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A blog by Tiffany Patrick, 1L

Super Simple Salads

Since summer is quickly approaching and the weather is warming up, I decided to conclude my blog for the semester with an entry about salads. My reasoning is two-fold. First, during the summer people tend to spend a lot more time engaging in outdoor activities and sometimes if you’ve just eaten a heavy meal and it’s hot outside, it can be pretty painful to even walk because the heat and a heavy meal just do not mix well. And salads are a light, safe-if-you’re-going-to-be-outside-right-after-eating meal. Second, up until this point my blog has been filled mainly with fattening (although delicious!) recipes and I figured I should at least attempt to provide some semi-healthy recipes because eating healthy is definitely very important. So here goes, my top three salad recipes. . .

A blog by Jena Jolissaint, 2L

Rant, Rave, Release

For this, my final blog of the year and thus my last word (in semi-public, at least) on the 2011 Legislative Session under the gold dome, it makes sense to do a rundown of the highs, lows, and general hilarity that is how bills get made (or, you know, don’t) in Georgia. I’ve never been one of those people to thrive on the suffering of others. For instance, I didn’t get a kick out of couples fighting when I was single, or get excited when my classmates have technical difficulties during a particularly brutal final exam. But, somehow, when there is an epic battle for dominance within the Republican party it just tickles me to no end.  The debate surrounding Senate Bill 36 gave me just the lift I needed after a series of bills so boring and uncontroversial I would have surely dozed off had it not been for the fact that the Speaker kept fussing at everyone for chattering and threatening to use the gavel.
SB 36 creates a state digital database for prescription drugs, which seems pretty basic. However, the debate raged on for almost two hours, which just goes to show you what can happen when a party’s investment in resisting the nanny state clashes with their desire to criminalize substance abuse problems as much as humanly possible. I thought it was interesting that the sponsor for this bill (1) told stories from his home district that inspired the bill (about kids who died after drinking while taking oxycotin and xanax recreationally) and (2) made it clear that it was originally a House bill that had been amended by the senate and sent back (because it illustrated the battle between the chambers to own particular bills). It was also funny that he mentioned that doctors don’t have to be afraid of those “crazy trial lawyers” because doctors who do not participate in the database are explicitly not liable for failure to participate. And by funny, I mean less “ha ha” and more “totally irrational,” since the triumphant rise of SB 210 shows us that tort reform is a relative term, and doesn’t apply when the goal is to make it even more difficult for women in Georgia to access the abortion to which they have a right under the Constitution. But I digress.  

A blog by Jennifer Thuy-Tien McCall, 1L

A Little Less Broke

This semester has been hard. Who knew that one extra class and working part-time could make school that much harder? I was becoming disgruntled. Especially after spending so much time editing my appellate brief and having nightmares about oral arguments, law school and I were not getting along anymore. Then one day at school, I had Maggiano’s for lunch and Rita’s for dessert. Law school and I had made up. Yes, I am that easily wooed.

A blog by Beth Bachman, 3L

Secrets to Success in Entertainment Law – Part 2 

As President of the Sports & Entertainment Law Society and aspiring music attorney, I promised to reveal one new secret every other week from now until graduation revealing what I personally believe will help you succeed in the entertainment industry. Last week’s tip: Become a leader in SELS. This week’s tip: Start developing your future clientele list NOW.