Today was the last day of 1L classes, and therefore the last day of Civ Pro.  We honored my favorite professor (Bloom), who is leaving after this semester, by dressing up as him for our final class.  He often wears sweaters in class (matching the chalk he uses with the color of his tie), so we dressed in our finest law professor garb.

It was a tough day for him, and he gave us his farewell speech while running for the door, hoping to avoid any goodbyes.  The class wouldn’t let that happen, though, and we gave him a standing ovation until he was dragged back into the classroom to be presented with some class gifts.  My friend Zack had some sweaters embroidered with Professor Bloom’s initials and the words “Civ Pro Pimp.”

See some pictures here.

This morning I found out that I made the UCLA Law Review!  Not only that, but four of my Section 4 friends and my roommate also made it!  I’m still not sure what I’m getting myself into, but it should leave some doors open in the future.

See it here.

So what is law review, anyway?

I’ve been on a Springsteen kick for the past few days.  Really enjoying this song from his new album.  It reminds me of a Leone film.

I went to see Bruce Springsteen at the LA Sports Arena last night.  Amazing show, amazing performer.  The highlight of the night was when Springsteen called Tom Morello (guitarist for Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave/The Nightwatchman) onstage to perform “The Ghost of Tom Joad.”  It’s an old Springsteen song, which Rage covered in the 1990s.

Morello is an incredible guitarist:

Overheard at UCLA Law:

“Sometimes to eliminate gender inequality, you just have to swallow it.”

-Leila M.

The segregation cases that included Brown v. Board of Education were originally argued during the 1952-53 Supreme Court term.  The judges could not agree, and reheard the cases the following year.  According to Justice Douglas, had they ruled in 1953, the Court would have upheld “separate but equal” 5-4.  Between the terms, one of the justices died and was replaced by Justice Warren (who wrote the majority opinion in Brown, convincing six other justices to sign on).  Lawyered.

The wedding was beautiful, and lots of fun.  A few pictures taken by the father of the bride can be found here.  Davide is in town until Thursday, so I’ve been trying to balance school and hanging out with him over the past few days.

The next few weeks are going to be pretty intense.  I have a lot of catching up to do, so don’t expect to hear from me too frequently.  I’ll try to post quick updates on Twitter (see side bar), or on the site directly.