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CLSEducationReform	17 Apr 2010 - 14:41	NonaFarahnik
Some data points: A graduate recently told me that Columbia switched from an Excellent/Very Good/Good grading system to a letter system sometime in the 90's, in ...

CLSTwiki	22 Jan 2009 - 00:39	IanSullivan
Dear veterans of Law and Contemporary Society: This fall, the tools for law student collaboration are coming one step closer. According to Frantz Merine, Director ...

CMcKinneyFirstEssay	29 Jun 2015 - 20:06	MarkDrake
Unequal Funding of Public Education and the Conventional Criticism of Affirmative Action By CMcKinney 13 Mar 2015 Arguing against Affirmative Action The Assignments ...

CMcKinneyIntro	29 Jun 2015 - 21:07	MarkDrake
Personal Introduction By CMcKinney 29 Jan 2015 I hope to leave law school with a sharper mind and a broader understanding of diverse viewpoints. Studying the ...

CMcKinneySecondEssay	23 Aug 2015 - 21:44	CMcKinney
Rational Actors, Where Art Thou? Ray Rice, Floyd Mayweather, and $180 million. By CMcKinney 23 May 2015 Mid May: Unconsciously Seeking Repose{{ http://moglen ...

CalebGreigFirstPaper	22 Jan 2013 - 20:10	IanSullivan
Felony Disenfranchisement: Just, Unjust, or Just Plain Racist? By CalebGreig 16 Feb 2012 Introduction Nationwide, more than 5 million Americans who have been ...

CalebGreigIntro	22 Jan 2013 - 20:10	IanSullivan
My name is Caleb and I'm a New Zealander, however 6 months from now I will likely be an American. I play water polo, love watching rugby, and have recently become ...

CalebGreigSecondPaper	22 Jan 2013 - 20:09	IanSullivan
Privileges and Immunities By CalebGreig 16 May 2012 Alright, Cause It's All White" Chris Rock Introduction Each year on April 20, when the clock strikes 4:20 ...

CameronLewisFirstPaper	22 Jan 2013 - 20:10	IanSullivan
What about the really bad man? By CameronLewis 16 Feb 2012 Revised 1 August 2012 The Really Bad Man "Will I be executed for what I have done?" asked Anders ...

CameronLewisIntro	22 Jan 2013 - 20:10	IanSullivan
Personal Introduction I am Cameron and I read everyone else's personal intros before writing mine. I began life in Indonesia, but don't have the stories to back it ...

CameronOliverFirstEssay	31 May 2023 - 03:51	CameronOliver
It is strongly recommended that you include your outline in the body of your essay by using the outline as section titles. The headings below are there to remind ...

CamilaTapernouxFirstPaper	22 Jan 2013 - 20:10	IanSullivan
Property Rights and Transcendental Nonsense By CamilaTapernoux 16 Feb 2012 Introduction Rousseau famously said that #8220;the first man who, having enclosed ...

CamilaTapernouxIntro	31 May 2017 - 01:54	TyCarleton
I used to watch YouTube videos for a living and spent a lot of my free time reading. Now I do the converse. I just looked up converse and inverse to see which was ...

CamilaTapernouxSecondPaper	22 Jan 2013 - 20:09	IanSullivan
More Questions Than Answers By CamilaTapernoux 23 Apr 2012 A paraphrase from a discussion with Eben: "Fifty years from now, every new mother will be approached ...

CamilleRanadiveFirstPaper	14 Jan 2015 - 22:15	IanSullivan
Legal Thoughts on Operation Streamline In 2005 the Department of Justice enacted Operation Streamline, and began treating undocumented entrants as felons. Operation ...

CannabalismAndTheCommonLaw-ChoiceAndUtiliarianism	22 Jan 2013 - 18:07	IanSullivan
What is intriguing about the public's admiration of Dudley and condonation of his act is the heroic role they cast him in. He is a decisive and fearless Captain who ...

CannibalismToday	10 Apr 2015 - 21:33	NicoGurian
NicoGurian 10 Apr 2015 So it turns out that the state of Idaho's criminal code (§18 5003) includes a prohibition against cannibalism, which you are guilty of if you ...

CapitalismCorporationsAndYou	03 Mar 2009 - 02:47	LeslieHannay
Some questions that might be worth pursuing that emerged from the IsBeingACorporateLawyerImmoral thread: Does society need corporate lawyers? Are the ...

CareerSurvey	17 Apr 2010 - 18:07	NonaFarahnik
Where do you expect to be working... Now...same question, but what if debt was not (or is not) a factor? Small sample set, but it looks like ten years after graduation ...

CarinaWallance-FirstPaper	22 Feb 2015 - 15:32	EbenMoglen
Paper Title Topic: The Forces that Drive Crack Cocaine Sentencing Reform By CarinaWallance 09 Feb 2008 Who gets punished and how severely is not the product ...

CarinaWallance-SecondPaper	22 Jan 2009 - 00:39	IanSullivan
CarinaWallance 04 Apr 2008 Introduction Shielded by an expansive interpretation of wartime power, the Bush administration has ignored the law prohibiting torture ...

CarinaWallanceIntro	22 Jan 2009 - 00:39	IanSullivan
CarinaWallance 17 Jan 2008 I came to law school because I find that a career in law offers the best opportunity to combine intellectual pursuits and active engagement ...

CarlForbes-FirstPaper	12 Jan 2009 - 22:45	IanSullivan
ETHICAL DILEMMAS AND UTILITARIANISM By CarlForbes 14 Feb 2008 Utilitarianism focuses on the aggregate happiness or pleasure of a population. The theory considers ...

