One Class Down

Well, just hours ago I finished my first Law School class - Legal Methods. The course purports to teach us, well, legal methods. How to read a case, how to determine what facts apply, the basics of reading and applying statutes, precedents, etc. Although I did enjoy it, I'm looking forward to learning some substantive law, although not so excited about the actual laws (torts and contracts).

My teacher for the past 3 weeks, incidentally, was Jane Ginsburg. Her mother happens to be Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I have to admit that if I was the progeny of a USSC justice, I'd probably choose another field of study. Talk about living in a shadow - it takes guts to do that. But hey, who knows, maybe the daughter will make it there one day too. She's clearly very smart and knows her shit. I liked her class.

So what're y'all doing for the long weekend? I have no real plans, except doing a ton of homework for Tuesday's classes and getting settled into my new place. I'm hoping to go see the US Open on Monday, which would be amazing. I caught last night's match on television (Agassi v Baghdatis) - it was a classic match. An amazing feat of endurance and tennis skill on both sides....today some news stories are calling it one of the best matches in years.