Law in Contemporary Society

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The Paradox of Life in Law

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The Paradox of Life in the Law

 -- By RubiRodriguez - 27 Apr 2022

What does justice mean to you?

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>		“On the first day of class, I told you all to write down what justice means to you. Go back and look at what you wrote. Law school will try to challenge that meaning every day. Hold on to it.”
 Those were the resonant words of Professor Bernard Harcourt at the conclusion of my Legal Methods class, my introduction to law school. For about two weeks, I listened to him discuss things too esoteric for my comprehension as a budding law student. Occasionally, my attention would veer off to a lingering thought that bothered me: I hope law school does not strip me of my values that led me to choosing this profession. Here I sat listening to a professor teach us about different legal schools of thought, empathetically and without scorn, even those seemingly in contradiction to his philosophy. Still, he did not hide his abolitionist views on our carceral state. How could someone be so strangely passionate about the law and still have an unwavering moral compass?

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