CarlForbes-SecondPaper	22 Jan 2009 - 00:39	IanSullivan
CarlForbes 04 Apr 2008 The Burdens and Benefits of a Broken Home Introduction Living in a broken home is a situation that definitely impacts young people in the United ...

CarlForbesIntro	22 Jan 2009 - 00:39	IanSullivan
CarlForbes 17 Jan 2008 I decided to go to law school in order to help people. My direct exposure with the law was a result of my parents #8217; divorce and custody ...

CarlJohnsonFirstPaper	22 Jan 2013 - 20:10	IanSullivan
Pollywog A law student is a pollywog, through and through. We are not children, despite our sometimes foolish ways, yet we are certainly not attorneys, in mind nor ...

CarlJohnsonIntro	22 Jan 2013 - 20:10	IanSullivan
I come from a family of artists, but I don #8217;t claim to be one. However, while I haven't produced my own art since sculpting a miniature lion in sixth grade (randomly ...

CarlJohnsonSecondPaper	22 Jan 2013 - 20:09	IanSullivan
What's Money Got To Do With It? By CarlJohnson 16 May 2012 Of Means and Ends From KippMuellerSecondPaperSpring2012, "Worker Bees": "I, like all of us, am a slave ...

CarlaChowFirstPaper	22 Jan 2013 - 20:10	IanSullivan
The Skeptical 1L By CarlaChow 16 Feb 2012 Awareness What has struck me most about this course so far is the message to be more aware; more aware of our selves ...

CarlaChowIntro	22 Jan 2013 - 20:10	IanSullivan
Personal Introduction Hello! My name is Carla. I #8217;m from San Juan, Puerto Rico and currently wish it were about forty degrees warmer. Ever since I was a little ...

CarlaChowSecondPaper	22 Jan 2013 - 20:09	IanSullivan
All Great Problems come from the Streets #8220;I saw the car drive off the road and told mami someone had just shot the driver. I thought it was just another drug ...

CarlySadicarioFirstEssay	28 Feb 2020 - 15:33	CarlySadicario
It is strongly recommended that you include your outline in the body of your essay by using the outline as section titles. The headings below are there to remind ...

CarolineCimaIntro	29 Jun 2015 - 21:07	MarkDrake
I went to CLS because I value the sanctity of intellectual property. I believed there was a need to better compromise between ownership of ideas and dissemination ...

CarolineElkinFirstPaper	08 Jan 2010 - 21:35	IanSullivan
Fannie Mae and Our Social Psychology By CarolineElkin 19 Apr 2009 I. Introduction #8220;No end yet for the housing downturn, #8221; declared the York Times ...

CarolineElkinIntro	08 Jan 2010 - 17:14	IanSullivan
CarolineElkin 15 Jan 2009 I care about gender motivated violence, poverty, and educational disparity in society. In law school, I hope to arm myself with the knowledge ...

CarolineElkinSecondPaper	08 Jan 2010 - 22:31	IanSullivan
The Importance of Rationalization By CarolineElkin 19 Apr 2009 An edit of MichaelDignanFirstPaper. I. Introduction Often things happen in life which at first ...

CarolineElkinThirdPaper	08 Jan 2010 - 22:46	IanSullivan
Breaking the Rules: Etiquette #8217;s Place in Law School By CarolineElkin 18 May 2009 The Indoctrination When I was young, certainly no more than 10 years old ...

CarolineFerrisWhiteFirstPaper	13 Jan 2012 - 23:14	IanSullivan
Split Selves: Morality and the Law The Law Binds Us Together; the Law Splits Us in Two Justice Douglas writes that "the rule of law..., evenly applied to minorities ...

CarolineFerrisWhiteIntro	13 Jan 2012 - 23:18	IanSullivan
My path to law school has been circuitous at best. Two years ago, if you had told me I'd be here right now, I would have laughed in your face. I always thought I ...

CarolineFerrisWhiteSecondPaper	13 Jan 2012 - 23:34	IanSullivan
Questioning Cerriere's Answer By CarolineFerrisWhite 15 Apr 2010 Truth, Beauty, and the Law Martha Tharaud believes that "the truth will be revealed." Though ...

CartoonInterpretation	07 Jan 2010 - 21:42	IanSullivan
What's the joke here? Do you have any feelings about it? GregOrr 09 Apr 2009 In a vacuum, I think this is kinda funny. It's got this "Gee, it was that simple ...

CaseyBoyle-FirstPaper	12 Jan 2009 - 22:45	IanSullivan
The Criminal Trial as Emotional Reparation for the Victim By CaseyBoyle 11 Feb 2008 The criminal trial serves many purposes in American society. Its most well ...

CaseyBoyle-SecondPaper	22 Jan 2009 - 00:42	IanSullivan
The Risk Averse Lawyer CaseyBoyle 14 May 2008 (ready for grading) Sometimes I think it was really my risk averse nature that led me to law school. Not to belittle ...

CaseyBoyleIntro	22 Jan 2009 - 00:42	IanSullivan
I'm not going to lie: a part of me came to law school because I was attracted to the status and respect that a legal degree affords you. But another part of me came ...

CashmereSweatersOutAtTheElbows	17 Apr 2010 - 14:47	NonaFarahnik
NonaFarahnik 13 Apr 2010 high fashion shirt costs $1,625. Please read the editorial commentary to the right.

CasidheMcCloneFirstEssay	05 Jun 2016 - 15:44	EbenMoglen
On Approaches By CasidheMcClone 19 Feb 2016 A very small number of people will vehemently disagree with this statement: the traditional methods of playing the ...

