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Amicus Humoriae: An Anthology of Legal Humor »
Authors: Robert Jarvis (Editor), Thomas Baker (Editor), Andrew McClurg
ISBN-13: 9780890894101, ISBN-10: 0890894108
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Date Published: November 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Robert Jarvis
Book Synopsis
"Contrary to popular opinion, not all legal writing is dull, stuffy, and pompous. Some of it is actually well-written, interesting, and funny." "In this collection, the compilers - three law professors with a little too much time on their hands - have picked their 25 favorite legal ripostes. These gems are sure to keep you laughing all the way to the courthouse and back." As a special bonus, the compilers have included a bibliography containing cites to hundreds of other funny legal pieces.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| I | Law Students | |
| The Gettysburg Address as Written by Law Students Taking an Exam | 3 | |
| That Balky Law Curriculum | 13 | |
| Is the Constitution Worth Legal Writing Credit? | 19 | |
| Needlemann on Mortgages | 27 | |
| Criteria for the Evaluation of Law School Examination Papers | 35 | |
| II | Law Professors | |
| Minutes of the Faculty Meeting | 39 | |
| If Law Professors Had to Turn in Time Sheets | 43 | |
| Faculty Meetings: "A Quorum Plus Cramshaw" | 47 | |
| The Joe Isuzu Dean Search: A Guide to the Interpretation of Announcement Letters | 55 | |
| Dear Employer ... | 59 | |
| III | Lawyers | |
| The Nebbish Letter | 65 | |
| Does Secured Transaction Mean I Have a Lien? Thoughts on Chattel Mortgages (What?) and Other Complexities of Article IX | 69 | |
| The New (Legal) Devil's Dictionary | 85 | |
| Id | 93 | |
| Suing the Devil: A Guide for Practitioners | 105 | |
| IV | Judges | |
| Regina v. Ojibway | 119 | |
| The Common Law Origins of the Infield Fly Rule | 121 | |
| Don't Cry over Filled Milk: The Neglected Footnote Three to Carolene Products | 129 | |
| Great Cases in Utopian Law | 145 | |
| Legislative and Judicial Dynamism in Arkansas: Poisson v. d'Avril | 149 | |
| V | Legal Scholarship | |
| Rave Reviews: The Top Ten Law Journals of the 1990s | 171 | |
| Chicken Law in an Eggshell: Part III - A Dissenting Note | 183 | |
| A Call for a New Buffalo Law Scholarship | 195 | |
| The World's Greatest law Review Article | 201 | |
| Fundamental Principles of American Law | 205 | |
| VI | 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 | 215 | |
| About the Compilers | 259 |
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