Justice Field[s] Forever

What do the Beatles have to do with Pennoyer v. Neff? Nothing, I suppose. I have little doubt, though, that many new to the study of law would find John Lennon's words in Strawberry Fields Forever to be clearer, and surely closer to home, than those of Justice Stephen B. Field (additional background here), the author of the landmark (and after careful reading, ultimately scrutable) opinion in Pennoyer.

Strawberry Fields Forever:
I think a "No" will mean a "Yes," but it's all wrong.
That is I think I disagree.

Didn't know Lennon went to law school. And I can't believe it's been almost 25 years since his untimely death.

1Ls: Time goes fast. Keep things in perspective and take time to live, even if it seems hard to do during law school. And In The End, as you know, most things -- including Pennoyer (but not everything, see, e.g., Lennon's murder) -- eventually make sense.

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