CasidheMcCloneSecondEssay	13 Jun 2016 - 06:57	CasidheMcClone
The Angry Guy By CasidheMcClone 29 Mar 2016 Remember the DA from #8220;Robinson #8217;s Metamorphosis? #8221; The one who beat up the kid? I #8217;m afraid of ...

CeciliaPlazaFirstEssay	25 Apr 2018 - 18:08	CeciliaPlaza
The Justice Myth: How Our Criminal Justice System and Media Representation of Gendered Violence Fosters a False Sense of Progress By CeciliaPlaza 25 Apr 2018 Individuals ...

CeciliaPlazaSecondEssay	31 May 2018 - 20:11	EbenMoglen
For Present Day Me By CeciliaPlaza 14 Apr 2018 I have never been a quiet person. I don #8217;t like to be pigeon holed or told what to do. I #8217;m hot headed ...

CeciliaWangFirstPaper	13 Jan 2012 - 23:14	IanSullivan
It is strongly recommended that you include your outline in the body of your essay by using the outline as section titles. The headings below are there to remind ...

CeciliaWangIntro	13 Jan 2012 - 23:18	IanSullivan
I came to law school following vague notions of lawyers being the more important members of the NGOs I interned at, not really wanting to leave the academic environment ...

CerriereAndSensitivity	13 Jan 2012 - 22:01	IanSullivan
As part of this class, we #8217;ve looked at the subjects of our readings and asked: #8220;what does it mean to be this kind of lawyer? #8221; On this note, I #8217 ...

CerriereOnSocialClasses	13 Jan 2012 - 22:01	IanSullivan
According to Tharaud, referring to the girl who took their order in Ying #8217;s: #8220;I #8217;d say this girl is of a higher class if, by class, we mean the amount ...

CerrieresAnswer	17 Apr 2010 - 14:52	NonaFarahnik
Martha Tharaud, the labor lawyer in Cerriere's Answer, wonders about the working lives of people she sees, such as the Ying's server and the Dean DeLuca cleaner ...

ChangingSocietyUsingWordsTalk	07 Jan 2010 - 21:42	IanSullivan
Prompt: (1) In terms of effecting social change with words, what can lawyers accomplish that novelists or journalists cannot? (2) If lawyers possess a unique ability ...

CharacterizingBlacksObservations	07 Jan 2010 - 21:42	IanSullivan
What this is : A claim that Black #8217;s observations (which as Moglen said today aren #8217;t explanations) are the tip of an iceberg rather than principles themselves ...

CharlesRoperFirstEssay	13 Jun 2016 - 17:37	CharlesRoper
Higher Education Debt: Why I Decided to Incur it By CharlesRoper 17 Feb 2016 The Problem The usual notion regarding higher education debt is that is ...

CharlesRoperSecondEssay	13 Jun 2016 - 17:18	CharlesRoper
How is Universal Interconnection, Implemented Through the Current Architecture, Affecting Human Society? By CharlesRoper 30 Mar 2016 There is no denying that ...

ChartYourIntro	13 Jan 2012 - 22:01	IanSullivan
I made a chart so we can think about our intros in a different way. It can give each of us insight into what topics we chose to emphasize or ignore in our intros. ...

ChaseLaxFirstEssay	29 Jun 2015 - 20:07	MarkDrake
A Law Student Phenotype By ChaseLax 13 Mar 2015 A Familiar Feeling #8220;Risk averse control freaks. #8221; Though I laughed when we were introduced to this ...

ChaseLaxIntro	29 Jun 2015 - 21:08	MarkDrake
Personal Introduction I #8217;d like to say that I came to law school because I was inspired by my college advisor, Berry, but I never internalized the idea that I ...

ChaseLaxSecondEssay	29 Jun 2015 - 21:43	MarkDrake
Business as Usual By ChaseLax 19 May 2015 The readings I most enjoyed this semester were the excerpts from Lawyerland and The Behavior of Law , and, as a result ...

ChihIFangFirstPaper	13 Jan 2012 - 23:14	IanSullivan
Human Condition of Absurdity By ChihIFang 26 Feb 2010 Introduction: A Narrative of Absurdity (a true story) Three young children gathered around a lobster tank ...

ChihIFangIntro	13 Jan 2012 - 23:18	IanSullivan
I initially decided to take the LSAT not for coming to law school, but for a $60/hour job of teaching the LSAT. Two years later, I am here in a law school, but I don ...

ChihIFangSecondPaper	13 Jan 2012 - 23:34	IanSullivan
Rodell's Pursuance of Happiness By ChihIFang 17 Apr 2010 Introduction Felix Cohen, Jerome Frank, and Thurman Arnold #8211; all representatives of American legal ...

ChloeJoFirstEssay	08 Jun 2024 - 22:59	ChloeJo
What a Shame! "Yes, Korea is a shame culture," Eben explained when I told him I felt ashamed of my grades. Feeling shame about not knowing what the shame culture is ...

ChloeJoSecondEssay	10 Jun 2024 - 00:43	ChloeJo
End of War (?) By ChloeJo 16 Apr 2024 Preface Reflecting now, I find myself unsure of what exactly I want to express in this second essay. We discussed war in ...

ChrisBuerger-SecondPaperReady	22 Jan 2009 - 00:42	IanSullivan
A Burden on Defendants: Racial Discrimination and Equal Protection in Criminal Cases In 1866, the United States added the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution ...

ChrisCrismanCoxIntro	13 Jan 2012 - 23:18	IanSullivan
ChristopherCrismanCox 14 Jan 2010 The future promises both great change and great opportunity proportional to that change. New historical developments and new inventions ...

