Jackie Robinson’s estate risks coloring his memory (pun intended)

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Why the delay? Turns out, he ran into legal issues stemming from his use of the above quote from Jackie Robinson. I’ll keep this brief, because I prefer not to dwell on Halman’s tragic story, but here’s how things went down…

The Yale 250 I didn’t submit

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Wordpress does not share a tremendous amount of statistical information about who reads this blog and what they do on the site; ‘page views’ is a pretty rough metric to gauge a given post’s readership. But one useful piece of information Wordpress does…

Where I’m going to Law School – and a few words on how I made my decision

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I’ll be honest: at the time, I did not give the school much thought. In my mind, there was not a great deal of doubt about where I would be come Fall. You see, I had already…

Deciding on a Law School

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Today is the deadline for deciding where I’ll be in the fall. I put off making a decision until after visiting Stanford, which resulted in an incredibly stressful week. I love both schools, and choosing between them was difficult. I’ve made a decision…

Stanford Law School Admit Weekend in a nutshell

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A more accurate title for this post would have been ‘Stanford Law School Admit Weekend in a photograph of a street sign’, but that is not a real expression. Or at least, it wasn’t.

There is no better place to spend Earth Day than Stanford

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My phone camera is so, so terrible. Sorry…

The Department of Education doesn’t know when Tax Day is

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Law school is, uh, expensive, so last week I filled out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This morning, something amusing this way came. Enjoy…

Law school should certainly be interesting*

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From the BBC article, Strauss-Kahn questioned in prostitution ring inquiry: Former IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been detained for questioning by French police investigating a prostitution ring. Mr Strauss-Kahn, once a front-runner for the French presidency, could be held for 48 hours at a police station in Lille, northern France. Investigators have already questioned a number … Read more

I guess Stanford doesn’t get a lot of applicants from Gush

Two weeks ago, I finally submitted my application to a few law schools. Finally, I can relax. Wrong. Dear Mordechai, We noticed from your application that you attended Yeshivat Har Etzion.  However, we have not received transcripts for your time at this school.  Therefore, the study abroad transcript requirement was left incomplete.  Please have the … Read more

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