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
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In Praise of Luke Gilman and ESPN360.com
We sincerely hope that our fellow 2L (at the University of Houston), Luke Gilman, will forgive our reposting his resolution praising ESPN360. His resolution is brilliant. We so strongly agree with his motivation and are…
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Evidence Is Not The Place to Fight The Hypo
The title of this blog notwithstanding there are actually areas where you shouldn’t fight the hypo. Evidence is one such time. As BigShow has intimated, it’s not the best class we’ve ever had. But it’s…
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Overheard in Law School This Week
Quotes of the week from law school: Crim Law Professor: “Yes. Orgy killings are bad.” Con Law Professor: “Well, lots of stuff is unconstitutional. It just hasn’t been litigated yet.” Classmate’s facebook status: “What is…
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Sarah Palin (hearts) Privacy.
If you’re anything like me, you have grown increasingly tired of the ‘Sarah Palin/Katie Couric” show that CBS seems to have been running longer than “Survivor.” But one really interesting item of note from last…
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Legal Briefs (Dubious Lawyers Edition).
If you’re like us, you’re busy making final preparation for your big “VEEP Debate” watching party tonight. Make sure you keep plenty of whatever the heck to official food of Delaware and Alaska are handy.…
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Legal Drafting, Executive Compensation, and the Bailout Plan
The bailout plan that Congress will vote on this morning is an interesting mix of handouts to failing banks and market incentives to insure failing - or potentially failing - mortgage-backed securities. The latter objective,…
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Speechless
I’m simply speechless. I’ll just copy the story here in its entirety: A Lexington man, now famous for how many times he’s been arrested, is again making headlines. Yesterday, Henry Earl answered to a judge…
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Going After Honda.
I have a Honda that I’ve driven for 8 years. I bought it new and maintained it properly. I was lukewarm about the car when I bought it, but I’ve come to love it for…
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Dr. Burton Sums it Up.
In light of our discussion on political advertising and its truthfulness, I ran into this very timely article in Salon today by a Dr. Robert Burton, former head of medicine at Mt. Zion-UCSF Hospital and…
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Alternate Careers: NFL Referee
You always hear about other jobs people can do with a law degree. Here’s the coolest I’ve heard of so far: NFL Referee. Ed Hochuli is Referee #85 in the National Football League. A fact…