ChrisCrismanCoxSecondPaper	14 Jan 2015 - 22:23	IanSullivan
Expressive Manipulation of Copyrighted Media: End Product Analysis vs. Component Analysis Background and Purpose of the Paper Increasingly, artists chose to manipulate ...

ChrisMendezFirstEssay	29 Jun 2015 - 20:07	MarkDrake
Reducing Violence in Chicago By ChrisMendez 13 Mar 2015 I. Rethinking Approaches to Social Control Donald Black argues that law is one form of social control ...

ChrisMendezIntro	29 Jun 2015 - 21:09	MarkDrake
Personal Introduction By ChrisMendez 28 Jan 2015 Why Law School? We live in a very unjust world. I wanted to put myself in a position to play a role in bringing ...

ChrisSantanaFirstEssay	26 Apr 2018 - 20:41	ChrisSantana
OLD DRAFT, PLEASE SCROLL BELOW PROFESSOR MOGLEN'S RED COMMENTS FOR FINAL DRAFT By ChrisSantana 01 Mar 2018 Gang Banging Fear overwhelmed my 18 year old body ...

ChrisSantanaSecondEssay	01 Jun 2018 - 14:21	EbenMoglen
Feasible Goals By ChrisSantana 26 Apr 2018 Contributing to the Reformation of Our Criminal Justice System After a year of law school, I have learned that I ...

ChristinaObiajuluFirstPaper	14 Jan 2015 - 22:23	IanSullivan
I removed the other drafts of this and other essays. We are concentrating here on one text. He stood there in his navy blue, and well tailored suit. A carefully ...

ChristinaObiajuluIntro	14 Jan 2015 - 22:23	IanSullivan
I went to law school because I wanted power, i.e., the ability to make a difference, and law school seemed to be a traditional path one would go down to do that. In ...

ChristinaObiajuluSecondPaper	14 Jan 2015 - 22:23	IanSullivan
I added some paragraphing. The text is still not clearly organized, but paragraphing helps. #8220;A na ekwu ekwu a ga ahu, #8221; said my teacher, as I ...

ChristinaYoun-FirstPaper	12 Jan 2009 - 22:46	IanSullivan
The Law, Our Religion: A Durkheimian Perspective By ChristinaYoun 10 Feb 2008 What is Law? Our course of study has focused on two prongs, the first of which ...

ChristinaYoun-SecondPaper	22 Jan 2009 - 00:42	IanSullivan
ChristinaYoun 01 Apr 2008 Fashion, Copyrighting, and Society Introduction The of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has been pushing Congress to pass H.R. 5055 ...

ChristinaYounIntro	22 Jan 2009 - 00:42	IanSullivan
ChristinaYoun 17 Jan 2008 When I was in 4th grade, I wanted to pursue law as a career because I wanted to become a wise and great person who fought for justice ...

ChristineFrancisFirstEssay	24 Apr 2020 - 14:58	ChristineFrancis
What is the relationship between civil law and the law of nature? When is one justified in disobeying the sovereign? According to Hobbes, the natural condition of ...

ChristineFrancisSecondEssay	24 Apr 2020 - 15:05	ChristineFrancis
Does it matter whether property arises prior to and independent of political society? What is the relevance of the origin of property for thinking about political ...

ChristopherBackus-SecondPaper	22 Jan 2009 - 00:42	IanSullivan
Veblen in Lawyerland Introduction Veblen #8217;s The Theory of the Leisure Class formalized a somewhat intuitive observation that patterns of consumption reflect ...

ChristopherBuerger-FirstPaper	12 Jan 2009 - 22:46	IanSullivan
Two Ideas, One Mind: The Challenge of Legal Thinking By ChristopherBuerger 09 Feb 2008 Introduction Most of us grew up during a time when intelligence was ...

ChristopherCrismanCoxFirstPaper	13 Jan 2012 - 23:14	IanSullivan
Eben, here is my response to your comments: I agree with you that a #8220;bitstream is a bitstream. #8221; I agree that Grooveshark could be forced to take down ...

ChristopherCrismanCoxSecondPaper	13 Jan 2012 - 23:34	IanSullivan
Expressive Manipulation of Copyrighted Media: End Product Analysis vs. Component Analysis UPDATE 5/26: Sorry for the enormous delay. Hoping to get my rewrite up ...

ChristopherWildsFirstPaper	14 Jan 2015 - 22:15	IanSullivan
DRIVER'S SEAT (Second Draft of First Paper) By ChristopherWilds 8 Apr 2013 WHAT KIND OF LAWYER I WANT TO BE I want to have a positive impact on my community, ...

ChristopherWildsIntro	14 Jan 2015 - 22:23	IanSullivan
I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. I completed undergrad at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. I am a fan of NBA basketball, especially the ...

ChristopherWildsSecondPaper	14 Jan 2015 - 22:23	IanSullivan
NEGATIVE INCENTIVES INVOLVED IN GOVERNMENT SPONSORED "SNITCHING" INTRO Informants offer substantial information as #8220;credible sources #8221; to aid authorities ...

ChristopherWlach-SecondPaper	13 Jan 2012 - 23:34	IanSullivan
REVISED/REWRITTEN. My original second paper with Eben's comments is here. Filesharing and Artist Incentives for Creating New Music By ChristopherWlach 22 May ...

ChristopherWlachIntro	22 Jan 2009 - 00:43	IanSullivan
I decided to go to law school because I wanted to quit my job as a paralegal. Going to law school seemed like an appropriate thing for a paralegal to quit for. If ...

