Fight The Hypo


"Mostly about the experience of law school, but readers will also find posts on the development of their legal careers, the opportunities and pitfalls of the law, current events, politics and media."

Author: "Casebook Sherpa" is the principal author, though he is joined by "Dr. Bombay" and other evening school classmates from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.

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Recent Posts from Fight The Hypo


  • Google Scholar Adds Case Law

    If you haven’t already, head over to Google Scholar to search for case law. It’s a really good start, I think, and is a nice addition to the growing stable of open source legal research…

  • At the Intersection of “Dad” and “Law Student.”

    So Goody and I took His Majesty over to the mall today. The goals were simple: exploit the collapse of the economy for low prices (generally), and find a birthday present for her (specifically). But…

  • SCOTUS Fantasy League

    For all you law dorks who also love to gamble, there’s this. (Ahem, Dr. Bombay.) From the WSJ Law Blog: The idea behind the site, which is the brainchild of recent George Mason law grad…

  • Reducing Law Students’ Debt?

    I’ve heard rumors that the legal job market is a little tight these days. Have you heard about that? Is that really true? I find that hard to believe. I mean law school is basically…

  • Except for Those of You Playing Computer Games

    Overheard in Criminal Procedure tonight during discussion of law governing identification procedures: Professor: Don’t worry about typing all this down right now. I have a handout that will help clarify. So you can all turn…

  • “At least, that is how I read Hubbell. No one is really sure.”

    This was a quote at the bottom of a page of our Criminal Procedure syllabus. Hubbell refers to United States v. Hubbell, a case that grew out of Ken Starr’s Whitewater investigation (which, of course,…

  • New Career Office Resources

    Today’s courtoon about says it all… Source: Courtoons

  • Our Law School’s New Website

    Our law school has a new website. It’s an improvement in look and feel. In integrating the design of the University’s page, it serves as an important reminder of the law school’s connection to the…

  • “Homo sapiens is not merely homo economicus”

    Last night, we discussed the In re Oracle Derivative Litigation, 824 A.2d 917 (Del. Ch. 2003), in Corporations. We read the case at an early summary judgment phase. It was interesting in that it dealt…

  • Can You Have Too Much Democracy? Part 1: The Garden State.

    In a couple of days, the citizens of New Jersey are going to go elect some poor sap governor. Most casual political observers (and I put law student’s into this category), have been looking at…