Guess The Law Show or Movie by the Lead Actor
Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter
Suits
"...nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law..."
5th Amendment
Hopefully none of you are playing a fiddle because per this state's law, that is a legal offense. However, it's perfectly legal for tuition to be ~$90,000.
Massachusetts
From 1982 to 1986, this man was an associate with the White House Counsel. Next, he moved on to private practice at Hogan & Hartson. Currently, he is the Chief Justice of America's highest court.
John Roberts
A jury verdict that a criminal defendant is not guilty, or the finding of a judge that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction.
Acquittal
Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman
Better Call Saul
"No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law."
3rd Amendment
Even though it is legal to hunt bears in this state, it is illegal to wake up a bear to take a picture with it.
Alaska
This 19th-century lawyer and politician handled over 5,000 cases before moving into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue after the election of 1860.
Abraham Lincoln
A crime punishable by death.
Capital offense
Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller
The Lincoln Lawyer
"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."
Drop the pump! In this state, pumping your own gas is illegal.
New Jersey
After serving as Senator from New York and First Lady of Arkansas (and eventually the United States) this lawyer-turned-bureaucrat last held official office in the Obama Administration.
Hillary Clinton
The release of a prison inmate after the inmate has completed part of his or her sentence in a federal prison.
Parole
Denzel Washington as Joe Miller
Philadelphia
"In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed..."
6th Amendment
In this state's tropical capital, it is illegal to annoy birds. So don't start bothering the Nene, the official state bird.
Hawaii
This famous lawyer championed several causes of desegregation during his stint with the NAACP and eventually became the Supreme Court's first African American justice.
Thurgood Marshall
A civil, not criminal, wrong. A negligent or intentional injury against a person or property, with the exception of breach of contract.
Tort
Paul Newman as Frank Galvin
The Verdict
"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger..."
5th Amendment
Sweet dreams are made of cheese! In this state, it is illegal to lie down and fall asleep in a cheese factory.
South Dakota
You better hope the glove doesn't fit because this Louisiana native attorney led a 38-year-long legal career that encompassed civil rights, police brutality, and most famously, murder cases.
Johnnie Cochran
This is generally a judicial order forcing law enforcement authorities to produce a prisoner they are holding, and to justify the prisoner's continued confinement; meaning "you have the body."