CitizensUnitedCaseNotes	05 Feb 2010 - 04:48	AndrewCascini
So I make no claims this is totally on point, but these are the notes that I took while I actually, you know, READ the damn case for once. I tried to partition this ...

CitizensUnitedVFederalElectionCommission	22 Dec 2012 - 08:29	TWikiGuest
I've rearranged this page so that our 100 word responses to the opinion are at the beginning. The conversation we had before reading the opinion is below. Art and ...

ClaireOSullivan-FirstPaper	12 Jan 2009 - 22:46	IanSullivan
The Myth of Criminal Justice By Claire O #8217;Sullivan Effective criminal justice is a myth. Confessions are coerced; individuals are poorly represented; time spent ...

ClaireOSullivan-SecondPaper	22 Jan 2009 - 00:43	IanSullivan
Rape and the Criminal Justice System: The problem of underreporting Introduction Most rapes go unreported. There are no reliable statistics to back this up, because ...

ClaireOSullivanIntro	22 Jan 2009 - 00:43	IanSullivan
I came to law school for a variety of reasons. I want to have a career that will give me some flexibility in terms of jobs and areas of work, and a law degree seems ...

ClassAudio	13 Apr 2021 - 16:49	EbenMoglen
Class Audio Jan 14 Jan 25 My thanks to Victor Young, Edward Heyman, Ben Webster, Toots Thielemans, and Marilyn Monroe Feb 1 My thanks to the late John ...

ClassEmailList	26 Feb 2010 - 23:04	NonaFarahnik
NonaFarahnik 26 Feb 2010 In the course of writing paper #1, I thought of a way I could contribute to continuing the dialogue and collegiality that will continue to ...

ClassMusic	24 Apr 2012 - 21:10	JamesCrowley
Can we compile all of the music that Eben plays in class? DanielChung 26 Jan 2012 Also: Gilberto Gil "Stir It Up" AjGarcia 26 Jan 2012 Just for reference ...

ClassMusicList	13 Jan 2012 - 22:01	IanSullivan
Tuesday, January 13 i)The Beatles Revolution ii)Chaka Khan (?) Have a little faith in me Thursday, January 15 i) Hymn: "Jerusalem" Music by: C. Hubert Parry ...

ClassMusicList2017	16 Feb 2017 - 16:40	KaiKar
Thursday, January 19, 2017 i. The Beatles Revolution 1 (Listen Note the album version was played in class, not this live version) (Lyrics) ii. Silvio Rodriguez ...

ClassNotes	26 Jan 2010 - 18:54	DevinMcDougall
Class Notes Spring 2010 ClassNotesSpring2010 Spring 2008 I put a proposed note taking procedure at NoteTakerSignup. Take a look and comment on whether you think ...

ClassNotes02Apr08	22 Jan 2009 - 00:44	IanSullivan
Post multiple sets we'll refactor later.

ClassNotes12Mar08	21 Jan 2009 - 22:41	IanSullivan
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ClassNotes13Mar08	22 Jan 2009 - 00:44	IanSullivan
You know the routine.

ClassNotes14FEB08	22 Jan 2009 - 00:44	IanSullivan
MakalikaNaholowaa 14 Feb 2008 Moment of Silence for Absent Classmates: paper deadlines are not excuses for class absences. #8221;The Folklore of Capitalism, #8221 ...

ClassNotes16April08	22 Jan 2009 - 00:44	IanSullivan
ChristinaYoun 17 Apr 2008 Most urgent: news about grading Hopefully done by the end of the week Continue to work on the papers even if Eben already graded ...

ClassNotes16Jan08	28 Feb 2008 - 03:06	EbenMoglen
Class Notes for Wednesday, 16 January 2008 I decided to take a transcript since I couldn't predict what other people would find important. andrew LESSON ONE: LISTEN ...

ClassNotes17Jan08	05 Feb 2008 - 02:44	DanielHarris
1 17 08 Thursday The biological layer of a theory of social action for lawyers Lawyer #8217;s MIND should have rich associative memory regarding the matters for ...

ClassNotes19Mar08	02 Apr 2008 - 18:10	AndrewGradman
If several people post their notes, we can refactor later ...

ClassNotes2008	13 Jan 2012 - 22:01	IanSullivan
Class Notes Spring 2010 ClassNotesSpring2010 Here, I've posted some notes from class. I am sure that I have missed things, so please feel free to make corrections ...

ClassNotes2008Apr10	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
DanielButrymowicz 23 Apr 2008 Music Rolling Stones Street Fighting Man You can think of a lot of reasons why you might want to understand a Judge. Going back to ...

ClassNotes2008Apr16	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
ChristinaYoun 17 Apr 2008 Most urgent: news about grading Hopefully done by the end of the week Continue to work on the papers even if Eben already graded ...

ClassNotes2008Apr2	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
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ClassNotes2008Apr23	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
Bob Dylan: Maggie's Farm, one interpretation of the song here. Sadly, no music at the start. Class discussion of Something Split, from Lawyerland Who is Carl Wiley ...

ClassNotes2008Apr3	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
AndrewWolstan 07 Apr 2008 (Please edit as you feel necessary) Song: Blackbird by the Beatles Started communicating by email in 1974, most important self maintained ...

ClassNotes2008Apr9	31 May 2017 - 01:54	TyCarleton
LINK TO DISCUSSION THREAD: PhaseIIQandAToHelpMakeAnActionPlan OUTLINE OF LECTURE: Summing up before the final stage of this course By now, at more than ...

ClassNotes2008Feb14	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
MakalikaNaholowaa 14 Feb 2008 Moment of Silence for Absent Classmates: paper deadlines are not excuses for class absences. #8221;The Folklore of Capitalism, #8221 ...

