“How did he stand out while ‘teaching’ that course in law?”

He did not stand out – in fact, his students recall that he obsessed over race, class, and gender issues while offering less of an emphasis on more important aspects of Constitutional Law. This, coupled with his lack of legal scholarship, indicates that despite substantial “innate intelligence” O is probably no more familiar with the law than many law students. He’s made horrific gaffes on the campaign trail about the Nuremberg tribunals and the role of the executive branch. (Of course, his supporters used mental gymnastics after the fact to make it seem like he knew what he was talking about).