Study Breaks

Classes are over and studying has begun. Here are a few things I've noticed on my, um, “breaks”:

• There's a rumor running 'round that the new Dean of GW Law is going to be Richard D. Freer. I have absolutely no idea how reliable this information may be, but speculation is always fun.
• The second edition of Blawg Review is up at Likelihood of Confusion. There's an incredible amount of great content linked there, so if you have some free time, check it out. I'd especially like to follow up sometime soon on some of the great links in the “Law Blog Anschluss” section about whether blawgs are going to replace law reviews as the best sources of legal scholarship and commentary. De Novo is also currently running a symposium on the topic of law review... [link via Ditzy Genius]
• Monica at Buzzwords continues to make Alaska sound like paradise with a post about Moose Drills at the daycare center, the difference between a snowmobile and a snow machine, and “life in fishing villages and on isolated north pacific islands.” Oh, and if you don't believe Alaska is paradise, she's also got visual proof.
• Blawg Wisdom has been updated with a link to a great post from Divine Angst about applying to law school as a non-traditional student and link to a new review of Should You Really Be A Lawyer?
• Every single word written by the Public Defender Law Clerk is fascinating. Maybe I'll even be able to use some of these anecdotes in my crimpro final. (Don't laugh. It's a great way to rationalize reading blogs when I'm supposed to be studying.) Thanks to Luminous Void for the link.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I will return to my slow and methodical attempt to master the finer points of incorporation (um, for at least the third time in law school), retroactivity, and the 4th-6th Amendments.

Posted 02:21 PM | 2L lists

Save Phil! Today!

The Alliance for Justice has begun a campaign to save the filibuster, which includes a fun little flash animation pitting Phil A. Buster against the One-Party-Rule Bot. Very nice.

The AFJ is also holding a rally today at Georgetown law school to help focus public attention on the importance of the filibuster in the context of judicial nominations. Speakers will include Senators Dick Durbin, Edward Kennedy, Charles Schumer, and Joe Lieberman.

See you there?

UPDATE: Um, I didn't make it to the rally. It would be great to hear from someone who did...

Posted 09:18 AM | ai action alerts