ClassNotes2008Feb21	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
A. Leff, Swindling and Selling (continued) So what are the functional parts of the Spanish Prisoner? Spanish prisoner con is simple and has only a few ...

ClassNotes2008Feb27	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
SONG : Bob Dylan, Hard Rain #8217;s A Gonna Fall Statistics TODAY: Incarcerated: 2.3 million % of US pop: 0.997 Cost/year $49.7 billion ...

ClassNotes2008Feb6	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
Wednesday, February 06, 2008 Upcoming Assignments Students who have conflicts with class next week may opt to structure the Wiki in lieu of the first essay assignment ...

ClassNotes2008Feb7	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
Introduction Class began with a brief connection between the music and the fate of our soldiers wounded in Iraq. 1st Assignment If you are not going to be away on ...

ClassNotes2008Jan16	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
Class Notes for Wednesday, 16 January 2008 I decided to take a transcript since I couldn't predict what other people would find important. andrew LESSON ONE: LISTEN ...

ClassNotes2008Jan17	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
1 17 08 Thursday The biological layer of a theory of social action for lawyers Lawyer #8217;s MIND should have rich associative memory regarding the matters for ...

ClassNotes2008Jan23	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
CarinaWallance 23 Jan 2008 Introductory Remarks Three words not contained in any introduction that was written: duty, responsibility, and risk (Note: write shortly ...

ClassNotes2008Jan24	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
1/24 Class Notes: Eben believes that some students tend to misconstrue his statements #8211; some take his normative statements and turn them into descriptive statements ...

ClassNotes2008Jan31	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
Our first papers will be assigned soon. We need to learn how to edit and to be more concise. Disagreeing with someone #8217;s point is easy. Actually understanding ...

ClassNotes2008Mar12	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
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ClassNotes2008Mar13	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
You know the routine.

ClassNotes2008Mar19	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
If several people post their notes, we can refactor later ...

ClassNotes2008Mar20	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
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ClassNotes2008Mar26	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
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ClassNotes2008Mar27	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
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ClassNotes2008Mar28	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Welcome Back and Upcoming Schedule Try to avoid the tension and unnecessary fear that characterizes second semester law school ...

ClassNotes2008Mar5	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
Starting with Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas. Appropriate to period tone and style. Almost all of them have cannibal jokes in them. Announcements: no class tomorrow ...

ClassNotes2008Mar6	02 Feb 2010 - 20:56	ChristopherCrismanCox
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ClassNotes20Mar08	22 Jan 2009 - 00:44	IanSullivan
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ClassNotes21Feb08	26 Feb 2008 - 20:44	ElaineTan
A. Leff, Swindling and Selling (continued) So what are the functional parts of the Spanish Prisoner? Spanish prisoner con is simple and has only a few ...

ClassNotes26Mar08	22 Jan 2009 - 00:44	IanSullivan
Post multiple sets we'll refactor later.

ClassNotes27Feb08	22 Jan 2009 - 00:44	IanSullivan
SONG : Bob Dylan, Hard Rain #8217;s A Gonna Fall Statistics TODAY: Incarcerated: 2.3 million % of US pop: 0.997 Cost/year $49.7 billion ...

ClassNotes27Mar08	22 Jan 2009 - 00:44	IanSullivan
Post multiple sets we'll refactor later.

ClassNotes28Mar08	10 Apr 2008 - 01:43	WendyHuang
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Welcome Back and Upcoming Schedule Try to avoid the tension and unnecessary fear that characterizes second semester law school ...

ClassNotes31Jan08	06 Feb 2008 - 22:55	IanSullivan
Our first papers will be assigned soon. We need to learn how to edit and to be more concise. Disagreeing with someone #8217;s point is easy. Actually understanding ...

ClassNotes5Mar08	12 Mar 2008 - 13:13	SandorMarton
Starting with Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas. Appropriate to period tone and style. Almost all of them have cannibal jokes in them. Announcements: no class tomorrow ...

ClassNotes6Feb08	22 Jan 2009 - 00:44	IanSullivan
Wednesday, February 06, 2008 Upcoming Assignments Students who have conflicts with class next week may opt to structure the Wiki in lieu of the first essay assignment ...

ClassNotes6Mar08	22 Jan 2009 - 00:45	IanSullivan
Please insert your notes.

ClassNotes7Feb08	07 Feb 2008 - 21:24	AdamCarlis
Introduction Class began with a brief connection between the music and the fate of our soldiers wounded in Iraq. 1st Assignment If you are not going to be away on ...

ClassNotesApr10	22 Jan 2009 - 00:45	IanSullivan
DanielButrymowicz 23 Apr 2008 Music Rolling Stones Street Fighting Man You can think of a lot of reasons why you might want to understand a Judge. Going back to ...

ClassNotesApr9	31 May 2017 - 01:54	TyCarleton
LINK TO DISCUSSION THREAD: PhaseIIQandAToHelpMakeAnActionPlan OUTLINE OF LECTURE: Summing up before the final stage of this course By now, at more than ...

ClassNotesApril23	12 Jan 2009 - 22:50	IanSullivan
Bob Dylan: Maggie's Farm, one interpretation of the song here. Sadly, no music at the start. Class discussion of Something Split, from Lawyerland Who is Carl Wiley ...

ClassNotesApril3	22 Jan 2009 - 00:45	IanSullivan
AndrewWolstan 07 Apr 2008 (Please edit as you feel necessary) Song: Blackbird by the Beatles Started communicating by email in 1974, most important self maintained ...

