gigantic nerd. I have never met a group of people with as large a per capita amount of Star Trek fans. Today in Criminal Procedure our professor invited us to dress up in costume, with the [...

Bachelor Party Mayhem.

Posted on October 27, 2008
This weekend was my bachelor party. My fiance and I had long drawn out discussions about what would and would not happen at my bachelor party. For instance, on the issues of strippers we had a very large disagreement. She thought I should have strippers, I politely declined...

More Stupid Prop. 8 shit.

Posted on October 25, 2008
Ok, so assume that the second coming is in fact nigh, and Prop 8 passes. Then what? If a man and man are in love, could one of them have a sex charge operation and now be a woman and get married? If a man and a woman are married and in love, but the woman realizes that [...

I’m Getting Married and I’m Really Happy.

Posted on October 23, 2008
In nine (9) days I will be married. I’m very excited to finally make an honest woman out of my fiance. In addition to all of the nice state and federal benefits that come with getting hitched, it is nice to just be getting married. I know that’s atrocious grammar, but the [...

Does Law School Change You?

Posted on October 20, 2008
The other day I was asked by a prospective student whether I felt that law school had changed me, and if so how. I felt it was a fair question so I told her the honest answer and in the process probably scared her away from all law schools ever. I think that law school [...

Apparently I am Certifiable.

Posted on October 16, 2008
Today I received a very nice e-mail from the State bar informing me that I can now stand up in Court and talk (as long as I have an attorney hovering over my shoulder, and client consent). I am excited to finally be certified. I’ve always wanted to be in Court, and to [...

San Diego Music Drama.

Posted on October 15, 2008
While most of San Diego’s music scene is devoted to punk/emo/indie/alt “white dudes in dive bars” or “suburban kids with so much real genuine angst” type stuff, it seems a storm is brewing in another genre. Pop. In a story circulating the internet, it seems that Beyonce Knowles has recorded a cover of San Diego [...

Mid-Term-itis.

Posted on October 11, 2008
I have a mid-term this semester. It is in Crim. Pro. I do not like mid-terms. I do not like Crim. Pro. As you can imagine, I am ever-so-thrilled at the combination thereof. I have adopted a stringent study regimen for the upcoming examination. Today I was quite productive...

Disneyland Engagement Photos.

Posted on October 10, 2008

Way To Go Connecticut!

Posted on October 10, 2008
Well, with less than a month before California voters decide whether to strip marital rights from some people while confirming them for others, Connecticut’s Supreme Court has held that the civil union laws in Connecticut do not go far enough in preserving equality for homosexuals...

This is NOT how the Curve works.

Posted on October 09, 2008

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