Did I Forget to Mention Memphis? Home of Elvis and the Ancient Greeks

Since some readers are apparently a bit "sensitive" to my comparison of certain quarterbacks with SEC lineage and impending global pandemics, let's switch topics, my friends.

In the first, and possibly only, edition of "How Law School has ruined my ability to enjoy certain movies, TV shows, and books", I'm going to focus on everyone's favorite cross-examination of the early 90's, Lt. Daniel Kaffee versus Col. Nathan Jessup.

All throughout P.C., Prof. P.C. I, Prof. Evid, and Prof. CivPro constantly reminded us of the perils of asking open-ended questions on cross. If there's anything worse than asking a question you don't already know the answer to, it's probably asking a question which gives the adverse witness an opportunity to get his or her side of the story across to the judge and/or jury.

Well, let's just say that based on the open-ended questions asked by Lt. Kaffee at :11 and :19, he was probably just asking for the diatribe that he received from 1:42 to 2:52. Sure, he somehow against (almost) all odds broke down a Marine Colonel who did multiple combat tours in Vietnam and caused him to admit his guilt to a shocked courtroom, but that's what we call playing with fire, my friends.

Everyone out there, please feel free to share the movies, TV shows, and books that law school has ruined for you.

Note: Many thanks to Tim Goines and Ryan Gregerson for the discussion that sparked this post.

You Can Lose Yourself in Your Courage

Congratulations to Mr. Andrew Tuegel for correctly naming "Kingdom Come" by Coldplay as the Thursday Song of the Day.


Well, Mr. Mike May and I live to fight another day, as you can read here.



Thanks to Jonathan Swanburg at the world famous "From Malibu to Waco" for the bracket.




Also, since I've had law school on the brain for the last 7 months, I thought all of you out there might like to know that it's not nearly this much fun.


Well, it may not be this much fun, but at least no one is undergoing any "Code Reds".

"You want me on that wall, you need me on that wall."

I'll be back tomorrow with a recap of the Liverpool-Arsenal match and my thoughts on the Final Four.