[Salika]

sheik_speare said:

assalamu alaikum



yes, i am! inshallah one year from now ill be in your place.




con law is the only 4 hour class im taking this semester. the rest are 3 hours. and in con law were not even covering the 1st amendment

regards.

Yay

You usually don't cover the first amendment much in con law, they have a separate course for it (and it needs it!)

[sheik_speare]

Salika said:

Yay

You usually don't cover the first amendment much in con law, they have a separate course for it (and it needs it!)

yeah, my prof was like "i really really recommend that you guys take the 1st amendment course."

[Sugarcore]

you all ignored my question. not cool!

[sumi]

yayyyyy 2 down 1 to go

con law final tomorrow.. i'll probably at the sight of that thing

p.s. open book finals ROCK.

[LEGALEAGLE]

sumiyia said:

yayyyyy 2 down 1 to go

con law final tomorrow.. i'll probably at the sight of that thing

p.s. open book finals ROCK.

Unless its a five hour exam...

[Salika]

Sugarcore said:

you all ignored my question. not cool!

We didn't ignore. Most of us are not Canadian, the law is different.

[jinnzaman]

Sugarcore said:

The First Amendment says that an individual has the right to say anything they want without prior restraint from the state.

True or false? I'm Canadian! Is it true? The word 'prior' is throwing me off.

This is the first amendment:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

So the text of the constitution seems to create the inference that the state cannot infringe on speech until the speech is published. However, the Supreme Court has interpreted that there are a limited set of exceptions where the government can prohibit the publication of speech before its published such as under a national security threat or obscenity laws.

[sumi]

Fall 2008:

Human Rights Law
Comparative Law (with some focus on Islamic laws of some sort.. should be interesting)
Con Law II
Immigration Law

[jinnzaman]

sheik_speare said:

yeah, my prof was like "i really really recommend that you guys take the 1st amendment course."

The first amendment is on the MBE portion of the Bar and it will probably be covered in the essay section as well so you should definitely take a course on it.

In fact, my biggest piece of advice to law students is to research which topics are covered on the bar exam for the state you want to take it for and then organize your schedule accordingly.

[UmmSqueaky]

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In fact, my biggest piece of advice to law students is to research which topics are covered on the bar exam for the state you want to take it for and then organize your schedule accordingly.

Or go to school in Wisconsin, plan to practice there, and don't take the bar exam at all

Why Satisfy the Diploma Privilege? - University of Wisconsin Law School

[sumi]

why is the CA bar so hard?

my friend's brother has taken it (and failed) 3 times now..

[Sugarcore]

Salika said:

We didn't ignore. Most of us are not Canadian, the law is different.

I was asking a question about American law though. We don't have the concept of first amendment's and whatnot in Canadian law. The Canadian Charter is organized by sections, not amendments (like the U.S. Bill of Rights).

jinnzaman said:

This is the first amendment:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

So the text of the constitution seems to create the inference that the state cannot infringe on speech until the speech is published. However, the Supreme Court has interpreted that there are a limited set of exceptions where the government can prohibit the publication of speech before its published such as under a national security threat or obscenity laws.

That is basically the reason why I had trouble answering this question. It can go either way, right? Oh well, if it comes up on my exam, I think I'll guess true. = Thanks for your help.

[jinnzaman]

sumiyia said:

why is the CA bar so hard?

my friend's brother has taken it (and failed) 3 times now..

Its cuz there's a huge legal community there. The three hardest bar exams are NY, DE, and CA. Because there's so much money in those states, the bar associations in each state try and create higher standards to keep out the weaklings (and competition).

[sheik_speare]

assalamu alaikum

what should i write my entertainment law paper on. the only guidelines hes given us so far is that it has to deal with entertainment law and around 10 pages...

regards.

[jinnzaman]

sheik_speare said:

assalamu alaikum

what should i write my entertainment law paper on. the only guidelines hes given us so far is that it has to deal with entertainment law and around 10 pages...

regards.

wa alaikum assalam

No idea. I never took entertainment law. What's it all about? Copyright?

masalama

[Purple_alien]

sheik_speare said:

assalamu alaikum

what should i write my entertainment law paper on. the only guidelines hes given us so far is that it has to deal with entertainment law and around 10 pages...

regards.

is Entertainment law anything like communication law? if so- I think the whole times v sullivan case should be revisited. Reality tv stars should now be given the luxury of being public figures in my opinion

[sumi]

FREEEEEEEDOM!!!!!

[amina9183]

Does anyone have any LSAT prep book recommendations? I searched on google and there are quite a few options, which makes it a little hard to pick one, because every book sounds like its the book to invest in.

[jinnzaman]

amina9183 said:

Does anyone have any LSAT prep book recommendations? I searched on google and there are quite a few options, which makes it a little hard to pick one, because every book sounds like its the book to invest in.

I thought Kaplan was helpful.

[Sugarcore]