As I discussed last year, while the Bluebook is, at its core, an Eldritch Abomination, there are certain tips and tricks we can use to turn the humble “Uniform System of Citation®” into something you can understand and appreciate. To build on that knowledge, I give you the Bluebook rules that every law student should know, regardless of whether they are …
Living With The Bluebook: 4 Quick Tips
The story of Sisyphus is a Greek myth, one that concludes with Zeus condemning Sisyphus to Tartarus and forcing him to push a boulder to the top of a hill. No matter how many times Sisyphus brings the boulder to the peak, however, the boulder falls down the other side, dooming Sisyphus to an eternity of boulder pushing. On an …
Too much of a good thing
Though I’ve heard many sayings about law school, perhaps none capture the essence of the experience better than: “law school is a pie-eating contest where the reward for doing well is more pie.” At this point in my life, I’m fine with that. To keep with the metaphor, I like pie, and I haven’t been eating it long enough to …