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Wednesday, 4 November 2020 The Newspaper of the University of Virginia School of Law Since 1948 Volume 73, Number 11 Hidden around north Gems on Women in Public Service grounds Wheels: Claire Gastañaga '74 Speaks at Thumbs up to Food Trucks the election be- in C'ville ing over, we hope. Grace Tang ’21 Virginia Law Women Event ANG is technically Foreign Correspondent two days behind on news but ANG is confident Kanye Charlottesville has always won. Finally, a return to been known for its great normalcy. food scene. From Bodo’s Bagels to upscale French Thumbs down dining at Fleurie, the res- to this hurricane taurants in town offer great season for teach- options for all occasions. ing ANG the Since moving to Charlot- Greek alphabet. Although tesville I have scouted web- ANG frequented Greek-life sites like the Charlottesville parties in a prior life, ANG 29 and asked locals for res- presumed G, D, and I were taurant recommendations. the only important letters However, I recently dis- you could “throw.” covered a big portion of the local food scene that was Thumbs up to previously unknown to me. professors who The food trucks of Charlot- cancelled class af- tesville offer delicious and ter Election Day unique options, and they and thumbs down to those are a game changer. Many who didn’t. If ANG attend- of the food trucks offer ed class, it would be hard to cuisines that are unique in go after tweeting at Kanye the city, and they are well all night. worth chasing down. Thrill of the hunt: The Thumbs side- tricky thing about food Pictured: Claire Gastañaga '74, Executive Director of ACLU Virginia, discussed a gamut of issues, including supporting women candidates for office. Photo Courtesy of acluva.org. ways to daylight trucks is that they don’t op- Dana Lake ’23 savings. On the erate on regular hours like Staff Editor Maggie Woodward ’22 of VLW. losophy, we followed up with one hand, it’s now brick-and-mortar restau- Dean Goluboff (the Law Gastañaga after her talk to ask dark when ANG wakes up rants do. The easiest way Here at the Law Weekly, we School’s first female dean, if you her feelings on the nomination at 5 p.m. But on the other to find them is by following try and celebrate an easygoing didn’t know) kicked off the event of Justice Amy Coney Barrett. Is hand ANG gained an extra a specific restaurant’s so- good news story where we can. with her usual positive energy. a woman on the Supreme Court hour so ANG can wake up cial media, as they will post 2020 has been a year marked This year’s 1L class is the first something to celebrate, regard- early at 4 p.m. their weekly schedules on- by an overwhelming feeling of class to enter as more than 50 less of her politics? Is there an line. Another good way to doom—when there’s something percent women, one of her long- inherent benefit to a woman Thumbs up to find a food truck is through uncomplicated and optimistic standing goals. Her short wel- having that place of leadership the 1Ls ANG saw the IX Park Thursday or to write on, you can bet we’ll run come was followed by a speech and lending her voice to the dressed up for Saturday markets. Since with it. So, ignoring a certain from Claire Gastañaga ’74 who court? Do all women truly win class before Hal- a good number of food election that has not yet taken serves as the executive director when her nomination casts into loween. And by dressed up trucks rotate through those place at the time of this writing, of ACLU Virginia. Gastañaga doubt the future of affordable ANG means put on some- events, they are a great op- we turn our attention instead also serves on the Virginia State healthcare, LGBTQ+ rights, and thing other than give-up- portunity to try food from to the 100th anniversary of co- Advisory Committee to the U.S. access to safe abortions? Gasta- on-life pants (sweatpants) multiple vendors. Below education in the Law School. In Commission on Civil Rights and ñaga in her speech mentioned and a mustard-stained t- is a short list of my favor- 1920, three white women were has been recognized as one of the tension of supporting wom- shirt. That takes a lot of ef- ite food trucks and market allowed to enroll in law classes Virginia’s most outstanding ad- en while disagreeing with their fort these days. food vendors. for the first time, one of whom vocates for LGBTQ+ rights. She politics; she reframed the ques- Little Manila – Filipi- would go on to become the first is retiring from the ACLU in the tion to be “not whether I would Thumbs down no Food Truck woman to pass the Virginia State spring, due in part to her desire vote for any woman regardless to Black Friday Little Manila cooks up bar exam. It would be disingenu- to make room for the next gen- of her position on issues I care occuring the en- delicious Filipino barbeque ous to call this the true centen- eration of leaders. about. The right question is tire month of No- and comfort food. I am ob- nial of co-education considering Gastañaga devoted a good why a person wouldn’t vote for vember, all online. ANG sessed with their lumpia it would take another fifty years part of her speech to the issue of a candidate who agrees with has worked for years to per- (Filipino spring roll), which before UVA Law would see its leadership, encouraging women them on issues they care about fect being “torted,” a/k/a comes as a side to almost first black woman graduate to run for office themselves but just because that candidate is a being ran over by throngs all of their dishes. Popular (Elaine R. Jones in 1970, the first also emphasizing the need to woman.” In our email follow-up, of ridiculous shoppers, but menu items include their woman president of the NAACP support women candidates. She Gastañaga voiced her concern ANG guesses ANG will con- pork belly or chicken BBQ, Legal Defense Fund) but we’re highlighted the insidious issue that Justice Barrett (along with tinue to sprinkle ANG's self chicken adobo, and pancit working with what we’ve got. so many women, people of color, Justices Roberts and Kavana- in rubbish and let the forest (stir-fried rice noodles). With this anniversary in mind, LGBTQ+ and other minority ugh) advised the Bush campaign creatures maul ANG in the They also offer their BBQ Virginia Law Women hosted candidates face: I want a candi- in the 2000 case (you may have interim. items as tacos. their annual Women in Public date that is xyz . . . just not this heard of it) Bush v. Gore. Gasta- Little Manila posts their Service event for 1Ls on Octo- candidate. It happened to both ñaga would like to see all three Hearts out to the weekly schedule on their ber 27. The Zoom event was Warren and Clinton in their recuse themselves in a potential WB snake as he Facebook and Instagram organized into three sections: campaigns, when women across case of Trump v. Biden. prepares to hiber- pages, and they often attend an opening address from Dean the country insisted they would 1Ls have the first draft of their nate for the winter. the IX Park Market events. Golobuff and Claire Gastañaga; prefer a female president . . . major memo due this week, and If you’ve been craving a sat- a panel discussion where attend- they just didn’t think this was the so many attendees were happy Thumbs up to isfying Filipino meal, this is ees chose between a discussion right female for the job. Quot- to chat with Law Weekly about the Zoom people the spot. It is also a deli- geared toward a career starting ing Gail Evans’s 2003 book She their experience instead of work- who get cold- cious way to experience Fil- in public service or a career start- Wins, You Win, Claire empha- ing on their drafts. Given anoth- called but who ipino food if you have never ing in private practice and tran- sized, “Every woman must al- er few inches of column space, just pretend to had it before! sitioning later to public service; ways play on the women’s team . this section would mostly consist not be there. ANG appreci- Bansan – Ramen Food and small breakout sessions . . every time a woman succeeds, of rave reviews for the free Root ates the big 3L energy. Truck with panelists that attendees re- your chance of success increases. bowls provided by VLW for the Bansan is new to the served ahead of time. The overall Every time a woman fails, your event (and here this editor will organization and transition was chance of failure increases.” FOOD TRUCK page 2 pretty seamless and handled by Given the strength of this phi- VLW page 2 2 Columns VIRGINIA LAW WEEKLY Wednesday, 4 November 2020 huge fan of their spicy salsa, ence! days. Her menu and offer- VLW FOOD TRUCK with which they top their ta- Khadija’s Kitchen – ings from week-to-week are continued from page 1 continued from page 1 cos alongside cilantro and Authentic Middle East- available on her social media cheese. After shopping at the ern Food Stand platforms, and you can order admit to committing the great Charlottesville food truck Saturday market I was fed Khadija’s Kitchen offers ahead for an authentic and Zoom faux pas of joining a meet- scene, but they have been well with two tacos for just fresh, authentic, and ex- delicious dining experience! ing with the camera off, as I was incredibly popular. Bansan over $3 each. tremely yummy Middle East- It’s Popping Time – still wolfing down my own Red also sells some yummy side Mexican Taco can often ern food. The flaming lamb Kettle Corn Food Truck Chili Miso Tofu bowl) but the dishes along with their clas- be spotted at the IX Park kabobs drew me to the food The kettle corn at It’s overall feeling was one of grati- sic ramen bowls. Fans swear markets, and you can follow stand while I was wandering Popping Time is simply tude, and surprise. by their chicken kaarage them online through their around IX Park. Khadija is so magical. I have never been “I think sometimes at UVA it (fried chicken bites), which social media accounts. sweet and friendly, and she a big popcorn person; usu- can feel hard to want to go into a comes in a few different fla- Angelic’s Kitchen – explained all of the items on ally, I can take it or leave it. public service career because so vors. Their kaarage reminds Comfort Food/Fried Fish the expansive menu. I tried However, after my first few many events are geared toward me of Korean fried chicken Food Truck the lamb kabob pita, which snack packs I was HOOKED. Big Law,” explained Whitney because of the many sauce I haven’t tried Angelic’s was delicious. Khadija’s has Now I am officially an ad- Carter ’23. “I really appreciated options available. Bansan yet, but it is at the top of my a large menu, and it changes dict. The food truck always the opportunity to connect with also offers dessert in the list. The food truck offers week-to-week. I saw exotic offers an array of sweet and other people who are interested form of taiyaki (little fish- soul food, including wings, items like tongue sandwich, savory flavors. My personal in Public Service.” Logan White shaped pastries), which mac’n’cheese, street corn, ash-e doogh (yogurt soup), favorites are sweet cherry ’23 agreed: “I attended the comes in red bean and spe- and fried fish (their spe- dolma, barbari bread, etc. pie, caramel cinnamon, ‘Starting in Public Service’ ses- cialty flavors of the week cialty). If you’re looking for Apparently, her spicy pota- s’mores, jalapeno, cilan- sion and really enjoyed the pan- such as cookie butter or nut- some delicious Southern fla- to samosas are a bestseller, tro chive, and cheddar. The elist discussion—it was so help- ter-butter. vor and want to support a lo- along with the cheesy spin- owners are wonderful people ful to have the chance to hear I ended up trying Bansan cal Black business, definitely ach pastries. There are many and offer samples of all their the concerns of other students for the first time at Potter’s check them out at 1348 Long vegetarian and vegan op- flavors. Check them out: the that want to start in Public Ser- Cider because I won some Street, Pantops in Charlot- tions available too! Khadija $3 snack tubs are definitely vice and get some real, straight- free ramen as part of a so- tesville. also makes desserts like bak- worth it. Or, if you are ad- forward advice from women cial media giveaway contest. Angelic’s Kitchen also lava, which I will definitely dicted like me, the $8 large who have already gone through The ramen was good. Bansan caters, and in more excit- try next time. bag is the best bang for your it.” Dean Goluboff highlighted uses chicken-based broth in- ing news, the food truck will If you’re interested in buck. the classroom to career support stead of the traditional pork. soon be opening a restaurant Khadija’s food, you