When I was setting up the links on this blog, I threw one on to The Volokh Conspiracy for a few reasons: I wanted to find a law blog that had some interesting writing, I went to UCLA and, frankly, it's just got an awesome name.

I'll concede that much of the discussion there is somewhat over my head, as I'm just an observer of the legal community, rather than a part of it. Perhaps at the 20th anniversary party of Order in the Court, we'll all laugh about those tender, early days before I became a legal genius, but until we get there, I'll keep looking at many of the Volokh posts and wish that I were more of a scholar.

But, along with interesting stuff like this discussion on cease-and-desist letters, the Conspiracy crew also has some very amusing asides, such as this:

Looking for a Good Term:

"One common argument for restricting sex between psychotherapists and their clients is that the clients often have a diminished ability to ___."

And while some of the commenters are helpful, quite a few had some fun with it. It's awesome-- the guy's trying to get some help for his poor student and his readers are treating this like Mad Libs. Good luck, Prof. V. And good luck to the student, too-- sounds like an interesting issue, even without the off-color suggestions offered up in the comments.