CLAP Trivia
This is the sole male e-board member
Who is Jack?
This is the only Latinx judge to serve on the supreme court and is a current justice
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
While males are still the majority of partners, women have now eclipsed men as the majority of what position at a law firm?
What is associates?
This building is a mainstay of the law school, being home to its largest auditorium and many law classes available to undergrads (as far as I am aware)
What is Myron-Taylor Hall?
This film is the origin of the line "You can't handle the truth"
What is A Few Good Men?
Before shifting to Goldwin-Smith Hall, CLAP meetings were frequently held in this building on the arts quad
What is Morill Hall?
The Supreme court judged this admissions policy to be unconstitutional in Students for Fair Admissions (SSFA) vs. Harvard and UNC IN 2023
What is affirmative action?
1 out of every 4 lawyers are from these two states
What is New York and California?
This Cornell Law professor is the CLAP faculty advisor
Who is Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer?
This character in suits is played by Gina Torres, a cuban/Afro-Latina actress
Who is Jessica Pearson?
This was the year CLAP was founded (Hint: Within the last 10 years)
What is 2019?
This justice is the most recent addition to the supreme court, as of 2022
Who is Ketanji Brown?
This was the median age of lawyers in 2023 (Hint: Between 40 and 50)
What is 46?
What is the immigration clinic?
This Latino villain, featured prominently in breaking bad, appears early on in Better Call Saul
Who is Tuco Salamanca?
Name the four E-board members who were present for CLAP at Club-Fest throughout the course of the day
Who is Kate, Ashley, Isabella and Jack
This President tried to increase the number of justices on the supreme court to increase their influence on the judiciary
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
While New York has the most lawyers per capita, this state has the least. (Hint: Southern State)
What is South Carolina?
Cornell Law's acceptance rate hovers around (Hint: Less than 30%, more than 10%)
What is 23%?
What year did law and order first air? (Hint: Before 2000, after 1975)
What is 1990?
This CLAP E-board member interviewed me for my secretary position in early 2024
Who is Kate Irwin?
In Trump vs. Casa inc (2025) it was ruled that federal judges could not issue nationwide injunctions. Name every justice to write or join a dissenting opinion
Who is Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Kentaji Brown?
This was the percent of lawyers identifying as Hispanic as of 2024
What is 6%?
What year was the law school founded? (Hint: it was within 25 years of Cornell's founding)
What is 1887?
This is the name of Vinny's girlfriend from the hit film, my cousin Vinny