Congratulations Albany Law Women

Over a months worth of practice and preparation paid off for the Albany Law Women's Basketball team today as they placed second at Western New England College's annual basketball tournament. The girls endured a grueling Saturday schedule that saw them play four games with no more than an hour break between games (leaving no time to eat until after their last game ended at 6:00). Despite the tough schedule, they managed to grab the second seed and play their way into the finals today. Make room in the trophy case for some new hardware.

Spring Break Law School Edition

Our Spring Break is March 17-21 this year. We were all set for a relaxing weekend in Newport, Rhode Island. That is until Hers was perusing the upcoming Supreme Court Docket (as is her habit) and noticed that on Tuesday, March 18, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear D.C. v. Heller. For those of you who have a life, the Heller case is a huge Second Amendment. The District of Columbia has some, in my opinion, draconian handgun laws that prohibit anyone from possessing a handgun, even in their own home. The city of D.C. appealed the decision of the D.C. Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. If the Supreme Court upholds the decision, some say it could have a significant impact on handgun laws in places like New York City.

So, not only will we hopefully get to hear a Supreme Court case, but we'll get to hear one of the hottest cases to come before the court in some time. Even if we don't make it in for the Heller case (and that's quite possible due to the number of people who are going to want seats), the court is hearing arguments on Monday and Wednesday as well, so should be able to sit in on a session at some point. Plus, I am yet to visit D.C., so it'll be a great chance to see the sites (and Hers is an excellent D.C. tour guide).

Yep, Supreme Court oral arguments, that's how we law students roll.