Hiatus, and Good Luck!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Sua Sponte will be on hiatus for spring break until Monday, March 10th. Good luck to everyone madly working on the journal competition, and enjoy your break!
Archive for February, 2008
February 29, 2008
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Leap year on February 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Happy Leap Day everyone! In celebration, the NYT runs a history of the leap year. (Via Today’s Papers.) A big happy birthday to everyone born on this day in 1988, 1984, 1980, 1976, and all other leap years throughout the course of history.
Watch for Britney Spears on Your Next Family Law Exam
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Britney Spears, pop culture on February 28, 2008 | No Comments »
A week or so ago, I posted about Britney Spears’ reported marriage and what sorts of legal issues it might bring up. Some of you might’ve thought me a little kooky, but I’m not alone! Over at The Faculty Lounge, Prof. Kevin Maillard (Syracuse) describes Spears as “a walking legal subject unto herself.“ Professor, I [...]
More Subtle Sexism to Consider
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged sexism on February 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
On CNN’s website right now is an article about accomplished people under 30 years old: http://ypwr.blogs.cnn.com Five young people are profiled, and only one of them is a female. The four young men’s accomplishments include authoring a successful memoir, a career as a conductor, and admirable contributions to the world of politics. The female is [...]
Performance Enhancing Drugs and the Journal Competition
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged drug use, journal competition, performance enhancing drugs, students on February 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
DISCLAIMER: THIS POST IS NOT IN SUPPORT OF PILL POPPING. IT’S DANGEROUS, STUPID, AND IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CHEATING!
Today begins the annual 1L coffee binge… I mean Journal Competition. In wishing good luck to all my fellow competitors, I wanted to say a couple words about cheating. No, I’m not talking about the need to rid [...]
GW Law and Clemens
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged GW Law, Roger Clemens on February 28, 2008 | No Comments »
So after all that hullabaloo with Clemens asking to go and then presenting his case before Congress, it looks like he may have screwed himself in the end. Congress (specifically the House Committee on Oversight and Governmental Reform) sent a letter to the Department of Justice recommending that they look into whether Clemens’ testimony was [...]
Bloomberg Out
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Mike Bloomberg, New York Times, President on February 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York penned an op-ed in the New York Times this morning where he announced he would not run for President.
I listened carefully to those who encouraged me to run, but I am not - and will not be - a candidate for president. . . . If a candidate takes [...]
Montana v. United States
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2nd Amendment, breach of contract, Contracts, District of Columbia v. Heller, Gun Control, Montana, Supreme Court on February 27, 2008 | No Comments »
On March 18, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in District of Columbia v. Heller, the Court’s first case interpreting the 2nd Amendment since 1939. At issue is whether the District of Columbia can ban the possession of hand guns by private citizens. Clearly, this case has generated great interest across the [...]
This is where trial by jury is not the best option
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged breach of contract, Reggie Bush, Sports on February 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So back to me talking about sports and the law…
You all know Reggie Bush: the tailback for USC who made the infamous push of Matt Leinart against Notre Dame, who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints and supposed to help revitalize that community in spirit, and who allegedly took improper gifts from sports [...]
The Sheep Says “Baaaah”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged law school on February 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
As a member of the “my partner made the board and I didn’t” club, I have to say, the Mock Trial competition was a good learning experience. However, I do have to somewhat object to the general law school culture that makes you feel (or at least makes ME feel) that I HAVE to compete in [...]
