The Myth of the Evening Student.

By Dr. Bombay On 07/08/08 · · In 1L

One of the reasons that I was interested in Catholic is that it had the highest average age of an evening cohort in D.C. Hearing of the brutality of the law school grading curve, I convinced myself that this was a good thing, since it meant that I would be competing against people with similar, [...]

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4th of July Caption Contest.

By Dr. Bombay On 07/02/08 · · In All In Good Fun

 ’Ritche” by Bill Owens from his photo essay “Suburbia.” (1973)

While the Sherpa is knocking back cabernet in Napa, and I’m golfing my brains out, we thought we would let all of you get your creative juices flowing. Let us know what “Ritche” is thinking. We’ll reveal his monther’s thoughts and pass [...]

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Do We Ask Too Much From Cops?

By Dr. Bombay On 07/02/08 · · In Law

The murders of Corporal Richard S. Findley and the prime suspect in the case Ronnie L. White have opened some old wounds here in the D.C. area. The Prince George’s County Police department has long had a history of excessive force in its policing, culminating in a 2004 memorandum of understanding [...]

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Interview with Catholic Law Grad, Elizabeth Getman

By Casebook Sherpa On 07/01/08 · · In Catholic Grads, Interviews

We recently had the opportunity to sit with Elizabeth Getman, a recent graduate of The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law and now an associate at Sandler, Reiff & Young, P.C., to discuss her role in Davis v. F.E.C. (recent SCOTUS decision on the [...]

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