ClassNotesJan23	05 Feb 2008 - 02:43	DanielHarris
CarinaWallance 23 Jan 2008 Introductory Remarks Three words not contained in any introduction that was written: duty, responsibility, and risk (Note: write shortly ...

ClassNotesJan24	05 Feb 2008 - 02:44	DanielHarris
1/24 Class Notes: Eben believes that some students tend to misconstrue his statements #8211; some take his normative statements and turn them into descriptive statements ...

ClassNotesSpring2010	13 Jan 2012 - 22:03	IanSullivan
#### 01.26 Tuesday Generally, redistributing income to your client helps your client. If you want to maximize your utility according to what you think utility is ...

ClassPads	14 Apr 2021 - 14:58	EbenMoglen
Class Pads Jan 14 Jan 20 Jan 25 Jan 27 Feb 1 Feb 3 Feb 8 Feb 10 Feb 15 Feb 17 Feb 22 Feb 24 Mar 8 Mar 10 Mar 15 Mar 17 Mar 22 Mar 24 Mar 29 Mar 31 Apr 5 Apr 7 Apr ...

ClassTakeaways	22 Jan 2013 - 18:06	IanSullivan
Class Takeaways Since we're trying to learn how to write with brevity, how to edit, and how to actively listen, I thought it might be helpful to collaboratively come ...

ClassandClothes	07 Jan 2010 - 22:13	IanSullivan
In this topic, I have refactored the ClothesMaketheLawyer talk. 2L interviews are looming near and I believe the points and issues raised in this talk will prove helpful ...

ClothesMaketheLawyer	07 Jan 2010 - 22:13	IanSullivan
I am having trouble understanding what is at the crux of the discussion, in class and in the comments on paper, about clothes and class. I see that we categorize each ...

CoasesNobelSpeech	03 Feb 2010 - 14:04	AlexAsen
As mentioned by Prof. Moglen today, we should take a look at Coase's Nobel Prize speech, so I have found it and taken the liberty of posting it up here for easy access ...

CodyHuyanFirstEssay	04 Jun 2024 - 16:02	EbenMoglen
When Life Isn't a Race By CodyHuyan 20 Feb 2024 Introduction It didn #8217;t occur to me, until Eben pointed it out in my first draft, that I have been constructing ...

CodyHuyanSecondEssay	27 May 2024 - 20:45	CodyHuyan
Revised Justifications for Nationality Based Rights and Obligations By CodyHuyan 22 Apr 2024 Introduction I am a citizen of California and smoke marijuana regularly ...

CohenDiscussionSummary	07 Jan 2010 - 22:14	IanSullivan
All entries have been edited for brevity and clarity. Please feel free questions or comments under the appropriate sections. I. The Heaven of Legal Concepts 1 ...

CohenTopics	17 Apr 2010 - 16:08	NonaFarahnik
An index for all the various Cohen discussion topics that have come up. if you make new ones, just make sure to put this page as the parent topic and they will automatically ...

ColeRileyFirstEssay	31 May 2023 - 06:03	ColeRiley
Writer a compilation of thoughts, ideas, and realizations Redacted lines from my law school personal statement AKA discards of a sanitized trauma essay #8220;Trauma ...

ColeRileySecondEssay	31 May 2023 - 05:27	ColeRiley
Fort Exodus University a cultural epic by Cole Riley the abolitionist writer Plot summary and Review by Cole Riley the afro pessimistic critic Excerpt #8220 ...

ColinHendersonFirstEssay	28 Feb 2020 - 22:25	ColinHenderson
Some of the greatest evil lies in the least romantic systems of human governance. Take, for instance, the pile of papers sitting on a judge #8217;s desk and awaiting ...

ColinHendersonJournal	16 Apr 2020 - 01:48	LilianKlatskin
ColinHenderson's Journal 3/30/2020 I was really struck by the connection between "Cannibalism and the Common Law" and "Pancho and Lefty" (one of my favorite songs ...

ColinONealFirstEssay	01 Jun 2017 - 23:35	ColinONeal
The Right to Education By ColinONeal 1 June 2017 A Federal Constitutional Right to an Education and the Preservation of Freedom of Thought As networked digital ...

ColumbiaLawLOANSSSS	07 Jan 2010 - 22:14	IanSullivan
I was going to respond to a post by Barb Pitman which raised several issues regarding financial realities of a law school education, but I figured I would start a ...

CompetitionInPreparationForCareersTalk	20 Feb 2008 - 15:38	SandorMarton
The question is, should law school be teaching us competition in preparation for our careers? I think this question harks back in many ways to whether we think law ...

ConnorHudsonFirstEssay	04 Jun 2022 - 23:44	ConnorHudson
Daring to Build Better Lawyers By ConnorHudson 06 Mar 2022 Introduction The Adaptable Mind: Neuroscience, Psychology, Law School When I dropped out of law ...

ConnorHudsonSecondEssay	07 Jun 2022 - 18:05	ConnorHudson
ConnorHudson 27 Apr 2022 The Perception of Violence in Skinner's World Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars and Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine together ...

ConradCoutinhoIntro	13 Jan 2012 - 23:18	IanSullivan
ConradCoutinho 14 Jan 2010 Frankly, I only have a vague notion of what I hope to get from law school. Depending on how I feel when I #8217;m asked, I might respond ...

ConradCoutinhoSecondPaper	13 Jan 2012 - 23:34	IanSullivan
It is strongly recommended that you include your outline in the body of your essay by using the outline as section titles. The headings below are there to remind ...

ContextForCannibalism	07 Jan 2010 - 22:14	IanSullivan
On page 140, Simpson shares the purpose of the preceding chapters: "But our concern is that of establishing the historical context for the case of the Mignonette, ...

