Pro Bono Barrister: Kings Inn members put Jay-Z in the legal lexicon
Who said a CLE program dealing with the controversial issue of “Stop & Frisk” has to be dull? Legalistic? Stuffed with stultifying legalese?
All such “precedents” were abandoned when the Kings Nathan R. Sobel American Inn of Court delved into the timely issue with real-life re-enactments that even introduced some members to the seductive, yet illustrative, world of Hip-Hop! Even Rap!
Employing a program suggested by the American Inns of Court, the panel, headed by chairs Appellate Division Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix, Judge Joanne Quinones and Larry DiGiovanna, evoked provocative language and concepts by borrowing from an article by South-western Law School Professor Caleb Mason. Claiming a heritage based on “99 Problems” by Jay-Z, the professor’s theme was adapted by the Inns’ leaders and styled as “Stop & Frisk: From Jay-Z to Judge Scheindlin.”