By Casebook Sherpa, on March 8th, 2010
The furor generated by the Liz Cheney ad – or rather the organization that Cheney run, Keep America Safe – is interesting to me. (Ad and story here)
Isn’t it all just a question of whether a current client should consent to a potential conflict with the interests of a former client? Or is it really [...]
By Casebook Sherpa, on March 3rd, 2010
Pardon my ending of our recent hiatus with a bit of whining…
Sometimes the accumulated fatigue of working full-time and going to law school part-time catches up with you and you need a day off. This normal mental health breather is to be expected.
Other times school and work stand in direct conflict. Even when you are [...]
By Casebook Sherpa, on February 9th, 2010
On Sunday morning, I measured 25 inches of snow on my car. We’re allegedly supposed to get 10 more inches today and tomorrow. We’ll see.
While I remember some big snows early in life when my family lived in the Poconos, I don’t think I’ve seen a bigger snowfall where I live. I will say the [...]
By Casebook Sherpa, on January 26th, 2010
Dr. Bombay and I talked about the Citizens United decision recently. If your head has been so far in a casebook that you missed it, the bottom line is that the Supreme Court ruled that First Amendment protections apply to corporations as much as to individuals. Corporations as associations of individuals, therefore, may make independent [...]
By Casebook Sherpa, on January 20th, 2010
I think there’s a point in some semesters where you genuinely question whether you’ll make it through. Monday, January 18th was that point of this semester for me.
I didn’t think it would be a problem this semester. I have one class and the clinic, plus my editor’s responsibilities on the Journal.
Then I was assigned my [...]
By Casebook Sherpa, on January 13th, 2010
Maybe you had to be there but this exchange was pretty funy…
Commercial Transactions Professor: “And by now your asking yourself whether any of these facts really matter. The answer is no!”
Student: “So what’s your question? I thought you wanted the story, the facts.”
By Casebook Sherpa, on January 7th, 2010
I’m intrigued by these stories this week about North Carolina Central School of Law being the best buy for law school.
The law school combines low in-state tuition, focus on clinical skills (they have 14 clinical programs), high first-time bar passage rates, and low debt loads for graduates. The school admits to being a “no frills” [...]
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