Procedure Makes Perfect
Under this doctrine, federal courts sitting in diversity jurisdiction generally apply state substantive law and federal procedural law.
Erie Doctrine
This Alabama attorney defended Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Atticus Finch
This Supreme Court decision requires police to advise suspects of their constitutional rights before custodial interrogation.
Miranda v. Arizona
This 1798 law is used as a major example in debates over free speech.
Alien and Sedition Acts
J. Marshall was alluding, of course, to them.
The Chinese
This rule allows a federal court to exclude relevant evidence if its probative value is substantially outweighed by a danger of unfair prejudice, confusing the issues, or misleading the jury.
FRE 403
LA-based attorney Mickey Haller famous works inside of this.
A Lincoln
DOUBLE POINTS !!!
The full version of this Bluebook abbreviation: Dkt.
Docket
King John
Whether this was a tangible object was the central question in the 2014 case of Yates v. United States.
A fish
For diversity jurisdiction in federal court, a corporation is deemed a citizen of these two places.
Its state of incorporation and its principal place of business.
DOUBLE POINTS !!
Raised in Cicero, Illinois, before beginning a career in Albuquerque, this "criminal lawyer" is best known for his representation of Walter White.
Saul Goodman
The three core elements of a valid contract.
Offer, acceptance, and consideration
Eric Holder
Writing for the majority, C.J. Roberts invoked this interpretive principle in reaching the Court's decision that IEEPA does not give the President authority to impose tariffs.
Major Questions Doctrine
DOUBLE POINTS!!
If you're filing a brief before the Supreme Court, you better use text from this font family.
Century
This was Elle Woods's LSAT score.
179
The corresponding FRCP number for this kind of motion is 12(b)(3).
Motion to dismiss for improper venue
This U.S. State established the nation's first public defender office in 1913.
California
This current justice had the most bipartisan support of all current justices, being confirmed by a Senate vote of 78-22.
C.J. John Roberts
This doctrine prevents the U.S. Supreme Court from reviewing a state court judgment if the judgment can be sustained based on this.
Independent and Adequate State Grounds
Although TV magic deceived many viewers across its nine seasons, Suits was filmed almost entirely in this city.
Toronto
This invention prompted the most famous patent dispute in U.S. legal history.
The Telephone
This U.S. state was the first to allow women to practice law before its state supreme court.
Iowa
This case had the highest number of amicus curiae briefs submitted in SCOTUS history.
Obergefell (147)