Then, you were required to eat at least one meal at the law school, so there was a group of us who met in the mornings. Mostly kids who lived in the dorm. We needed breakfast and i thought that was one of the delightful times. I also had some study groups that were just delightful. The rule was if you did not contribute, you were booted out i found those interesting, but i must admit i did not get as much out of the law school as i should have and thats simply because of my which i encouraged students this morning not to replicate. It was a very difficult time and there was a lot of negativity on my part. Soanya . Clarence . How toy did not know take full advantage of law school. Good point. Given our background and the fact we did not have anybody in law or related to law, i did the things that sounded like you had to do through the law journal. Like too much writing, so i did rarest ors union. But until jose talked to me about clerking in my third year of law school, i had not heard
Good afternoon and welcome once again to alumni weekend. Each year, the Yale Law School Association Provides an award to an outstanding graduate. It is our way of recognizing extraordinary alumni that have made contributions to the legal profession. We are a tiny school but we have exercised an outsized influence on the development of american law and public life. Our award of merit has gone two president s like gerald ford and bill clinton. It has gone to senators like Jack Danforth, arlen specter, joseph lieberman, and paul tsongas. It has gone to cabinet officials like hillary clinton, edward leavy, robert rubin. Governors like scranton, mayors like john lindsay, and outstanding state judges. Today we continue that tradition by honoring three alumni who, without any question, have contributed immensely to the substance of american law. Today we honor three justices of the United States Supreme Court. The tale of each of these justices is a quintessentially american story, a story of
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