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Monday, November 17, 2008
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The Invisible Constitution, by Lawrence Tribe, argues that there are two versions of the US Constitution. One is the text and the other is the "document's shadow." That part of the text that is unwritten, but nevertheless there to be pieced together from bits and pieces. Between amendments, decisions and the original text Tribe details how the "invisible constitution" has evolved. Given the current makeup of the Supreme Court, now is a great time to read a book that provides an analytical argument against "textualism" and "strict construction." To be honest, any time is a great time to read a Lawrence Tribe exegesis on constitutional law.
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For the love of all that is holy, DON’T go reading a legal book while preparing for final exams. You also shouldn’t be watching movies with legal themes either (and don’t go watching The Paper Chase until you have left law school).
Do something that has nothing to do with the law to take a break. Go walk up Telegraph Hill. Better yet, watch a couple of movies like After the Thin Man or Out of the Past, then walk up Telegraph Hill and try to find where the scenes from those movies were shot. The legal part of your brain should be in full “off” mode when your nose is not stuck in a textbook at this time of year.
If you must read for pleasure during exams (and I admit, I did), then read something that has absolutely nothing to do with the law. Read pulpy sci-fi classics like Rocketship Galileo (it’s about Nazis – on the moon!), or romantic potboilers. Or, I suppose, anything by Alan Dershowitz.
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