Blueprint LSAT Blog: Celebrities and the Law
Prince’s Least Favorite Subject: Estate Planning
Continuing a year that has been unkind to music legends, Prince passed away a few weeks ago. As you probably have heard by now, it appears that the late artist did little or no estate planning before he died. Unfortunately, this could pose an array of legal issues going forward. This post is dedicated to
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Celebrities Who Don’t Have a Law Degree (But Should)
Did you know that long before becoming the best quarterback in the NFL, (according to highly reputable uncited Wikipedia sources) Aaron Rodgers actually considered dropping off his community college team so he could focus on getting into law school? His coach convinced him (surely after a near-fatal bout of conniptions) to stick with football, but
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For Aspiring Lawyers, the Whitey Bulger Trial is Must-See TV
If you’ve been following the Whitey Bulger trial, you know that its goings-on are the stuff usually reserved for the cinema or television screen. Lifelong subterfuge, murdering rivals, being pursued by one intelligence agency while working for another, and any other number of incredulities litter the trial’s landscape. For those unfamiliar with Monsieur Bulger, some
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A Look at the LSAT Flaws in the Oscar Pistorius Case
As those of you who have been following it know, the Oscar Pistorius case has been pretty crazy. A few weeks ago the South African Paralympian fired rounds through a closed door, killing his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius maintains he thought she was an intruder, while the prosecution is claiming that it was a
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Katie Holmes: Scientology Nightmare to Law School Dream
If you’re anything like us, you probably spend all your downtime from the LSAT keeping up on the hottest celebrity gossip. So you were probably as excited as we were when you read on the infinitely-reliable and relevant Showbiz Spy that recent divorcee Katie Holmes is maybe heading to law school. Maybe! The gossip website
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Charlie Sheen: Oh the LSAT Fallacies
Fallacies of Charlie Sheen: Let’s face it, the headlines have been pretty grim lately. One of our last remaining middle-eastern allies is in complete chaos and is now more susceptible to the influence of fundamental Islamist groups. It’s important to keep up with the latest developments in the world, but we also need a break.
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Is David Letterman a Hypocrite?
I had already written the following when I read Colin Elzie’s rebuke, published late yesterday. He claims my topic selection as wandering into irrelevance. Of course, he’s right and I must apologize. But not all of us can author seminal pieces like Elzie’s Pterodactyl Time!, an exploration of dinosaurs on the LSAT, or Outback LSAT,
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Roman Polanski: “Rape-Rape” and LSAT Fallacies of Causation
I thought I was a veritable Thurgood Marshall when I pointed out the apparent disproportionality of Plaxico Burress’ sentence when compared with other celebrities who’ve acted badly. And then someone at the justice department decided it was time to reel in Roman Polanski. Gold. Solid gold. I’ll just set the stage quickly, as I’m sure
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