can or- --- system UVA provides for gradu- If you want a more tradi- at the Dairy Market in Char- der it for delivery or pick up [email protected] ates looking to work in public tional ramen in a brick-and- lottesville. in Charlottesville on week- service, including reimburse- mortar restaurant, I also Sweet Jane’s Kitchen – ment for travel to interviews in recommend Mashumen, Crab Cake Food Stand addition to the more well-known which opened recently and After visiting Ocean City loan forgiveness program. This was reviewed by my fellow and stuffing myself with crab was a pleasant surprise for Ra- editor Michael Berdan ’22. earlier this year, I was so ex- chel Dalton ’23: “There were so Mexican Taco – Taco cited to visit Sweet Jane’s many more resources available Food Truck Kitchen at the IX Market. to us to help ease the transition Who doesn’t like hand- The food stand offers Mary- into Public Service than I knew made tacos? Mexican Taco land-style jumbo crab cakes. about.” shapes and presses their I split a crab cake sandwich (Fun Law Weekly Fact: This corn tortillas by hand, and and Arnold Palmer combo as honorable newspaper elected its the result is delicious. Apart an appetizer, and it was the first woman editor-in-chief in from steak, chicken, pork, bomb. Definitely get your 1979.) and chorizo tacos, the food sandwich with their sauce

--- truck also sells empanadas, sauce and Old Bay for an au- Pictured: Bansan makes some bomb ramen. Photo Courtesy of Grace Tang '21. [email protected] nachos, and tamales. I am a thentic and delicious experi- Becoming the Chair: A Beginner's Guide to Yoga

OFTW page 5 Vinyasa. Crow’s pose. War- on numerous levels. The first ticipants (participant?), who away from the stresses of life time is part of what enables rior one and two. If any of these surprise came when, upon neither saw nor heard hide and really be mentally present, yoga to pull one away from terms mean something more joining, I realized there were nor hair of me throughout our at least for an hour. other stressors in the moment. Jonathan only two others in the call— transformative hour-long-ex- Yoga manages to do this, I It demands both your physical Peterson ‘23 the instructor and a 1L braver perience. However, this fact is believe, thanks to two aspects and mental presence. Staff Editor than I, evidenced by her active probably for the best. My yoga of the activity. The first is the The second aspect of yoga participation in Zoom’s video experience was anything but intense stillness of the holds. that allows this is the breath- to you than hav- features. This was not a level of graceful; full of sweat, shaking Yoga is not like other exer- ing. The entire time, while ing some vague intimacy I had anticipated. Can legs, poorly timed breaths, and cises. It isn’t running. It isn’t straining to complete pose after connection with one, in good faith, not partici- a miserable attempt at “playing swimming. It isn’t squatting or pose, your breath is something yoga, you are pate in a pre-yoga discussion around with the crow’s pose,” deadlifting or jumping rope or you must keep under control. more prepared than I was for when you make up one-third of my participation would have anything. Yoga is yoga. Yoga is Again, this activity requires be- SBA’s Wellness Wednesday the participants? Is there yoga only added comedic value to still, quiet, and collected. It is ing mentally present to the de- Yoga, which takes place ev- etiquette that covers this situ- the whole venture. predicated on large fluid move- gree that it does not allow one to ery week at 7:30 p.m. I joined ation? Should I have studied? This is not to say, how- ments that require precise con- worry about outside stressors. the Zoom call at 7:31, fashion- Muted and unseen, I experi- ever, that yoga did not bring trol and strength to complete in It is one thing to breathe while ably late, and totally unsure of enced an internal struggle the value into my own life. While I the slow and effortless fashion sitting here, writing this piece. what to expect. Hidden behind gravity of which few men en- may not offer much to yoga or of the public-place-yoga-dude It is an entirely other task to the safe, warm, gray Zoom tile counter in their lives. the yogi community, I found we all make fun of under our focus on one’s breathing, con- of anonymity, which I knew Ultimately, the choice was a immense enjoyment in the ac- breaths, but whose confidence trol it, and fall into a conscious would keep my yoga failures simple one—inaction is always tivity. Law school is hard. I’m and poise we are secretly envi- rhythm. And even that process and foibles hidden from the more comfortable than action, a wee little 1L. There’s a lot on ous of as we shuffle along the doesn’t compare to achieving gaze of the collected and ac- and I am certainly a fellow with my plate, and there’s little bet- sidewalk. The intense stillness those results while also engag- complished instructor, Eliza quite a bit of inertia. Thus, my ter for dealing with that over- of the holds creates, as I quick- ing in the sort of physical strain Robertson ’22, I pulled the trig- level of yoga participation will burdened plate than an hour of ly learned, quite the strain on which accompanies yoga. To ger and began my career as a probably come as no surprise low intensity yet somehow very one’s muscles. At first, the pose do so requires a level of control yogi. to my readers, but news of my taxing physical activity, which feels simple. Pretend I’m sit- that I do not yet possess, but I Suffice it to say I was not actual attendance may be quite also incorporates a mindfulness ting in a chair? I’ve done this find inspirational. And to do so expecting what I entered into the surprise to my fellow par- component. Yoga makes the with a chair a thousand times, requires constant mental pres- muscles feel alive, allows the no problem. But, after you’ve ence. There is no room between unruly and unfocused mind to cycled through your self-made the ears for tomorrow’s reading be tamed for a short time, and chair a few times, the legs of while this second’s breathing is narrows your existence into the that chair—your very own on the line. stretch of ligaments, the tired- legs—quickly lose their former In summation, despite my yet-unfinished tremble of legs, stability. They ache, and they