What is 120?
This degree is typically required to practice law in the United States.
What is a Juris Doctor (JD)?
This term refers to the formal decision or judgment in a case, often announced by a judge.
What is a "ruling"?
This 1954 case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This legal drama centers around a Harvard Law School graduate who uses his street smarts to work as a lawyer at a prestigious New York law firm, despite never passing the bar exam.
What is Suits?
Which category in the LSAT was recently removed as of August 2024
What is the Logic Games?
This type of lawyer defends individuals accused of crimes, from theft to homicide.
What is a Criminal Defense Attorney?
This process is the formal act of filing a lawsuit to initiate a legal action.
What is a Complaint?
This 1973 case legalized abortion nationwide, stating that a woman’s right to choose an abortion falls within the right to privacy.
What is Roe v. Wade?
In this 2003 film, Reese Witherspoon plays a Harvard Law School student who defies stereotypes and fights to defend a fashion mogul.
What is Legally Blonde?
This part of the passage directly follows the author’s argument and presents a counter-argument to challenge the initial claim.
What is "the rebuttal" or "counter-argument"?
This position oversees court proceedings and ensures legal rules and procedures are followed. They may also issue judgments and rulings.
What is a Judge?
This legal term refers to the authority of a court to hear a particular case, often based on geographic or subject-matter jurisdiction.
What is Jurisdiction?
This 1967 case legalized interracial marriage in the United States, declaring that state bans on such marriages were unconstitutional.
What is Loving v. Virginia?
"In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous.
In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories."
What is Law and Order:SVU
The author wrote this passage primarily to highlight the importance of a particular social issue and to call for action.
What is "to persuade"?
These lawyers focus on contracts, corporate governance, and compliance in the business world.
What is a Corporate Lawyer?
This term refers to the legal requirement that certain procedures must be followed to ensure fairness in legal proceedings, such as the right to a fair trial.
What is Due Process?
This 1803 case established the principle of judicial review, giving courts the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This 1990 movie shows the importance of "the burden of proof," as the defense lawyer must prove that the defendant didn’t commit the crime.
What is My Cousin Vinny?
This type of answer choice in a logical reasoning question is something the argument takes for granted without directly stating it.
What is "an assumption"?
These experts provide independent opinions or analysis in cases involving technical subjects like patents, medicine, or construction.
What is an Expert Witness?
This term refers to the right of a person or entity to initiate a lawsuit, based on their stake in the outcome.
What is Standing?
This 1896 case upheld racial segregation under the doctrine "separate but equal."
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This attorney and media personality became famous for his defense of O.J. Simpson in the 1990s, and later became a popular figure in media.
Who is Johnnie Cochran?