In Las Vegas for a getaway from the ferocious northeastern
winter, I go to the
Penn & Teller show one night knowing little about them
other than they have something to do with a magic act. I am thoroughly amused
by the show but also by elements the two incorporate in it: the
Bill of Rights is very
much a character in this performance, as are civil rights and the loss thereof
in the post-9/11 world. There are riffs on the loss of dignity at airports and
on gun control.
I wasn’t expecting to review the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
during a night out in Sin City, but what better way to reinforce legal
learning?
—Lori Tripoli
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| Las Vegas. Photo credit: M. Ciavardini |
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