lack of experience and the un- and the slow roll of a droplet of burn, and they wobble, and expected intimacy of the Zoom sweat descending down your there is nothing you can think call, I firmly enjoyed my time forehead and across the brow, about but the physical sensa- and would absolutely recom- landing with a soundless splash tions coursing through you. mend yoga to anyone interest- upon the ground, the mat, the You become the chair, albeit ed. I, personally, will certainly carpet, wherever you choose to a chair in substantial pain, as be returning next week. Who be in the moment. It is one of the instructor calmly repeats knows, perhaps this time I’ll those special activities that re- breathing instructions. The fo- turn my camera on. quires both physical presence cus required and the physical and presence of mind, which is strain inherent in doing these --- what I found to be yoga’s true intensely still movements over [email protected] Pictured: This is absolutely not what I looked like.. Photo Courtesy of everydayhealth.com draw—its ability to draw me a long and repetitive period of Wednesday, 4 November 2020 VIRGINIA LAW WEEKLY Features 3 ing Down” – Fall Out Boy, don’t know anything about mu- 2005 sic history or music theory, but “One night and one more I know that this song makes me Spooky Candy Rankings time, thanks for the memories weep with joy. It speaks to our even though they weren’t so humanity—nay, it defines it. Dear reader, we are at the that I remember about this ipe doesn’t call for salt. If you GREAT.” That’s what I think This is who we are, and we all point in the semester where the song is him singing the words don’t think Chocolate Salty Ball of when I think of this song. bow down at the throne of 50 writer no longer cares about “chocolate rain,” and that’s is a funny song, then you have Those lyrics aren’t even from Cent’s “Candy Shop.” Drew Calamaro ‘21 about it. No, I am not rewatch- a big dump in your pants. Also, this song. Honestly, I shouldn’t Actual number one: Satire Editor ing this song. Maybe I will, but if you think the Law Weekly even be putting it in here, but the edible grass in “Willy not right now. Sad story—a vid- shouldn’t be referencing some- I know people would get mad Wonka & the Chocolate providing you eo title of an interview with this thing “lowbrow” like this, then if I didn’t. You could even say Factory” with quality, guy says that he lost millions by you, too, have a big dump in I didn’t want to deal with the I have been thinking about time-invested not putting the song on iTunes. your pants. Find a toilet and FALLOUT! Ok, next song. this all week. The grass really candy rankings. This is a lesson for you incred- learn some potty humor be- 3. “Lollipop” – Lil did it for me. Just blew my Instead, we are ibly talented musical geniuses fore judging me for my choice Wayne, 2008 mind as a little second grader going to just feed you artifi- in the legal field, of which there in songs is all that I am saying. Unbelievable this isn’t num- when I first saw this movie, cial, mass-produced, easy-to- are many—make hay while the Also, show Isaac Hayes some ber one, I know. I agonized and I still want to try it. Alas, digest-but-something-you-re- sun shines, baby. respect. over that, but I have to give I never will, and I find that gret-reading rankings articles. 8. “Sugar (feat. Wynter)” 6. “Sunshine, lollipops, precedence to the next song. very sad. But also a metaphor, Sort of like candy. This is, of – Flo Rida, Wynter Gor- and rainbows” – Lesley Something like a little under a p’raps, about how we will never course, a definitive ranking of don, 2009 Gore, the 60s I think year after its release, “Lollipop” achieve perfection in this life. candies. I am terrible at memorizing Like Rodney Dangerfield’s sold over nine million copies (if All I can hope for is to be car- 10. “I Want Candy” – lyrics, but by God, I can sing comedy near the time this you’re looking for a footnote, ried on a chocolate river’s liq- NOT Aaron Carter, 1982 like half of this song cause it’s came out, this song doesn’t get it ain’t happening, buster. Go uids in the next life and to be Who the hell knew that “I just ripped (sampled) from enough respect. It is constantly look it up on Wikipedia your- washed up onto an edible, can- Want Candy” was first written that “I’m Blue” song. This song used in movies, and you always self). What else is there to say dy-grass shore. That is the true and sung by Bow Wow Wow? was a banger, but I feel like it know something bad is going other than “Sh, sh, she lick me meaning of Halloween. I didn’t. I always thought this got overshadowed by other to happen like right after the like a lollipop.” Thank God for Honorable mention: “Laffy was an Aaron Carter song. Ei- candy-themed songs that came scene is over. Usually, it ends Lil Wayne. Taffy”– D4L ther way, this is a classic and out around the same time. mid-song with a little echo or 2. “Candy Shop” – 50 --- is automatically stuck in your Or maybe not, and I am out something, and the protagonist Cent, 2005 [email protected] head the second you read the of touch with the pop culture has a dumbfounded or hor- Legendary. Just incredible. I song title. I will say, the origi- world, which I most certainly rified look on his or her face. nal song is the one I am think- am. However, not as out of Fantastic song for setting that ing of, but Jesus, I had no clue touch as MANY in this school, vibe up. it was this old. 1982. Anyways, who don’t even try to engage 5. “The Candyman” – this is spooky because, statisti- with, like, society. Anyways, Sammy Davis Jr. version, cally speaking, someone who fantastic song, and God bless 1971 worked on the production, Flo Rida. This isn’t so much about writing, music video filming, 7. “Chocolate Salty Ball” candy as it is about the Candy acting, or distribution of this – Chef/Isaac Hayes/South Man. I have always thought it song is probably dead. Park was a creepy song. It’s like a 9. “Chocolate Rain” – I mean this song has ab- well-meaning version of Lol- Tay Zonday, 2007 solutely everything—a FULL lipop, which just doesn’t bode This guy is a legend of the vi- recipe for chocolate salty balls, well. That being said, this, too, ral video game. He was a weird- including directions on how to is used a lot in movies. Usually, looking guy back then, and make it, sung by the righteous the main character is on drugs. guess what—he’s a weird-look- and legendary voice that is Don’t hold me to that. ing guy now. The only thing Isaac Hayes. Fun fact, the rec- 4. “Sugar, We’re Go- Pictured: Willy Wonka is emblamatic of Halloween. Photo Courtesy of pbs.twimg.com Empty Trails and Open Air: Social Distancing at Its Finest

