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Stop and Smell the Lawsuits: GW and Those Troublesome Evening Law Students

Every now and again, we all need a diversion from the rigors of work and law school.  Being devoted law students, however, we don’t have time for real pleasures or dalliances like stopping to smell roses, so we must find joy in that last remaining respite: daydreams of suing Deep Pockets.  This is the first [...]

The Subway Hypo

Tonight in Con Law we started on nonverbal conduct as speech warranting First Amendment protection and finished up the classes of speech that can be regulated with a quick overview of commercial speech.

Because one of the examples our professor used as a permissible regulation was burning things in your fireplace, I got to thinking on [...]

Dram Shop Liability (for Lousy Drinks)

So Mrs. Bombay and I were at a wedding this weekend in Philadelphia, and stopped off for a drink with some friends for a drink. The selected venue was an establishment called The Continental, which holds itself out to be a martini bar. I sat down and ordered a pair of “Dirty Goose Martini’s, Straight [...]

Fight The Hypo Award: Mommy On The Floor

I was going to call this the “Friday Fight The Hypo Award” but who has time to award something every week?

So our first official and illustrious “Every Now and Then Award For Fighting the Hypo” goes to, Mommy on the Floor.

She writes:

I was on call for Torts. The professor kept asking if I had a [...]

Best. Mix Tape. Ever?

So here’s your hypo for today. If you could record a mix tape (or a “CD” for you hipsters out there) of the best music ever, what would you put on it?

Here’s what would have to be on mine, in no particular order:

“Born In the U.S.A.” by Bruce Springsteen
“Blister In The Sun” by Violent Femmes
“We’re [...]

Friday Hypo: Suing George Mitchell

Here’s a hypo right out of a Civil Procedure exam (and inspired by an excellent discussion on the Sports Law Blog. The question is: What if Roger Clemens sued George Mitchell over the steroids report?