Landmark Cases
This case established judicial review in the U.S.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
"Let the buyer beware"
What is Caveat emptor?
Lawyers must withdraw from representation if continuing would violate this.
What are Rules of Professional Conduct?
This fictional defense attorney’s clients always seemed to confess mid-trial in a 1960s TV classic.
Who is Perry Mason?
This U.S. state has the most lawyers per capita.
Where is New York?
This 1967 case ruled that laws banning interracial marriage were unconstitutional.
What is Loving v. Virginia?
“By what right?” — used when questioning the authority of a party.
What is Quo warranto?
This term describes the misuse of client funds.
What is Commingling?
In My Cousin Vinny, Vinny defends his cousin in this U.S. state.
What is Alabama?
The term for a group of flamingos.
What is s flamboyance?
This 1978 case upheld affirmative action in university admissions but struck down racial quotas.
What is Regents of the University of California v. Bakke?
“The body of the crime” — physical evidence a crime has occurred.
What is Corpus delicti?
This Model Rule prohibits frivolous claims and defenses.
What is Rule 3.1?
In the hit TV drama How to Get Away with Murder, this law professor and defense attorney was portrayed by Viola Davis.
Who is Annalise Keating?
The chemical symbol for gold.
What is Au?
In this case, the Court ruled that public school students have a right to free speech, provided it’s not disruptive.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
“The law does not concern itself with trifles.”
What is De minimis non curat lex?
This Supreme Court Justice faced an ethics controversy over “advice and consent” hearings in 1991.
Who is Clarence Thomas?
In The Lincoln Lawyer, Mickey Haller works out of this unconventional office space.
Where is his car?
This country is home to more pyramids than any other nation in the world — even more than Egypt.
This 2000 case effectively decided the presidential election between Bush and Gore.
What is Bush v. Gore?
“Among other things.”
What is Inter alia?
This is the year the ABA Model Rules were first adopted.
What is 1983?
This show follows lawyers at Pearson Hardman long before Mike Ross joined.
What is Suites: LA (upcoming spin-off, 2025)
This is the shortest war in history, occurring in 1896 between Britain and this East African sultanate — it lasted less than 40 minutes.
What is Zanzibar?