As part of its plan to close a $26 billion dollar budget gap, and in response to a federal order to reduce its prison population, the State of California last year began sending hundreds of non-violent, non-sexual offenders back to their home…

American legal education has been the subject of a number of recent national news stories, highlighting the challenges in preparing the next generation of lawyers.  The American Bar Association plays a significant role in shaping the future…

The Occupy Wall Street protests in cities around the country demonstrate a growing dissatisfaction with the influence of corporations in American politics and business. Now a U.S. Senator proposes a constitutional amendment empowering the…

Third Year is usually the year they “bore you to death.”  At this point, I can say I agree with that sentiment.  There is so much to look forward to (MPRE, Pre-Bar, graduation) in the next year, but I cannot seem to find much motivation…

Throughout law school you learn a lot, mostly about people fighting for a particular right.  The stories are sometimes so disheartening I begin to lose faith in the human race.  How can someone be so awful to another person, be it a loved…

I am about 4 weeks into the summer semester.  I’m working, interning, and taking classes.  I am still running and riding my bicycle as much as I can.  But I’ve decided to commit myself in one more way. Starting June 1, I will be doing…

Last weekend my friend, Courtney, and I hosted a baby shower for our friend and schoolmate, Miranda. It was just a small shower with some of our closest friends from law school, but it was a nice intimate setting for all of us to catch up…

So yesterday officially marked the second half of my law school career here at CWSL. I honestly cannot believe it. It feels like only yesterday that I was attending orientation, having my photo taken for my new school ID card, meeting other…

Okay, I realize summer was a looong time ago now and it is now November, but I just cannot post a blog about 2L without first mentioning my summer abroad in Barcelona, Spain. (I promise I’ll get back into normal law school and 2L after this…

Congrats to the Gill Finalists! Come watch them compete Thursday at 7 p.m. in MTCT! Benjamin Pezzner Dan Wilson Dwyane Crenshaw Eden Brown Joseph Carr Michael Cosgrove OJ Sharma Patrick Kinglsey Shana Metzger Vanessa Whirl

CONGRATULATIONS to the WINNERS of the LYNCH!!! 1st: Dana Palmer 2nd: Rachel Weisz 3rd: Nicolette Cassidy

Congrats to the Finalists for the 2011 1L Competition! Come watch them in the FINALS, Thursday Jan 24 at 7:15 p.m. in The Moot Court Room