Professor Stephen Wood

Administrative law has been an eye opener for the cinic in me. The constitution is the one legal document that most non-lawyers have at least heard of. And it calls for, I thought, 3 Branches of Government. That makes me a "Formalist." That's too bad, because the Supreme Court has already explained that my sort of claim "cannot turn on conclusory reference to the language of [the constitution]." Anyway, when you're as smart as the Supreme Court, you can see that between the lines and penumbras of the constitution there are 4 branches of government.

Consistency in the law:

Law in the 19th Century:

It is quite true that these proceedings would have cost you many hundreds of pounds, whereas you probably have not as many pence. But the law makes no distinction between rich and poor.

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Law in the 21st Century:

The clerk cannot give you legal advice. If you need legal assistance you should see a lawyer. If you cannot afford a private lawyer, legal services may* be available.

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Professor (Judge) Dee Benson

I have drawn professors before, and I have drawn sitting judges before, and I have drawn a professor who used to be a judge, but this is my first time to have a class from a sitting judge: Evidence with Professor Dee Benson. It's also my first class with more than 200 people in it.

3L Jarom Ricks

Professor Lynn D, Wardle

If anybody knows better Latin, please help. Prof. Wardle teaches family law. The textbook starts with a quote that I like a lot:

How small of all that human hearts endure,
that part which laws or kings can cause or cure.

-Samuel Johnson, Lines Added to Goldsmith's Traveller

Professor Rust Tippett

So far in Wills and Estates we've covered basic concepts, but pretty soon I think we'll get to the part about the lives of the rich and messed up.

Anouncing The Great Administrative Spam Race

The University of Idaho College of Law and the Brigham Young University Law School have agreed [sort of] to hold a race to see which institution can generate the most administrative emails in a semester. Being 1/2 Vandal and 1/2 Cougar (a "Vougar") I will collect emails from both schools and announce the results at the end of the semester.

So Vandals and Cougars, whether you're cleaning out the fridge at your law school or your club is announcing the third reminder of it's second announcement of a meeting, now is the time to re-double your efforts!