Robert Sheridan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [Original Message] > From: Robert Sheridan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 6/28/2003 2:43:11 PM > Subject: Re: oops > > 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]
