Cases
What Supreme Court case famously established the precedent of judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
What is the LSAT?
The LSAT is a Law School Admissions Test.
Which character on the show Criminal Minds has multiple doctorate degrees?
Dr. Spencer Reid
What does DPLS stand for?
Davis Pre-Law Society
Derived from Latin for “twist,” what term is used for a civil wrong that causes a party to loss or harm?
Tort
Which court case ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality?
Brown v. Board of Education
What is the UC Davis Law School called?
King Hall
In the show How to Get Away with Murder, who was first awarded the trophy in Annalise's class?
Connor Walsh
What are the meeting requirements for members?
2 General Meetings, 1 PD event, and 1 Social event
What broader field do patent law, copyright law, and international trade negotiations fall under?
Intellectual Property Law
Which court case ruled that the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires U.S. states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who are unable to afford their own?
Gideon v. Wainwright
What is the exam that you take post-law school in order to become a practicing lawyer?
The Bar Exam
What LSAT score did Elle Woods receive in the movie Legally Blonde?
179
Name the speaker we had for our 1st general meeting this quarter.
Joseph E. Schneider (Director of Admissions at King Hall)
Who is Amal Clooney?
Famous barrister who specializes in international law and human rights and who is also George Clooney's wife.
What is the 2022 court case regarding praying at football games?
Kennedy v. Bremerton School District
List the top 5 Law Schools in the U.S. as of 2023.
Yale, Stanford, UChicago, UPenn, and Harvard/Duke (tied).
Fictional Harvard Law grad Frank Underwood was a President who resigned from office on what Netflix series?
House of Cards
6! Dominique Kato, Sarah Vawter, Itzelth Gamboa, Elizabeth Cho, Lara Ibrahim, and Awen Li.
Which infamous reality star recently attended law school?
Kim Kardashian
Describe Burwell v. Hobby Lobby.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the contraceptive mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act violated privately held, for-profit corporations' right to religious freedom.
List the T14 Law Schools as of 2023-2024 Best Law School rankings on U.S. News.
Yale, Stanford, UChicago, UPenn, Duke, Harvard, NYU, Columbia, University of Virginia, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, UMich-Ann Arbor, Cornell, and UCLA.
Which of the five main characters from the show Big Little Lies was a lawyer?
Celeste Wright
Name all the 2023-24 Board Members of DPLS.
Emma Clough, Jennifer Ma, Alyssa Rowe, Elizabeth Mendoza, Yenah Lee, Sarah Mann, Alex Duff, Emma Kantor, Amanda Vu, Anisa Patel, Brianna Harris, Cynthia Hoang-Duong, Megan Li, Trisha Nair, and Katrine Lee.
Name all 9 U.S. Supreme Court Justices.
John G. Roberts, Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.