Bust out the rum II

The St. Mary's Legal Diva is far too modest to post about her victory, but the Deadman has no such qualms--we are on double rations 'til Monday at seven bells! Great job, A.!!

What I learned in law school this week...

According to the scale in the Dedman Lifetime Sports Center, my constitutional law book weighs 6.5 lbs.

The best advice I've heard all year...

Now that we've sprung for cable, I can actually watch things like Comedy Central. Last night, Ron White had this advice:

If life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade.

Then, you should try to find someone whose life has given them... vodka. And then you should throw a party.

Second adolesence

Well, it's like high school debate season all over again--just compressed into a few weeks, and with alot of drama club thrown in to boot. Just as we got back from Chicago, where we tried a fake personal injury case, it's already time for oral arguments in front of a fake US Supreme Court--complete with characters from Cheers. Here's the upshot:

Carla Tortelli shot Cliff Clavin while he was delivering mail (with Lilith Stern being the only witness). When she was arrested, she was carrying marijuana and drug paraphernalia. At trial, her pre-arrest silence in response to police questioning was used as evidence of guilt, leading to a unanimous guilty verdict (despite a spirited defense by Frasier Crane). The federal judge, Norm Peterson, handed down the sentence, which was later affirmed by Circuit Court Judge Ernie (Coach) Pantusso.

Final round's tomorrow--my partner and I are arguing for the United States to uphold the sentence. [Howard Cosell voce] Alan Dershowitz, you've got yourself some competition.