Sue Me: Famous Lawsuits and Legal Disputes
The famous and ridiculous lawsuit revolving around a cup of hot coffee
What is the McDonald's Grandma lawsuit?
This long-running TV show follows attorneys at a fictional New York District Attorney’s office and begins with the famous line, “In the criminal justice system…”
What is Law and Order?
The offense of willfully telling an untruth under oath in a court of law.
What is perjury?
This type of crime is generally punishable by less than one year in jail or a fine, while more serious crimes are called felonies.
What is a misdeanor?
The executive, legislative, and judicial branches?
What are the three branches of the U.S. government?
In 1988, Universal Studios sued this small Vermont ski resort for calling itself “Hollywood East."
What is Killington?
In Legally Blonde, Elle Woods gets accepted into this Ivy League law school.
What is Harvard Law?
The proper name for the warning that informs a suspect of their rights (including the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney)
What are Miranda Rights?
In 1792, this device became a notorious method of execution during the French Revolution, nicknamed “the National Razor.”
What is the Guillotine?
The infamous court case that allowed companies to express First Amendment rights to free speech in political campaigns
What is Citizens United?
In one of the most famous tech lawsuits, Apple sued this company in 2011 for copying the look and feel of its iPhone.
What is Samsung?
This Taylor Swift album release led to multiple copyright lawsuits about her re-recordings.
What is "Taylor's Version?"
The court procedure in which the defense and prosecution determine if a prospective juror can serve on the jury.
What is Voir Dire?
This category of crimes, such as burglary, arson, and larceny, involves harm to property rather than direct harm to persons.
What are property crimes?
The number of justices that serve on the US Supreme Court.
In the famous 1803 case Marbury v. Madison, the U.S. Supreme Court established this fundamental principle of American law.
What is Judicial Review?
Johnny Depp faced a highly publicized defamation trial against this actress in 2022.
Who is Amber Heard?
An agreement in a criminal case where the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a lighter sentence.
What is a Plea Bargain?
This 18th-century code of laws from Babylon is famous for the principle of “an eye for an eye.”
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
An order by the Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision.
What is a writ of certiorari?
The NFL settled a massive lawsuit brought by thousands of former players who alleged the league failed to warn them about this long-term injury risk.
What are concussions/CTE?
This superhero, also known as “The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen,” is a lawyer by day and vigilante by night.
Who is Daredevil?
The constitutional protection prohibits an individual from being prosecuted twice for the same offense after acquittal or conviction.
What is double jeopardy?
This common punishment in criminal law involves supervised release instead of prison time.
The number of amendments in the US Constitution.
What is 27?