The last time I wrote for the er backpacking trip, we knew After arriving at Two Mile for a nearby flat space. Since it (along with a spare) to Law Weekly about camping that, in order to miss the fall Run, I got a chance to en- this is backcountry camping, see if it was still any good. and social distancing, it was crowds, we needed to pick a joy the view myself, includ- there weren’t any ideal pre- Things we learned: While Stan Birch ‘22 more difficult and sparsely ing the rocky cliffs far in the cleared spaces, so we found many freeze-dried meals 3 News Editor traveled trail. We settled on distance, and all the foliage a seemingly flat space and last for nearly three decades, Rocky Mount and Gap Run in full fall swing. We loaded started pushing the fallen some of the powdered milk not the best of trails, right off Two Mile Run up our packs, locked the car, leaves off to the side to set up options decidedly do not.5 I “camping” trips Overlook on Skyline Drive. texted our parents where we our tent. We were greeted by say “we,” because after tak- but provided Driving in on a Friday af- were and when we’d be back, more of our arachnid friends ing two bites and not being ample comedic ternoon, the park was beau- and headed off to the trail- from earlier. After shooing sure if I should keep eat- content for the paper.1 So, tiful with great foliage all head. off a few particularly large ing, my camping companion naturally, when I planned around us. Or so I’m told. I It was quiet and there friends, we were left alone tried a much smaller spoon- another camping trip, I fig- was focused on avoiding the weren’t other cars parked at for the rest of the night and ful and could not spit it out ured a second article would many drivers who seemed the overlook, so we felt con- set up our tent without too fast enough. The spare gra- either prove I actually knew to forget they were behind fident that we were some of much trouble. This meant it nola was immediately pre- what I am doing or would the steering wheel of a large the only people on the trail. was chow time. pared, and the remnants of continue to provide come- moving piece of metal and That confidence was bol- Opting for light and conve- the spoiled meal scattered dic relief. This article, dear were busy looking out at stered when we repeatedly nient, we went with freeze- far away from our campsite. readers, does a little of both. the scenic views or filming walked face-first into very dried pouches, just adding After this, we packed up the Quarantine has been a for their Instagram story.2 large and very ornate spider boiling water. While packing, rest of our food into a bear drag on everyone and keep- webs spun right across the I found an old freeze-dried bag, found a suitable tree, ing socially distanced can 2 If you go to Shenandoah trail. As the sun started to granola from my Scouting tossed a line, and hoisted feel frustrating, but the mo- to see how beautiful it is, and set and the light faded, our days4 and thought I’d bring our breakfast and power ment I am on a hiking trail you very much should, use an goal became finding a good bars to safety far from any I want as few people near overlook. Put your car in park. place to set up for the night. 3 It was not. prying paws. me as possible. This makes Take it all in. Don’t be these We made it to a fork in the After taking care of din- backpacking the perfect ac- people. trail and started searching 4 Approximately 2011. ner, it was time to climb into tivity to avoid people while our home-away-from-home. forgetting that avoiding peo- This tent was a change in ple is all you seem to do these gear from our previous trips. days. My significant other, Being lighter and smaller an awesome person and also meant it would pack and cooped up at home, readily carry easier, but it also agreed to pack up our bags meant less space inside. This and go backpacking. Having proved not to be too much of been in and out of Shenan- a problem, until the ever-so- doah National Park many slight slope meant one of us times during quarantine for was continually being sand- drives, day trips, and anoth- wiched between the tent wall and another soundly sleep- 1 LINK TO THE 4/12/20 ing party. Ultimately, every- Article “Practicing Social Distancing and Adverse Pos- 5 Rule of Thumb: If it tastes session” (Ed. The Illustrious like cardboard and smells author of this article did not weird, stop eating. provide the link, hence, Google Pictured: The cold, bugs, and sweating was well worth this view. Photo Courtesy of Stan Birch '22. CAMPING page 6 it yourself.) 4 Colophon VIRGINIA LAW WEEKLY Wednesday, 4 November 2020 LAW WEEKLY FEATURE: Court of Petty Appeals The Court of Petty Appeals is the highest appellate jurisdiction court at UVA Law. 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Remote Students v. CRLHA.2 We now reverse. tramural college athletes, was fall short of the “continuous request for an injunction. See Student Records II sued by the North Grounds and systematic” contacts re- Brief for Scholars of the UVA 73 U.Va 10 (2020) It may be helpful first to Softball League. Intramural quired by Intramural Shoe. 32 Law Faculty as Amici Curiae review the development of this Shoe had employed traveling U.Va. at 320. 11 [“Please, please, don’t make Re, J., delivered the opin- Court’s jurisdictional doctrine. salesmen to market its shoes While this case has barely us grade these exams. It’s aw- ion of the Court, in which In Annoyer v. Jeff, 9 U.Va. to law students present at the gotten the attention of the ful. We have to read 70 (usually Calamaro, Palmer, Jones, 714 (1878), the Court held that UVA Law Softball Invitational.3 plaintiff-appellants, it has at- incorrect) answers to the same Jones, Schmid, Deskins, and the Law School’s jurisdiction The salesman had claimed that tracted significant interest fact pattern. There are so many Tang J., and Luk, C.J., join. was strictly limited to its ter- their shoes were so sturdy that from various amici. Some have typos. And most of us just base ritorial boundaries. Annoyer “you won’t slip, even if you’ve argued that grades and op- our grade on who wrote the Justice Re delivered the arose when a 2L named Jeff had a bunch of beer.” Id. at 317. portunities to compete against most anyway. The rest of us opinion of the Court. was repeatedly annoyed by an Some of the athletes tested this each other should absolutely throw all the exams down the undergrad (named “Annoyer” claim, found it to be false, and continue. See Brief for Associa- stairs and give grades based on by the Court t0 protect his sued, claiming that Intramu- tion of Gunners as Amicus Cur- where they land.”]