A GSU College of Law competition update by Andy Hagenbush, 2L

Another weekend, another impressive outing by a Georgia State Mock Trial Team.  Out of a field of 32 teams, Georgia State went 3-1 and landed in the top 10. 

As I sit here and sip my Pinot Noir and listen to the sweet lullaby of industrial heavy metal (Fear Factory if you care to know), I can’t help but think there might be something better for me to do.  Oh, yes!  The soul devouring, spirit crushing exams that will come to destroy us all in a fortnight.  At least that’s how it should be described on the academic calendar.

Nonetheless, The Docket gang is here to pull your peepers away from Contracts, Evidence, and peopleofwalmart.com.

This week we have a great selection of opinions, features and blogs for your approval:

• Paul Black entertains us with some extra credit questions that you may see on your Bar Fitness questionnaires.
• The bloggers bring us much goodness this week:  Diane Kim is back with her weekly blog with the #45 most awesome thing about law school; BOOM! goes the dynamite as our esteemed Dr. Jena discusses the incomparable Dr. J; Robert Dukes brings us his excellent blog about Georgia Legislation, weighing in on Georgia’s water issues this week.
• For your funny bones:  Robert Bexley & Judson Mallory present their third installment of Attorney at LOL; Ian Sansot shows us the perils of eminent domain in his much beloved LAWLcats.
• Finally, this week The Docket pays special attention to environmental awareness with articles:  Editor in Chief Robert Bexley shows us how to think outside the box with our trash, while Managing Editor Jane Stebbins gives us her Top10 reasons to bike to school!

Happy Studying Panthers!

A satirical article by Paul Black, 3L

Bar Fitness Questions – Special Bonus Multiple Choice Section!

1.  Which of the following is your foremost legal role model?
a.  Perry Mason  (Never lost a case.  Except for that one guy whom he knew was guilty.)
b.  Atticus Finch  (He symbolizes what is noble about the law.)
c.  Sonia Sotomayor  (the wise Latina)
d.  Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Passed the Louisiana bar- at age 16.  After studying for 2 weeks.  Catch him if you can.)
e.  Ken Nugent (One call- that’s all.)
f.  Your Constitutional law professor:  You can’t wait to have a captive audience listen to you describe your glory days at the Justice Department, and to laugh at your jokes.
g.  Sandra Day O’Connor (Never send a boy to do a “man’s” job.  Send a woman.)

A blog by Diane Kim, 2L

45. Always having something to read.

Yes, I realize as finals near, we all want to pull out our hair with all the reading we have to do. (Actually, the 1Ls are probably the only ones still doing their readings. 2Ls will probably stop reading this week under the guise that their time would be better spent outlining past readings than trying to acquire new readings. And the 3Ls? I think we're supposed to be proud of them if they've actually bought the casebook.) But remove yourself from finals mode for a second.

Attorney at LOL #3

An opinion article by Robert Bexley, 2L

Wrapping up this last Sunday was National Recycling Week (November 9-15), whereupon organizations rallied their communities to recycle their glass, plastic, paper and metal.  Events spread information and awareness.  We all held hands; peace and understanding were sown.