ConLaw and Property Classes #1: "Foundational Cases on Constitutional Structure" and "Mechanics of Adverse Possession"

Class 2: Foundational Cases on Constitutional Structure (8/19/20)

• The Necessary and Proper Clause (115-116)

• McCulloch v. Maryland (116-128)
• Cabinet Battle #1 from Hamilton, an American Musical – Read the lyrics as you listen to the song
• The Commerce Clause (138-139)
• Gibbons v. Ogden (139-148)
• The "Bill of Rights" (152-153)
• Barron v. City of Baltimore (154-157)

Class 2: Mechanics of Adverse Possession: Tacking and Adverse Possession of Chattels (8/19/20)

• Howard v. Kunto, 95-102
• Adverse Possession against the Government, 102-103
• O'Keeffe v. Snyder, 103-110

Comments

[Deontologist]

Making the poor students subscribe and pay for iClickers... You do realize that your school has a <25% employment rate at the time of graduation?

Have some mercy and let the students save some money.

[Aladdin's Carpet]

It is probably worth wondering what exactly the point of a legal education is if all the relevant lectures from all professors are gonna be online permanently.

Like there is value in forcing students to engage with material they would not otherwise willingly search for (either they disagree or are ignorant) but 1. It is debatable whether universities actually serve that purpose anymore and 2. does it really cost tens of thousands of dollars to do that?

But thanks for providing it anyhow.

[Noscitur a sociis]

It certainly wasn't worth paying $35,000 a year to go to one of the worst law schools in the country, and nothing in the last few weeks has added any value to the proposition.

[David Bremer]

I've been thinking about this recently, and this whole episode may just prove that, at least for several disciplines, it's really not the education that matters. It's the social interaction with others, particularly those who may be smarter or more skilled than you.

Obviously, that won't work for all disciplines. Most people can't afford their own chemistry labs with millions of dollars in equipment. But for most degrees, it sure seems that way.

[Deontologist]

It's the networking that matters most in college.

A 4.0 GPA by itself might turn a few heads but not much else. Maybe it'll evince some derisive thoughts about the person: he must have had no life to have attained a 4.0.

An average GPA but knowing a few hundred people thanks to fraternities, sororities, clubs, organizations, etc. is a much, much better harbinger of future success, in all arenas of life, from employment, salary, dating, etc.

[Jimmy the Dane]

Blackman looks like the kind of guy who it would be fun to have a beer with once a week.

[Dan Schiavetta]

Like a guy who is engaging about his “souped-up” hot rods . . . puts amplifiers on the engine instead of mufflers . . . a lot of laughs after three beers. But not the guy you take your car to for an inspection or to fix the brakes.

[Jimmy the Dane]

"Sir, this is a law blog not a car maintenance forum"