Skadden Lore
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Skadden established its presence in this city in 2025, marking its most recent office opening.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
This 1966 decision requires police to advise suspects of their constitutional rights before custodial interrogation.
Miranda v. Arizona
As a vibrant place to begin a legal career, Chicago is home to this many ABA-accredited law schools.
Six
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
A day marked on many calendars as an unofficial holiday, Skadden opened its doors for business on this day in 1948.
April Fools' Day
In Yates v. United States (2014), the issue before the Court was whether this was a tangible object.
A fish.
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This former Supreme Court Justice, a Chicago native, attended a 1932 World Series game at Wrigley against the Yankees when he was 12.
Justice John Paul Stevens
This 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 famously works inside of this.
Lincoln Town Car (any variation of "Lincoln" is okay).
Skadden opened its first office outside of NYC in this city.
Boston
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Writing for the majority, C.J. Roberts invoked this interpretive principle in reaching the Court's decision that the IEEPA does not give the President authority to impose tariffs.
The Major Questions Doctrine
Gangster Al Capone was convicted by a federal jury in Chicago for crimes related to this.
Tax Evasion.
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 busines.
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Raised in Cicero, Illinois, before beginning a legal career in Albuquerque, this "criminal lawyer" is best known for representing Walter White (aka "Heisenberg").
Saul Goodman
In this year, Hawaii and Alaska became states, and Skadden hired its first female attorney.
1959
This current justice had the most bipartisan support of all current justices, being confirmed by a Senate vote of 78-22.
Chief Justice John Roberts
Three years after the Great Chicago Fire, the Chicago Bar Association was established in this year.
1874
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If you're filing a brief before the Supreme Court, you better use text from this font family.
Century (e.g., Century Schoolbook) (i.e., the best one!)
After graduating from Harvard Law School, Mitch McDeere moved to Memphis to join this prestigious law firm.
Bendini, Lambert & Locke
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This would be the firm's name if we went by the first names of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom.
Marshall, Leslie, John, William, & Joe LLP and Affiliates
"At the end of the Trail of Tears was a promise," is the opening line of Justice Gorsuch's majority opinion in this 2020 case, which held that most of eastern Oklahoma remains Indian reservation land.
McGirt v. Oklahoma
Cook County established its first courthouse designated for criminal law on this street in modern Chicago. IF YOU GET THE ANSWER WRONG, YOU CAN GET 2/3 POINTS FOR THE CORRECT NEIGHBORHOOD!!!
Hubbard (and Dearborn)
River North
This doctrine prevents the U.S. Supreme Court from reviewing a state court judgment if the judgment can be sustained based on this.
An adequate and independent state ground.
Although TV magic deceived many viewers across its nine seasons, Suits was filmed almost entirely in this city.
Toronto