The End is Only the Begining: Ms. Stanford Goes to Washington
By Keisha Stanford • April 29, 2010 •Writers in Residence
Continuing my adventures in 3L, I recently took my first trip to the U.S. Supreme Court. As part of the Stanford Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, I made the trek to Washington, D.C. to observe the oral arguments for the case on which I have been working for the past two quarters, Magwood v. Patterson (briefs and discussion available at http://scotuswiki.com/index.php?title=Magwood_v._Patterson). Though the case could spark an intriguing discussion regarding the death penalty generally and the adequacy of psychological services for military veterans, the issue before the Court involved a technical question regarding the application of the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death…
The End is Only the Beginning: “The Best Times of Our Lives”
By Keisha Stanford • March 28, 2010 •Writers in Residence
As I finished my next to last set of law school finals and prepared to meet friends for a post-finals celebration, I received a text message from a friend who is taking time off of law school to complete her [third] novel. “Remember, these are the best times of your life…it’s all downhill from here,” her text reads. I laughed. My friend has a very sarcastic sense of humor, and I knew that this was just her way of saying, “Congrats on being done.” Before heading out that evening, I updated my Facebook status, announcing that I just had…