Legal Lingo
This legal term refers to a wrongful act (not involving a contract) that leads to civil liability
What is a tort?
He became the first Black Supreme Court Justice in 1967
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This standardized test is typically required for law school admission
What is the LSAT?
In this 2001 film, a woman proves she belongs at Harvard Law
What is Legally Blonde?
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
What is the First Amendment?
This latin term refers to a person's right to challenge unlawful detention
What is habeas corpus?
This 1954 case declared segregated public schools unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What is a 1L?
This legal drama follows a college dropout as he poses as a Harvard-educated lawyer
What is Suits?
The amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This French-derived term describes the jury selection process where attorneys question potential jurors
What is voir dire?
Known as "the man who killed Jim Crow" this lawyer trained a generation, including Marshall, at Howard Law School
Who is Charles Hamilton Houston?
This document, required by most law schools, details your academic and professional achievements and reasons for pursuing law.
What is a personal statement?
In September 2026, this person was acquitted on all counts in a high-profile federal trial tied to a fatal shooting
Who is Lil Durk?
This amendment abolished slavery
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
This latin phrase means "guilty mind" and refers to the intent required to commit a crime
What is mens rea?
She became the first Black woman appointed as a federal judge in 1966
Who is Constance Baker Motley?
This exam must be passed in a given state before a law school graduate can practice law there
What is the bar exam?
In September 2026, a jury deadlocked after 35+ hours of deliberation in the murder trial of this former Massachusetts nurse, resulting in a mistrial
Who is Lindsay Clancy?
This amendment guarantees equal protection under the law
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
This term describes a court's authority to hear and decide a case
What is jurisdiction?
Founded in 1940, this organization served as the legal arm of the NAACP and litigated major civil rights cases
What is the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF)?
This first-year law school course covers offers, acceptance, and consideration; the building blocks of legally binding agreements
What is contracts?
This attorney, representing Young Thug in the YSL RICO trial, was held in contempt of court and jailed after he refused to reveal how he learned about a private conversation between the judge, prosecutors, and witness
Who is Brian Steele
This amendment protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy
What is the Fifth Amendment?