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Thursday, March 4, 2010

Spring break begins officially on Saturday.  It begins for me when I leave school today at 4 pm.  Most students have at least one mid-term exam this week, many have more.   My real estate law exam was at 9:30 and my Internet exam is happening while I write.  (It’s a tough morning for the handful [...]

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Explanation Given

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Some interesting comments followed Explanation Wanted, a recent post prompted by my difficulties responding to a recommendation request from a former student.  (These comments appeared in my Google Buzz feed, not on this site.)  Two comments thought it a desperate response to the competitiveness of law school admission or a misinterpretation of law school application [...]

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Class Act

Thursday, February 25, 2010

It was take-your-sister-to-work day.   Curious about what I do–or, as a friend said, because she has too much vacation time–my sister attended today’s Internet Law and Intro to Law.   When a friend or family member sits in on a class I have to block them out.  I tamp down my heightened self-consciousness and [...]

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My Office Minutes Are From 2 to 2:05

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

I’ve noticed a trend over the past three or four semesters:  fewer current students visit during office hours.  In prior years on the day before exams my office would be filled with students for the entire scheduled time.  I often stayed late to accommodate the demand.  Before this semester’s first exam only a handful of [...]

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Explanation Wanted

Friday, February 12, 2010

Here’s the situation.  Imagine a student who took only one course with me, a year ago or more.  I didn’t know this student well then–the student’s attendance was spotty, or the student participated infrequently when in class, or the student never talked to me outside of class, or at length, or about anything substantive or [...]

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Judicial Restraint

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Yesterday the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court reversed Matt Zubiel’s conviction of attempting to disseminate matter harmful to a minor, ruling that M.G.L. c. 272, § 31’s definition of matter “does not encompass electronically transmitted text, or ‘online conversations.’”  Zubiel, age 25, engaged in instant messaging with “Melissa QT1995,” who he believed to be a 13-year [...]

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I Have Socks Older Than That

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

A few days ago six to eight students filled my office, preparing for a final exam.  One asked “how old is that briefcase?”  I thought a moment.  ”It was a gift when I graduated from law school, so it’s over 28 years old.”  They absorbed this information, and then one said “you mean that briefcase [...]

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