LEGAL FICTION
Calista Flockhart starred in the title role of this legal comedy-drama TV series.
Who is Ally McBeal?
Don’t overthink it. This objection is made when a question has already been queried and responded to during a trial.
What is asked and answered?
Black’s law dictionary defines this as "the common domesticated animal having four legs, fur, and a tail, and frequently kept as a pet."
What is a “dog”?
The amount that Taylor Swift asked for (and won) in her countersuit against a former Colorado DJ after he sued her for defamation following her allegations of sexual assault during a meet and greet.
What is one dollar?
The Latin word for “we do not know” that refers to when a grand jury rejects a charge for insufficient evidence?
What is "Ignoramus".
Rudy Baylor, a recently admitted attorney, fights the Great Benefit Insurance Company over its refusal to pay for treatment for a leukemia victim in this John Grisham novel.
What is The Rainmaker?
An attorney would make this objection when a question suggests the answer the lawyer wants the witness to give.
What is leading the witness?
The legal process by which private property is taken for public use without the consent of the owner.
What is “Eminent Domain”?
This 2014 hit Taylor Swift song was the subject of a five year long copyright lawsuit until it was finally dismissed in 2022, one month before trial.
What is Shake It Off?
A high school student who drives around with his friends and uses a baseball bat to smash neighborhood mailboxes can be prosecuted under 18 U.S.C §1705 for willfully injuring or destroying a “letter box or other receptacle intended or used for the receipt or delivery of mail.” This is the number of years in prison the prankster may face for any single offense?
What is 3 years.
In “A Few Good Men”, Lt. Daniel Kafee shouts this famous line in a pivotal moment during his cross examination of Col. Jessup.
What is “I want the truth!”
This basis for objection is used when a lawyer attempts to introduce evidence or testimony for which there has been no “groundwork” laid.
What is "lacks foundation?"
A plea in a criminal case that allows the defendant to be convicted without admitting guilt for the crime charged.
What is “Nolo Contendere” or “No Contest”?
This phrase can be found written on albums that Swift rerecorded after her masters were sold against her will by Big Machine Records, which she was able to do because she maintained publishing rights to her music.
What is Taylor’s Version?
This number of days reflects the maximum criminal penalty for a person who climbs a tree at the U.S. Supreme Court or its grounds, in violation of 40 U.S.C. §6133.
What is 60 days
He played a law professor who torments first year Harvard law students in both the movie and TV series “The Paper Chase”.
Who is John Houseman?
An objection used to attack a question, the answer to which may only be given upon unfounded supposition?
What is "calls for speculation?"
An agreement in which a person with no previous interest in a lawsuit finances it with a view to sharing the disputed property if the suit succeeds.
What is “Champerty.”
This company is the number one enemy of Swifties everywhere and was the subject of a Senate Judiciary hearing in 2023 after botched ticket sales raised questions of monopoly and bullying.
Who is Live Nation? (owns Ticketmaster – could be either)
Pursuant to 40 U.S.C. § 5104(e)(2)(C), this is the maximum number of months an offender can be put in prison for disturbing readers in the Library of Congress with “offensive personal hygiene.”
What is 6 months.
This character appears disguised as a lawyer named Balthazar in this famous courtroom scene from Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice”.
Who is Portia?
An attorney would exclaim this basis for objection following a provocative statement that is not so much a question of the witness, as an antagonistic accusation.
What is argumentative?
The deliberate concealment of one's knowledge of a treasonable act or a felony.
What is “Misprison”?
Released during the pandemic and featuring a title track, this album, which some call Swift’s best album, was the subject of a trademark lawsuit in 2021 after a theme park in Utah claimed people would confuse the theme park and the album.
What is Evermore?
Keep your distance from Captain Jack Sparrow…. A person who “consults, combines, confederates, or corresponds with any pirate" in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1657 faces up to this many years in prison.
What is 3 years?