The professors assigned one of three Supreme Court cert petitions to each student and we wrote response briefs.
Today we defended our briefs in group debates. I spent the majority of our debate challenging Nancy Grace: “The defendant recruited four guys to invade Joana’s home, pistol whipped her husband, threw Joana in the car, and stole her bayyybay!”
Usually…
Professor V: “People who conspire to act against federal law don’t advertise that fact in the Wall Street Journal…”
Not so hypothetical hypo:
Professor T: “Suppose the 35W bridge collapses…”
Jill’s blunt summary:
Jill: “So the doctor operates on this woman and she starts leaking urine in places where urine is not supposed to be…”
Librarians aren’t all looks:
Research Librarian: “Use librarians! We are more than just eye candy: we are professionals.”
Asides:
Professor T: “This is an absolutely true story – sometimes I embellish the facts – but this is an absolutely true story…”
Professor L: “When you’re talking about a diseased cow, or a germ infected rag – I know it’s a bit early for this case – but the court says…”