PAD History
The flower of Phi Alpha Delta is
What is the red carnation?
Previous Vice President and more recent President of the United States
Who is Joe Biden?
Initiated 9/10/1994
This type of law deals with marriage, divorce, child custody, and adoption.
What is Family Law?
"My friend told me the defendant did it."
This 1966 case required police to inform suspects of their rights, including the right to remain silent and to an attorney.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
Phi Alpha Delta was the first law fraternity to do this with membership
What is Open membership to all genders, races, creeds and national origins?
The only President to also be a Chief Justice in the Supreme Court.
William H. Taft
Initiated 3/24/1909
This type of law focuses on crimes, punishments, and the rights of the accused.
What is Criminal Law?
"Why do you think the defendant ran away?"
What is Speculation?
This 1963 ruling guaranteed the right to counsel for defendants who cannot afford an attorney in felony cases.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
The year Phi Alpha Delta was founded
What is 1902?
Former Governor and current Senator of Florida
Who is Rick Scott?
Initiated 4/9/1976
This area of law deals with the powers of government, citizens’ rights, and landmark Supreme Court decisions?
What is Constitutional Law?
“Isn’t it true you once got in trouble in high school?”
What is Relevance?
This 1967 case struck down state bans on interracial marriage, declaring marriage a fundamental right under the 14th Amendment.
The motto of Phi Alpha Delta,
Philos Adelphos Dikaios stands for
What is Love of Humanity and Justice for All?
The first hispanic Supreme Court Justice
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
Initiated 6/7/2010
This field focuses on the formation, management, and dissolution of corporations and partnerships.
What is Corporate Business Law? (Big Law)
"You saw the defendant holding the weapon, didn’t you?"
What is leading?
This 1819 case confirmed that federal law is supreme over state law and upheld Congress’s power to create a national bank.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
PAD's biggest holiday, founders day is celebrated on this date
What is November 8th
OJ Simpson's lead attorney
Who was Johnnie Cochran?
Initiated 3/26/1960
This type of law covers injuries and civil wrongs that cause harm to people or property.
What is tort law?
"So you expect the jury to believe that?"
What is Argumentative?
In this 1989 case, the Court held that burning the American flag is protected symbolic speech under the First Amendment.
What is Texas v. Johnson?