superfluous literary allusions are cool

The Lawyering Program starts the year with an exercise in statutory interpretation and rule-formulation dealing with a rule that says "no vehicles in the park." this particular exercise is, it seems, well worn. Nevertheless, the particular pretensions of the lawyering program add a charm, of sorts. The ordinance in question is enacted, we are told, in a New Jersey municipality called Brideshead. The neighboring town, which comes up in later elaborations, is called Macondo Hills. I've been wondering all year whether this means we will, in fact, revisit the exercise at the end of the year. It seems not to be in the curriculum, but someone else had the idea:

"Return to Brideshead: Driving in Wharton Park"
A debate concerning statutory construction, legislative history,
and executive signing statements
presented by the Federalist Society and the American Constitution Society.

much to my chagrin, they managed to miss the obvious title!