One L: The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law SchoolOne L, Scott Turow's journal of his first year at law school and a best-seller when it was first published in 1977, has gone on to become a virtual bible for prospective law students. |
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... judge's resolution of a dispute which has come before him . Typically , a case report contains a summary of the facts leading up to the lawsuit , the legal issues raised , and what the judge has to say in resolving the matter . That ...
... judge who dissented , as well ? Is this why students hate the case - study method ? Twenty minutes ago , I threw up ... judges merely inter- pret what has been said . I'm not sure where I got that idea , either in high school civics or ...
... judge obeys . But most of the time , nobody has spoken to the point , and the judge decides the law on his own , looking to what other judges have done in similar circumstances . Follow- ing precedent , that's called . Much of what ...
... judge found that the contract had been breached , the professor will ask what specific provision of the contract had been violated and in what manner . The discussion will proceed that way , with the issues narrowing . At some point ...
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