Weekly reflections.
Thinking out loud, one week at a time.
Back from Break and the Weight of What Comes Next
The first full week back after spring break brought a Criminal Law pivot to rape and consent reform, Property's deep dive into deed covenants and recording acts, and a LARW session sharpening trial brief strategy — a week that reminded me law school doesn't ease you back in.
Read more →Spring Break
Spring break. One Contracts makeup class, otherwise rest and recovery.
Read more →Catching Up from the Couch
A flu-stricken week spent catching up through recordings, where duress doctrine, felony murder limitations, landlord-tenant law, and Texas citation rules all converged on a single theme: where do we draw the line?
Read more →Midterm Brain and the Art of Showing Up
Criminal Law midterm week swallowed everything whole — but even from the wreckage, the classes I caught kept pulling on the same thread: what do we owe each other, and what happens when we fail?
Read more →Promises, Premeditation, and the Lease You Can Do
A week spent asking when promises become enforceable, when killings become premeditated, and what happens when you overstay your welcome — in a lease or otherwise.
Read more →When the Doctrines Start Talking to Each Other
A packed week where Contracts, Criminal Law, Property, and LARW started converging — consideration vs. mistake, the weight of every word in a conveyance, and the art of synthesizing rules from seemingly inconsistent cases.
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