History of Law
This 1954 case overturned Plessy V. Ferguson, ending segregation. What was it called?
Brown V. Board of Education
What is the full name of Penn’s law school?
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Which law school produced the most supreme court justices?
Bonus: how many?
Harvard Law & 15
In "To Kill A Mockingbird," who was the attorney who represented Tom Robinson
Atticus Finch
What is the legal term for “an act or omission that gives rise to injury or harm to another and amounts to a civil wrong for which courts impose liability?”
Tort
The world’s oldest living Constitution still in use belongs to what Country?
The United States
When was Penn Law School founded?
1850
What are the most popular majors of students entering law school?
Political Science, Psychology, History
Who was the “client” that Alexander Hamilton asked Aaron Burr to defend with him in Hamilton: the Musical?
What are the 4 elements of a contract?
Offer, Acceptance, Consideration, and Mutual Assent
In the case of Nix V. Hedden the Supreme Court had to decide whether a tomato is a fruit or vegetable. Which did they decide?
Name four of Penn's many journals
Journal of law and social change, journal of international law, journal of constitutional law, journal of law and innovation, the regulatory review, journal of law & public affairs, Asian law review, journal of business law, and law review
What is the Socratic Method?
The Socratic method in law school is a teaching style where professors use directed, probing questions instead of lecturing to help students analyze case law and apply legal reasoning to new scenarios. This is why you get cold called.
What was Elle Woods LSAT score in legally blond that got her accepted into Harvard Law School?
179
Which case decided that an officer must advise the person in custody of certain constitutional rights?
Miranda V. Arizona
Which US President elected the most Supreme Court Justices?
George Washington with 10
What Penn Law professor recently introduced Supreme Court Justice Nominee Kentanji Brown Jackson at her Senate Confirmation hearing?
Professor Lisa Fairfax
What is the oldest law journal in the United States, having been published continuously since 1852?
Bonus: What was it originally called?
University of Pennsylvania Law Review
formerly known as the American Law Register
Given the Oscars fiasco, what kind of charges could Chris Rock pursue against Will Smith (the sentence and potential jail time)?
Misdemeanor battery count (potentially up to 6 months in jail)
What latin legal term means "for oneself" or "on one's own behalf." A litigant who proceeds without legal representation is said to be proceeding "_____."
Pro se
What year was the first ever written BAR exam distributed in the US?
1885
How many Supreme Court Justices have graduated from Penn Law School?
Bonus: do you know their names?
One: Justice Owen Roberts
1930 to 1945
What was the name of the first law school in America?
The Litchfield Law School
Name 3 ADA’s from the SVU Law and Order series.
Alexander Cabot,Casey Novack, Kim Greylack, Jo Marlowe,Gillian Harwick, Mikka Von, Sherri West, Micheal Cutter, David Hadden, Abbie Carmicheal, Rafael Barba, Elizabeth Donnelly
What Federal Rule of Civil Procedure sets the general rules for filing court pleadings, requiring a short and plain statement showing that a party is entitled to relief.
Rule 8