The blog stylings of a few students at The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law.

My Christmas Wish for Blago

The cesspool that is Chicago (and by extension Illinois) politics often leaves outsiders feeling a lot like Fortinbras at the end of Hamlet: you just can’t believe how it all could have gone so very wrong. And yet, here we are again.

This week’s news that Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was indicted on Federal [...]

Sports Talk Radio Callers

I’m a pretty big sports talk radio fan. We have a great afternoon drive time show here in the DC market. The callers drive me nuts though.

Have you heard these guys? They – and some ladies – call in and talk about how the Redskins should be calling this play and that. How they know [...]

Drink Up, It’s Repeal Day!

Today, in 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified. The Amendment which repealed Prohibition reads:

Section 1. The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States is hereby repealed.

Section 2. The transportation or importation into any State, Territory, or possession of the United States for delivery or use there in of intoxicating liquors, in [...]

How do you outline?

My title assumes that you write an outline for each class you take. I do. It’s helpful for me and memorizing it (or nearly memorizing it) is incredibly helpful. (Particularly – and sadly – for my exam tonight where our professor taught us shockingly little about the area of law she’s testing us on.)

My question [...]