. This case requires us to con- anonymity) while Jeff was try- ral Shoe had lied, in violation iae 45 (“We thought that get- One objection raised by sider whether the Law School ing to read for class at a tavern of the Honor Code. Id. at 322. ting high scores on the LSAT Student Records was the issue has jurisdiction to enter grades of degrees: If the School cannot against remote students. Be- enter grades against students, cause remote students no lon- e can take judicial notice how can it award degrees? The ger have minimum contacts answer to this is simply that with the School, we hold that that grades are always a our jurisdictional constraints the School lacks jurisdiction to "W exist to prevent parties from grade remote students. hostile and adverse action taken against being adversely affected by I the School if they lack mini- A class of remote law stu- students . . ." mum contacts. We can take dents requested an injunction judicial notice of the fact that preventing Student Records downtown. Jeff asked the Law The Court held that the Honor would finally give us lasting grades are always a hostile and from entering grades.1 The School to tell Annoyer to stop, Code could be applied against self-worth, but the high faded. adverse action taken against Court of Hopeless Pleas, which but the Annoyer Court found Intramural Shoe because its It is bad enough that we can students, notwithstanding the has jurisdiction over challenges that the Law School was pow- contacts with the School were only prove ourselves superior claims in the Brief from the As- to the actions of Student Re- erless to exercise extraterrito- “continuous and systematic.” to our peers once a semester. sociation of Gunners. cords, conducted a trial and en- rial jurisdiction over Annoyer, Id. at 341. Asking clever questions in class tered final judgment in favor of who had no connection to the III is okay, but only a curved grade *** Student Records, thus allowing Law School. Unlike other un- Turning to the case at gives real, empirical proof that Because remote students grades to be entered. Section dergrads, he had never even hand, we must apply the In- we are not the hoi polloi.”). See lack minimum contacts with 3 of the “Trying to Make Class studied in the Law Library dur- tramural Shoe standard to the also Brief for Cravath et al. as the Law School, it would of- Registration Less Horrible” ing finals or taken our free cof- students. Beyond the couple Amici Curiae 5-6 (“Without an fend traditional notions of fair Act (“TTMCRLHA”) allows for fee. Tweets we saw, see supra, at n. updated and thorough GPA, play and substantial justice to direct appeal to this Court in While Annoyer has not 1 and n. 2, we have been unable the interviewers we send to allow Student Records to enter cases seeking to enjoin Student been overruled, the Court has to obtain further briefing from OCI [sic] may actually be re- grades against them. The judg- Records. The remote students significantly modified its rig- the remote students. Far from quired to listen to the answers ment of the Court of Hopeless appealed under § 3 of the TTM- idly territorial focus. The ca- leading us to enter a default applicants give during inter- Pleas is reversed, and the case nonical opinion in this area judgment against the students, views. This is too much to ask. is remanded for the entry of an 1 Technically, they didn’t remains Intramural Shoe Co. we think it kind of proves their The current system of asking appropriate decree in accor- file a complaint as much as v. North Grounds Softball case. They exist in a happy formulaic questions, nodding dance with this opinion. a bunch of remote students League, 32 U.Va. 310 (1945), in state. Once the initial disap- politely through the response, hearted a Tweet that said, “I which we held that the School pointment of the world end- and then accepting or rejecting It is so ordered. haven’t been to the law school may exercise jurisdiction over ing wore off, they were allowed the applicant based solely on --- in months. I don’t want to get someone not present on the something that few law stu- GPA works well.”). Some amici, [email protected] graded on a bunch of exams! I Law School’s grounds if that dents are ever granted: forget- however, support the students’ wish they’d just let us graduate person has “certain minimum ting that they are students dur- without grading us.” Several contacts with [the School] such ing the semester. Sure, there is Faculty Quotes users, in addition to hearting that the Law School’s action the occasional rude interrup- the Tweet, posted a clapping- does not offend traditional no- tion of a Zoom class or the rare R. Hynes: “I have the best J. Harrison: "Criminal hands emoji and wrote, “This tions of fair play and substan- email that requires a response, tax strategy of all: to die.” prosecutions usually become ^^”, in response. The lower tial justice.” Intramural Shoe but those invasions are few and moot if the great mooter court found that this constitut- arose when Intramural Shoe far between. Certainly, those J. Duffy: “I went to law comes along and moots the ed a complaint with a prayer Company, which specialized rare contacts with the School school, but even before then, criminal defendant." for relief from a cohesive class in selling athletic shoes to in- I learned how to read.” of plaintiffs. 3 R.I.P. A. Bamzai: "This is why 2 It was another Tweet. R. Harmon: "I'm going people hire you. If these to give out Miranda warn- things were easy to read, you ings for Halloween this year . wouldn't be worth the mon- . . You cannot get Covid from ey." Virginia Law Weekly Miranda warnings."

