Our Predecessors
This person accidentally had to rewrite their AMCA brief because they wrote for respondent instead of petitioner.
Who is Peter?
Identify every person in this room by first name.
What is....?
Before his stunning (and fraudulent) legal career at Pearson Spector Litt, Mike Ross made a living by _______.
What is taking LSATs for other people, bike messenger, and/or weed dealer (all are acceptable answers)?
This former Chief Justice authored foundational opinions in McCulloch v. Maryland and Marbury v. Madison. He has become known as the most famous Chief Justice.
Who is John Marshall?
According to Akhil Reed Amar, this man, who gave up the Continental Army and was unanimously elected President, is the Father of the Constitution.
Who is George Washington?
Peter learned (or tried to learn) which language before he came to Yale? (bonus 100 points if you remember why he has failed to retain knowledge of said language).
What is Mandarin?
(because his teacher didn’t use tones)
Perry hails from this state, which joined the US in 1959.
What is Hawaii?
In To Kill a Mockingbird (ft. Atticus Finch the incredibly sexy attorney), the narrator’s real name is Jean Louise, though she is frequently called _____.
What/who is Scout?
This current Chief Justice is known for his important opinions in Sebelius and Learning Resources.
Who is John Roberts?
This Amendment requires jury trials in federal civil cases when more than $20 is at issue.
What is the Seventh Amendment?
After elections, outgoing admin (especially Lizzie) are disposed of behind this building.
What is Beinecke?
Name four people on the team who are affiliated with Saybrook College (say what?)
Who are Brenden, Serra, Mary, Johnny, and Will Trinh?
In Legally Blonde, Elle Woods has a pet chihuahua named _____.
Bruiser
This former member of the Court is famed for his dissent in Morrison v. Olson and was replaced by Justice Neil Gorsuch after his passing in 2016.
Who is Antonin Scalia?
This Article I clause is the central issue in Gibbons v. Ogden, a case concerning the navigation on waters within state jurisdiction. The Court limited a broad interpretation of this clause in US v. Lopez.
What is the Interstate Commerce Clause?
Our 2024-2025 co-captain, the esteemed Zachary Jacobus, maintains that this person, his brief writing partner, truly exists.
Who is Abhi?
To quote Premmy at elections: “when I first came to moot court, I didn’t know the difference between” these two things.
What are Congress and the Constitution?
In this movie, starring Joe Pesci, this question posed: “What is a yute?”
What is My Cousin Vinny?
This lone dissenting Justice in Plessy v. Ferguson was eventually vindicated by the result of Brown v. Board.
Who is John Marshall Harlan?
This most recent amendment was originally proposed along with the Bill of Rights in the 1790s, but was ratified about two hundred years later in 1992. It prevents Congress from raising its own salary before the next election.
What is the Twenty-Seventh Amendment?
Daniella is currently trying her hand at this new(ish) type of exercise that involves training with body weight
What is Calisthenics?
This action caused Johnny to cut his lip that one time.
What is playing basketball (he got elbowed in the face)?
This is the chemical compound that Elle Woods references during the climax of Brook Windham’s trial (hint: the active ingredient in most hair perms).
What is ammonium thioglycolate?
This Justice is known for his recent concurrence in Learning Resources and for his interest in protecting Native American rights. He is the tallest Justice on the Court.
Who is Neil Gorsuch?
Name one power denied to both Congress and the states in Article I.
What is Bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or titles of nobility?