This case struck down the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and established the congruence and proportionality test.
What is City of Boerne v. Flores?
100
This lawyer finally got a good night's sleep when the judge put him in jail for contempt.
Who is Vinny Gambini (Joe Pesci)?
100
In this sort of legal writing, you convey a legal analysis to someone else within your law office.
What is a memo?
100
This former sheriff is still waiting to find out if her conviction will get overturned.
Who is Sylvia Thompson?
100
This is the color of the cover of the Bluebook.
What is blue?
200
This case required police officers to inform people of certain Fifth and Sixth amendment rights prior to custodial interrogations.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
200
When this lawyer said, "I want the truth!," the witness said, "You can't handle the truth!"
Who is Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee (Tom Cruise)?
200
You would file this document to start a civil case.
What is a complaint?
200
This law student was minding his own business when he got hit in the head by a telephone pole.
Who is Paul Platter?
200
This punctuation mark separates an introductory clause from the rest of a sentence.
What is a comma?
300
This SCOTUS case established that strict scrutiny applies to racial segregation in prisons.
What is Johnson v. California?
300
In a movie based on a novel by Harper Lee, this white lawyer defended a black man from a rape charge.
Who is Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck)?
300
This document creates enforceable obligations among the parties.
What is a contract?
300
This landowner really does not intend to breach her agreement with NY.
Who is Jessica Padilla?
300
According to the Bluebook, this part of speech usually begins an explanatory parenthetical.
What is a present participle (-ing word)?
400
This SCOTUS case established that exhaustion of administrative remedies means "proper" exhaustion, including abiding by time limits in prison grievance procedures.
What is Woodford v. Ngo?
400
This lawyer uses her sorority skills to make a law to protect puppies.
Who is Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon)?
400
In this form of legal writing, you get to explain your arguments to a judge.
What is a brief?
400
This X-Ray technician worries about the lasting effects of lead poisoning, especially on her youngest child.
Who is Millie MacIntosh?
400
In a full case citation, this comes after the reporter and before the pin cite.
What is the first page of the opinion?
500
This case established that restrictions on prisoners' First Amendment rights need only be rationally related to legitimate penological interests to survive challenge.
What is Turner v. Safely?
500
This lawyer represented a gay lawyer with AIDS fired from his law firm.
Who is Joe Miller (Denzel Washington)?
500
You can use this type of writing to give advice to someone who has hired you to do legal work.
What is a client letter?
500
This married Orthodox Jewish woman sued our client for not letting her cover her hair.
Who is Rachel Kaufer?
500
This punctuation mark separates two independent clauses in a single sentence. It also separates the citations for two sources in a string cite.