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Here’s anoth- see that it is a much more cratic process from interfer- Special Projects to pieces and putting them er premise: A victory for the beautiful thing when you live ence. You can look them up Editor in new shapes of your own sole sake of trampling upon it without distrust and hate at protecttheresults.com. If choosing . . . The old civiliza- others is no victory at all; it toward fellow human beings. you’re looking for further the tracks look tions claimed to be founded is a monstrosity. Looking at Now is not a time for vio- reading, I recommend ob- real rickety and upon love and justice. Ours life as a zero-sum game is lence, or unmitigated rage, taining a copy of the Train- the seatbelts is founded upon hatred. In a good way to hamstring us or destruction of property. ing Manual for Nonviolent are made out of rope, but our world, there will be no all. Cooperation is the way It is time for us to rise up Defense Against the Coup Yuri the ride operator says emotions except fear, rage, to move forward, not inter- in defense of our country’s d’État.4 it’s fine to ride, so you get on triumph and self-abase- necine brawling. So to that values and institutions, yes, We’ve had tough times and it starts up the hill, and ment. Everything else we world of power and hate and and rise we shall, but we before, and we’ll have them you look back and realize shall destroy. Everything . trampling, I say no. I will must not permit ourselves to again. That’s part of being that Yuri is blackout drunk . . There will be no art, no always say no, and I trust stoop to the level of the hate- human, and it’s part of being on cheap vodka, and also literature, no science. When that you shall as well. (In a ful, myopic individuals we American–but only part. The never worked at the theme we are omnipotent, we will more literal sense, getting are facing. other part is getting through park in the first place, but have no more need of sci- stomped in the face sounds Trust in each other. Help those hard times. Have it’s too late to get off the roll- ence . . . But always . . . al- like a bad time, and boots each other. Avoid paramili- faith–faith in the ideals you er coaster? My friend Dennis ways at every moment there taste like crap anyway.) tary folks looking for trou- believe in, and the future sure does.1 will be the thrill of victory, The extremists who agi- ble, no matter what side you want for our country– Let me back up a bit. I the sensation of trampling tate for violence in support they’re on (although, let’s be and we can work together feel like this analogy went a on an enemy who is hope- of President Trump are not real, one side might try and to make all of our Americas little off the rails.2 I was in less. If you want a picture people for us to be afraid fail to burn down the local closer to reality. the process of writing a hi- of the future, imagine a boot of. They are afraid them- Starbucks while the other larious article poking fun at stamping on a human face– selves but cannot point to side stands around look- --- President Trump–seriously, forever. what, specifically, they truly ing for a reason to machine it was great, I even managed -1984, George Orwell fear–and so their fear, their gun unarmed minorities, so [email protected] to get a Marvin Gaye refer- (O’Brien speaking to Win- rage, their hate, is directed it’s not like they’re exactly ence in there–but, well, this ston) outwards, always outwards. on the same level of messed situation calls for something I reject this vision of the They represent a challenge up). Keep an eye out for po- a bit more well-crafted than world. I like people. I like art, for our nation to overcome, lice looking for an excuse to put-downs about daddy is- literature, and science. What not a group for us to loathe hurt people (I’m not saying sues. I don’t like is inflicting pain or run from. What they all police are looking for an Let’s begin with a quote. dream of, what they want, excuse to hurt people. I’m I believe it encapsulates the 3 Being politically conser- is fire and death, bodies in also not saying some of them philosophy of Trumpism’s vative doesn’t make someone the streets, shell casings on aren’t). Stock up on canned most ardent and aggressive a bad person. Neither does be- the pavement. What we will goods. Do not practice vio- ing a registered Republican. show them is something they lence or vandalism. The ba- 1 R.I.P. Dennis. I told you Conservatives, liberals, inde- are not prepared for: rea- sics are pretty simple. 4 Available for free at not to go to theme parks in Yu- pendents and all other vot- son, and understanding, and Here are a couple of https://www.nonviolent- goslavia. ers have the most important unity among people like you, quick recommendations if conflict.org/resource/ things in common: We care for and me, and our friends and you’d like to get involved. training-manual-for-nonvi- 2 Just like Dennis did. America, and we are human family; a mutual desire to Protect the Results is a joint olent-defense-against-the- beings with innate worth. bring our great, ugly, beau- project organized by Indivis- coup-detat/.

