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  1. uncpeej uncpeej is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2010 (1/30/2010 4:01pm)

    For all the OT'ers who went to law school, is Constitutional law really complex? I have to re-read cases at least 2-3 times just to have a general sense of what's going on. And in class our professor pretty much asks these open-ended questions about the Supreme Court's extension of power, and whether or not the Constitution should be interpreted in this way. I guess my question is does it get any easier or will the course be one giant cluster fuck?
  2. PANTERA PANTERA is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2010 (1/30/2010 4:41pm) in reply to uncpeej

    hillsdale college is giving a free con. seminar this weekend...

    1st link to website...
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    2nd to flash video...
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  3. The Precedent The Precedent is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2010 (1/30/2010 4:45pm) in reply to uncpeej

    My fav class in college.
  4. 93-97___60-3 93-97___60-3 is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2010 (1/30/2010 5:20pm) in reply to uncpeej

    It will probably stay a relative cluster fuck for you. I considered Con Law to be much more open to interpretation, I guess, than the other 1L classes. While nothing is close to being black-and-white (kind of the whole point, especially 1st year), Con Law is probably the closest to pure gray, IMO. If I remember correctly, I think it will get a little better after you start getting into the more specific areas of what the government can/cannot do and away from why they can do it.

    I think that in general, people that are more practical or analytical in their thinking would be less inclined to like Con Law, while those that are more theoretical or intuitive would enjoy it more.

    GL
  5. asheikh17 asheikh17 is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2010 (1/30/2010 6:10pm) in reply to uncpeej

    I actually really like it, as long as I'm not reading an opinion written by Justice Marshall, or Justice Fuckface, as I like to call him, haha (John, not Thurgood). Reading anything written by him makes me feel as though English is my seventh language (even though it's my first and only ). As the cases become more recent, the course becomes easier, imo.
  6. uncpeej uncpeej is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2010 (1/30/2010 6:16pm) in reply to asheikh17

    Thanks a lot for the answers ya'll. I'll just keep plugging away and pray that it becomes easier/less boring!
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  7. ggwscout ggwscout is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2010 (1/30/2010 7:05pm) in reply to uncpeej

    The fiancee who just passed the bar said to get the Con law horn book, by Chemerinsky. It basically can be substituted for the case book. It is Con law written in plain language.

    Chemerinsky, not to be confused with Chaz. Con law as to Constitutional law, not to be confused with con as in scamming/chazzing.
  8. MookMonster MookMonster is offline

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    Jan 30th, 2010 (1/30/2010 7:10pm) in reply to ggwscout

    ^^lol

    CON. LAW BLEW...I still dont know what the fuck is going on bc. the SC always goes different ways on the same issue..

    CON. LAW AND CIVIL PRO BY FAR THE WORST 2 CLASSES IN LAW SCHOOL!
  9. userid363 userid363 is offline I want an undertitle

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    Jan 30th, 2010 (1/30/2010 7:21pm) in reply to uncpeej

    Cliff's Notes ftw
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