Actually, the dummies would be those of us actually in law school. It’s finals time. Can you tell?
Anyway, I thought I would offer my take on all of the courses I’ve had the pleasure of taking in law school so far.
You, too, can be a 2L with me in just a few easy steps:
Criminal Law
Yes, of course he shot that old woman, but did he intend to shoot that old woman.
Torts
Accidents happen, but someone’s gonna have to pay for that.
Contracts
A promise isn’t worth squat if there isn’t money involved.
Property
It’s Mine! Or how we can justify taking land from Native Americans and use it as the entire basis of our society.
Civil Procedure
Here’s a rule. Pretty clear, eh? Now find a sneaky way to get around it for your client.
Constitutional Law
You thought this would be all Brown v. Board of Education? Sure, sure. Later on… first, welcome to the Commerce Clause!
Evidence
Fun and creativity with “facts”! (See Civil Procedure)
Statutory Interpretation
Congress is one fscked up mess, but they wrote this law, so how do we figure out what they meant?
Legal Writing
Good start! But try again. And again. Oh, and again. Work on your word choice.
Thank you, goodnight!
Good stuff.
So true that it made me cry. (Well, almost.)
I can hear Prof. Harris now for the last one
Hi Dave!! (two exclamation points, cuz the first one is part of your name) — Oh torts, how I long for those simpler days when I thought they were an STD.
Hope you are well. Thanks for the props on my blog.
The Return of the Law School Round Up
I e-mailed Energy Spatula this morning and she confirms that the Law School Round Up will be soon returning. In anticipation of this, I bring you the following potluck in order to help build the excitement.
The post that started it all. Or was it …