and I got to coach football The Delta is one of the most What was the worst Trying to convey non-verbal HOT and track, and just had a re- over-incarcerated areas in the thing you’ve made? Any cues and then realizing that ally good experience. One of country. The town I was in significant failures? you’re wearing a mask, so it my former students just got was right next to Parchman There was this one table just looks like you’re staring BENCH a scholarship to run track at State Penitentiary, and it was that I tried to make, and the at whoever you’re trying to Mississippi State University. this constant threat in their soft pine I was working with communicate with. I was go- He’s a brilliant student and a daily lives at thirteen-years- warped pretty horrifically. If ing to say personal questions great athlete, and I’m really old. The message my students you put an apple on the table it but that feels rude, given the proud of him. got from their community ev- would just roll onto the floor. context. ery day was that success in How did you decide on school was a way to stay out You mentioned small- Favorite word? law school? of prison. That’s true, but it scale organic farms, I really like the word “mo- I ended up deciding on law shouldn’t be the only way. would you share more sey.” It has this implication of school because of my experi- about those? unhurriedness and openness ence teaching in the Delta. I I’ve heard through the I lived on a series of small- to experience that fits with really loved being in the class- grapevine you do car- scale farms in Portugal, Spain, how I want to move through Isaac Buckley ‘23 room and interacting with the pentry or woodworking? France, and Ireland. I knew I the world. students, but eventually it be- What should I call it? was coming to law school at Interviewed by Jonathan Peterson ’23 came clear to me that a lot of I don’t know, I make furni- this point, and as a result, I Least favorite sound? the biggest issues my students ture sometimes. figured there was a high likeli- It’s this low churning sound Hi Isaac, welcome to the faced, like food insecurity, the hood that I’d be sitting behind that my car started making a Hot Bench! Tell me a little undue influence of the prison How did you get into a desk for long periods of time month and a half ago which I about yourself: Where system in the area, and school making furniture? for the foreseeable future. I’ve really need to get checked out. are you from, undergrad, funding formulas derived I first got interested in it always been curious about Although I almost certainly work experience? Just from local property taxes, when I was here for under- food: where it comes from, won’t. the typical I’m-just-meet- were all issues I couldn’t ad- grad. I was doing English how it’s grown, who grows it, ing-you-ice-breaker style dress from the classroom. It and Foreign Affairs, so, simi- the science and economics of Spirit animal? speech. was frustration at that feeling lar to law school, I was doing it, and just a general inter- Octopus. I grew up in Richmond of powerlessness that really a lot of reading and writing. est. The communes were, for and came to UVA for under- started me thinking about law Which I love. But, it’s all sort me, a way to travel, to learn, What would win in a grad. After that, I did Teach school. of between-the-ears-work, if to meet people, and to have a fight, a grizzly bear or a for America for two years at you know what I mean. Car- high degree of freedom before silverback gorilla, and a middle school in the Mis- Is addressing these is- pentry’s a physical process beginning law school. why? sissippi Delta, where I taught sues part of the impact that creates this tangible re- I have to give it to the silver- eighth grade English. I then you hope to make as a sult that’s really satisfying in Any interesting facts back. I think its low center of spent two years working for lawyer? a different way than creating a about food production gravity would give it the edge. a firm in Richmond figuring Yeah, that’s my hope. I’m piece of writing. It just helps you’d share? out whether I was actually interested in working as a me get out of my head a bit. The coolest thing I got to That’s a controversial interested in the law. I spent public defender after school. participate in, hands-down, statement. How do you my last year before law school Do you have a favorite was lambing. square away the size dif- traveling and working on If public defense is what project you’ve worked ference between the two? small-scale organic farms. really stuck out to you, on? What’s lambing? It’s not the size of the gorilla was the prison system A couple of years back I So, lambing is just helping in the fight. It’s the size of the What was the Mississip- in particular one of the made a coffee table out of this sheep give birth. It’s a real fight in the gorilla. pi Delta like? more impactful issues for huge old door. I took two pan- messy process. They come out It’s a fascinating part of the your students? els out of the ends of the door feet first. But it was one of the --- country. I loved teaching the Yeah, the effect of the pris- and planted moss beds in coolest things I got to do on a [email protected] age group I did because those on system on my students them. It ended up being really farm. are such formative years. and their families was some- cool with the moss beds built We got to talk about books, thing you could see every day. in on either end, and it still Let’s do a lighting functioned as an actual table. round! Pet peeve? 6 The Back Page VIRGINIA LAW WEEKLY Wednesday, 4 November 2020 series of high-knees and sly CAMPING slithers to avoid one anoth- continued from page 3 er, we walked up to the car and planned what to get for Cartoon By Raphael one slept well through the lunch. On the way out, the night despite the gravity-in- lines of cars getting into the duced snuggling. park were each about seven- The next morning in- ty or eighty long. I was glad volved some highs and lows. we were on our way out. The highs: Nothing getting Overall, this trip proved into the food bag overnight, much more enjoyable and freeze-dried biscuits and much more adventurous gravy tasting several times than the time I camped better than expected, and “near” the Law School. If the views when we reached you can safely do so and feel the peak. The lows: It started any inclination to hike or to drizzle as we started pack- explore the Shenandoah, I ing and we ended up seeing a can’t recommend it enough. few other people on the hike. Who knows, we might see After rushing to pack every- one another on the trail and thing away and putting pack awkwardly shuffle past each covers on, we headed for the other. peak—only for the rain to stop. The trail marker said --- 1.2 miles, but I am not sure what definition of a “mile” [email protected] they had in mind. It was all worth it. The view was wonderful, it was quiet and full of changing leaves and colors, and we had it all to ourselves. In the far distance I noticed a white car parked at an overlook and realized I was standing on the rocky face I had seen when we first loaded up. On our hike back we passed a

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