Exam Survival 101
This defense to a crime asserts that the defendant lacked the mental capacity to appreciate right from wrong.
What is the M'Naghten Test?
Which cocktail shares its name with a New York City borough?
What is a Manhattan?
This legal writing argument format is central to Professor Steward's legal writing class.
What is CREAC?
The guilty mind required for most crimes.
What is mens rea?
She broke the glass ceiling in 1981 by becoming the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court.
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
This film is known for it's famous line, "You can't handle the truth"
What is A Few Good Men?
This claim arises out of the same transaction or occurrence as the original claim.
What is a compulsory counterclaim?
This type of law is established through judicial opinions, not statutes.
What is the Common Law?
Every sentence in the rule statement or case illustration of a memo or brief requires one of these.
What is a citation?
When a school or other institution assumes the role of a parent.
What is in loco parentis?
DAILY DOUBLE -- He served as both President and Chief Justice — and said he preferred the latter role.
Who is William Howard Taft?
This "spirited" attorney is the lead character in a hit Legal series on USA.
Who is Harvey Specter?
DAILY DOUBLE -- To have a joint tenancy, one must show these four unities are present.
What are time, title, interest, and possession?
This Federal Circuit covers the State of Ohio.
What is the Sixth Circuit?
This fella wasn't a great scooter driver.
Who is Thomas Eagle?
This phrase means "buyer beware."
What is caveat emptor?
This justice is known for his originalist philosophy and frequent friendship with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, despite their ideological divide.
Who is Antonin Scalia?
Vinny dismantles the prosecution’s timeline by referencing this iconic southern breakfast staple.
What are grits?
This type of offense does not require the defendant to act with a culpable mind.
What is a strict liability offense?
This famous lawman was the leader of "The Untouchables."
Who is Eliot Ness?
This writing style emphasizes one position over another.
What is persuasive writing?
Latin for “of its own kind,” this phrase is used to describe something legally unique.
What is sui generis?
Famous for his silence on the bench and conservative jurisprudence, he’s the longest-serving current justice.
Who is Clarence Thomas?
Elle Woods wins her first murder trial thanks to her expert knowledge of this beauty treatment, which “you just don’t do before a perm.”
What is shampooing your hair?
One of these two alternatives serve as the basis for a federal court's subject matter jurisdiction over a case. Make sure to be specific with the requirements!
What is a federal question or complete diversity + $75K or more in controversy?
This Amendment to the Constitution "prohibited" the sale or use of Alcohol in the United States.
What is the 18th Amendment?
Courts consider these three points when deciding if a non-compete is reasonable.
What is duration, geographic scope, and type of employment?
This Latin phrase means that when a contract names specific items, it suggests that anything not named was intentionally left out.
What is expressio unius est exclusio alterius?
After the Supreme Court ruled against his policy in Worcester v. Georgia, this President reportedly said, “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it.”
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Mona Lisa Vito used this specific feature of the 1964 Skylark’s suspension to prove it was at the crime scene.
What is positraction?