ContinuingDiscourse	18 Jan 2016 - 08:24	JiMinShin
I don't know if anyone else has suggested this, but I hope that people will continue to use the Wiki over the summer, and I assume Eben would continue to allow this ...

CoreyWhittFirstEssay	06 Jun 2022 - 18:47	CoreyWhitt
By the Goodness of Gun By CoreyWhitt 10 Mar 2022 November 14, 2019 On Thursday, November 14, 2019, at 7:38AM, Saugus High School #8212; its students, parents ...

CoreyWhittIntro	16 Jan 2022 - 17:51	CoreyWhitt
Personal Introduction Hi everyone! My name is Corey Whitt, and I come to law school after six years of working as a high school band director. I am interested in reimagining ...

CoreyWhittSecondEssay	08 Jun 2022 - 00:36	CoreyWhitt
JCPenney, the Saxophone, and Advocating for Music Education By CoreyWhitt 25 Apr 2022 Wishbooks and What They Offer I was unacquainted with the saxophone before ...

CoronavirusTracker	13 Mar 2020 - 14:52	AsherKalman
Some Links About Covid 9 Epidemiology I did some refactoring and added a title, which is useful for any topic. Here's a created by CDC showing the distribution ...

CostsOFTheLSATPoll	21 Jan 2009 - 22:59	IanSullivan
LsatExperience dnXopRi8YuqambL1KWRwCg 1 Total Cost of Preparation $140 $300,Number of Hours spend preparing 120 200 hours,The Effects of Studying greater than 12 point ...

CostsOfTheLSATPoll	22 Jan 2009 - 00:51	IanSullivan
My second paper is dealing with the LSAT and it would be very helpful for me if folks answered this brief poll regarding their experience with the test. Thanks so ...

CourageAndMasks	07 Jan 2010 - 22:15	IanSullivan
I was struck today by Eben's call for courage. I signed up for this class because I was impressed by Eben's speech at the assembly where we were introduced to the ...

CourseIntroduction	01 Nov 2023 - 10:47	EbenMoglen
General Introduction This course explores two questions it's important to begin asking in the second semester of law school: 1. How can I be creative in law school ...

CourtneyDoakFirstPaper	22 Jan 2013 - 20:10	IanSullivan
Then and Now: Two Perspectives on our Legal System By CourtneyDoak 18 Jul 2012 A Revelation While Reading Transcendental Nonsense and the Functional Approach ...

CourtneyDoakIntro	22 Jan 2013 - 20:10	IanSullivan
Personal Introduction I worked in finance after college. My job was lucrative; I loved my managers and my mentors. Material comfort and meaningful relationships were ...

CourtneyDoakSecondPaper	22 Jan 2013 - 20:09	IanSullivan
Reflections on Splitting By CourtneyDoak 18 Jul 2012 Fissures The first seeds of cognitive dissonance that resulted in my split were planted, I think, on the ...

CourtneySmithFirstPaper	13 Jan 2012 - 23:14	IanSullivan
A Plea for Dr. Tom Butler By CourtneySmith 25 Feb 2010 Dr. Plague Tom Butler did not hang, nor was he a martyr for a noble cause. He is, however, a good man ...

CourtneySmithIntro	13 Jan 2012 - 23:18	IanSullivan
CourtneySmith 14 Jan 2010 I came to Columbia Law School in a roundabout way from the other side of Amsterdam Avenue. After getting an interdisciplinary master #8217 ...

CourtneySmithSecondPaper	13 Jan 2012 - 23:34	IanSullivan
From #8220;Ghetto #8221; to Gated Community By CourtneySmith 16 Apr 2010 Courtney, I have inserted my comments with regard to the substance of your paper in the ...

CourtsOnTrial	22 Jan 2013 - 18:06	IanSullivan
Creating this topic hopefully no one has gotten to it first. Was it a race? I should think that there would be plenty to do by way of revision, requiring effort ...

CreativeStudentWritings	13 Jan 2012 - 22:04	IanSullivan
Someone said I ought to try this, so here we go. Lawyering is changing the world with words, eh? Well there's a broad definition if I've ever seen one. Changing ...

CriminalDefense	13 Jan 2012 - 22:04	IanSullivan
Eben has spoken very highly of criminal defense several times in class. I am one of those people who still doesn #8217;t know what kind of law he wants to practice ...

CrystalVenningFirstPaper	22 Jan 2013 - 20:10	IanSullivan
There are some footnotes and a 135 word note at the end. Please don #8217;t include the note in the total word count. Video, Evidence the Practice of Law (1) ...

CrystalVenningIntro	22 Jan 2013 - 20:10	IanSullivan
Personal Introduction I have this notion that I can do something meaningful with a law degree. By studying rules, procedures, and ideas I can better solve problems ...

CurrentEventsIndex	13 Jan 2012 - 22:04	IanSullivan
This page is intended organize all the interesting articles people are posting. Please edit the page to add articles (and discussion pages) to the list. We can play ...

CurveSurvey	22 Jan 2009 - 00:52	IanSullivan
POLL OPEN Hey guys, If you are looking to distract yourself from finals for two minutes, I'd appreciate you taking my poll. All answers are anonymous. Thanks! AmandaHungerford ...

CurveSurveyPollResults	21 Jan 2009 - 22:59	IanSullivan
testing IanSullivan 21 Apr 2008 Gradingtest SlwQajUXv0aMDSvEi fSlQ 1 What grades would I be satisfied with? Mostly A's with Some B's,What are the lowest grades ...