Amicus Humoriae

by Jarvis, Robert M.; Baker, Thomas E.; McClurg, Andrew J.

• ISBN13: 9780890894101
• ISBN10: 0890894108
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-11
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press

Summary

In this new work, editors Jarvis, Baker, and McClurg have selected 25 of the funniest law review articles from the past 50 years and arranged them in five categories: law students, law professors, lawyers, judges, and legal scholarship. Also included is a comprehensive bibliography, which is an invaluable research tool. The book's jacket features an original cartoon by the noted artist Alan Gerson.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Law Students
The Gettysburg Address as Written by Law Students Taking an Exam	p. 3
That Balky Law Curriculum	p. 13
Is the Constitution Worth Legal Writing Credit?	p. 19
Needlemann on Mortgages	p. 27
Criteria for the Evaluation of Law School Examination Papers	p. 35
Law Professors
Minutes of the Faculty Meeting	p. 39
If Law Professors Had to Turn in Time Sheets	p. 43
Faculty Meetings: "A Quorum Plus Cramshaw"	p. 47
The Joe Isuzu Dean Search: A Guide to the Interpretation of Announcement Letters	p. 55
Dear Employer ...	p. 59
Lawyers
The Nebbish Letter	p. 65
Does Secured Transaction Mean I Have a Lien? Thoughts on Chattel Mortgages (What?) and Other Complexities of Article IX	p. 69
The New (Legal) Devil's Dictionary	p. 85
Id	p. 93
Suing the Devil: A Guide for Practitioners	p. 105
Judges
Regina v. Ojibway	p. 119
The Common Law Origins of the Infield Fly Rule	p. 121
Don't Cry over Filled Milk: The Neglected Footnote Three to Carolene Products	p. 129
Great Cases in Utopian Law	p. 145
Legislative and Judicial Dynamism in Arkansas: Poisson v. d'Avril	p. 149
Legal Scholarship
Rave Reviews: The Top Ten Law Journals of the 1990s	p. 171
Chicken Law in an Eggshell: Part III - A Dissenting Note	p. 183
A Call for a New Buffalo Law Scholarship	p. 195
The World's Greatest law Review Article	p. 201
Fundamental Principles of American Law	p. 205
Bibliography
A Compendium of Clever and Amusing Law Review Writings: An Idiosyncratic Bibliography of Miscellany with in Kind Annotations Intended As a Humorous Diversion for the Gentle Reader	p. 215
About the Compilers	p. 259
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