Learning from The Beatles (Part 8 - Songs 71 to 80)
More than 50 years after the late John Lennon initially wrote and recorded "Now and Then," the remaining two living members of The...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 6, 202311 min read
(Tommy's Version): Connecting the Vault Tracks on "1989 (Taylor's Version)" to Legal Concepts
Although Taylor Swift has released four re-recorded versions of her past albums, none of them have generated quite as much interest as...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 4, 20237 min read
National Sandwich Day: Whether a Hot Dog Is a Sandwich, CIRAC-style
It's National Sandwich Day , so what better way to celebrate today than to answer the much-debated question of whether a hot dog is a sandwich. The Mad Tiki hot dog from Dayton's Zombie Dogz: Roasted pineapple, strawberry, mango, and mint salsa topped with bacon, toasted coconut, and white chocolate morsels. And, of course, I'm not just providing my "hot take" on this issue. I'm also reaching my conclusion to highlight good legal writing by answering this question in a CIRAC
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 3, 20233 min read
Making the Most of Class on Halloween
I teach online courses each Tuesday and Thursday evening. This meant that students in my Tuesday section had to decide whether to attend...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Last-Minute, Law-Related Halloween Costumes
Legal puns can be a humorous way to mix the spirit of Halloween with the legal profession. Here are some last-minute, law-related...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Oct 31, 20231 min read
Candy Corn as a Metaphor for Law School
Tomorrow is Halloween, but today we celebrate one of the most divisive treats in candy history—the kernel-shaped, tricolor candy corn....
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Oct 30, 20232 min read
July 2023 Bar Exam Results
UPDATED: October 30, 2023, 10:30 am (EDT) As we wait for the California bar exam results to be released on November 9, here’s the latest...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Oct 30, 20236 min read
RIP Matthew Perry
We all lost a friend yesterday. Matthew Perry, best known for his iconic portrayal of Chandler Bing on the long-running sitcom "Friends,"...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Oct 28, 20232 min read
Surprising Updates to the NextGen Bar Exam
The National Conference of Bar Examiners made a few surprising announcements yesterday about the development and implementation of the...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Oct 26, 20233 min read
Hey ChatGPT: "Write a song about a closed memo assignment in the form of Taylor Swift's ..."
My students are getting ready to turn in their closed memo assignment for a legal writing and research course I'm teaching this semester....
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Oct 4, 20236 min read