Law Students: Be a "Rockstar," Like Dolly Parton
Is there anything Dolly Parton can’t do? A year after being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the 11-time Grammy winner and one...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 17, 20233 min read
California Moves One Step Closer to Adopting an Alternative to the Traditional Bar Exam
An alternative licensing program for attorneys in California is one step closer becoming reality. Yesterday, the State Bar of...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 17, 20232 min read
Print and Read Your Memo Before Hitting "Submit"
I teach a legal research and writing course, and I recently finished reviewing my students’ closed memo assignment. If you’re not...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 13, 20232 min read
Quick Tip: Learning about TROs from UM Football Coach's Suspension
The Big Ten suspended University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh yesterday, preventing him from coaching the team for its...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 11, 20232 min read
California Ends "Bar Results Season": 50 Jurisdictions See Average First-Time Pass Rate of 75.20%
The State Bar of California released its July 2023 bar exam results yesterday, ending the months-long season of jurisdictions reporting...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 10, 20237 min read
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