Sua Sponte

Recent Posts from Sua Sponte


  • It’s Over

    Well friends, I’m sure you’ve figured this out by now:  Sua Sponte is no longer an active blog. I could write a litany of reasons why we stopped writing this year, but I’m fairly confident…

  • Next Senate Meeting/General Assembly Meeting

    The next Senate Meeting will open with a General Assembly meeting next Tuesday, Oct 13, at 8:15pm in L401.  The General Assembly is comprised of the SBA Exec Board, Directors and Asst Directors, and all…

  • Senate Meeting

    The SBA Senate will be having it’s second meeting (and first with our new 1L Senators!) next Wednesday, September 30th at 8:30pm in L301.  All are welcome to come and observe. Additionally meetings from the…

  • Expanding the House

    I was reading this article the other day about whether the House of Representatives should be expanded based on the disparity if how many people each congressperson actually represents.  I won’t summarize the whole article…

  • Medical Tort Reform – The List

    Over at The Atlantic, Philip Howard offers a run-down of existing ideas to rein in medical malpractice suits.  If you listened to or read the President’s speech last week, he suggested that one way to…

  • Student Blogs

    The GW Hatchet just published an article profiling four student run blogs on the GW campus.  I’m happy to say that Sua Sponte was one of the blogs profiled.

  • Clerkships, clerkships, clerkships…

    Did you get a call yet?  Tell us about it.

  • How Goes the FRP?

    Open thread.  Let us know what’s going on with your job search.

  • On Being a 3L Without a Job

    I worked at a boutique litigation firm this summer in a mid-sized city.  The firm pays very well for the market, and has great benefits. The partners and attorneys were easy to work with.  The…

  • Soda (Pop) Poll

    Coke or Pepsi?