The only term I've ever been able to come up with to describe falling into the very trap I was trying my best to avoid has been "fate."
Artists call these "happy accidents," at least when not terribly consequential or capable of being used for something. I appreciate very much the thoughtful responses of professors Levinson and Lipkin to the query on starting class with the new big cases, especially the cautions to back them up properly and to make sure to provide the necessary context. I'm looking forward to it. With the whole country talking about the cases it seems a shame to let them cool off for months when we might otherwise get a discussion going. I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Sandy for referring me to "The American Supreme Court," 2d edition, by ROBERT G. McCloskey, revised by one Sanford Levinson (U. Chicago Press, 1960, 1964) (mea culpa for renaming the late Prof. McCloskey, in an earlier post, an unhappy accident, and I appreciate the kind correction, which I've been meaning to acknowledge). I loved the history, the point of view, the wonderful expressiveness, just the right historical distance, and the description of the Court's role, not an easy thing to portray with any accuracy. What a wonderful man Prof. McCloskey must've been, especially to study with/under. Robert Sheridan [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [Original Message] > From: Tom Grey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 6/28/2003 11:15:53 AM > Subject: oops > > There should be some term for the glitch of privately explaining why you > aren't posting something to a list - and then mistakenly posting that to > the list. > > Tom Grey > Stanford Law School > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
