Legal Jargon #1
The institutional separation of an ethnic, racial, religious, or other minority group.
What is segregation
A sworn statement in writing.
What is an affidavit
What was the Civil Rights Movement?
What is a fight for equal rights for African American; in regards to social, economic, and political rights.
Where did Bryan Stevenson attend law school?
What is Harvard.
The only NFL team with a plant as their logo.
What is the New Orleans Saints with the fleur-de-lis.
A declaration that someone is guilty
What is conviction.
A legal proceeding by which a case is brought to a higher court for review.
What is an appeal.
About what year did the US see incarceration rates increase drastically?
What is 1980's - 2000.
What is Bryan's graduate degree? Hint: Not Law
What is Public Policy.
About what year was the first computer invented?
What is the 1940s.
When someone lies in court.
What is perjury.
Evidence that is based upon observation alone.
What is empirical.
What year was the Voting Rights Act put into place?
What is 1965.
How much does the US spend on incarceration a year?
What is 80 Billion Dollars.
The dot over a lower case j or i is know as ______________.
What is a tittle.
Country singer Morgan Wallen was recently videoed cussing a racial slur. He will likely want to _________________ this statement.
What is recant.
Someone who is deficient is also known as.
What is incompetent.
Who is Rosa Parks?
What does SPDC stand for?
What is Southern Prisoner Defense Committee.
The national animal of Scotland.
Lawyers that are employed by the state are called the ________________.
What is the prosecution.
Racists and White Supremacist's are also known as.
What is bigot.
If you were an African American Male born in 2001 what is likelihood of you being incarcerated in your lifetime?
What is 1 in 3.
What year did Bryan attend his first death row prison?
What is 1983.
A baby porcupine is called.