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Who is Thurgood Marshall
The First African American Supreme Court Justice
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What is Res ipsa loquitur
The thing speaks for itself
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What is Fireworks exploding
Mrs. Palsgraf from Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. was injured by scales that fell after this happened
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Who is
This early 19th Century SDNY judge came up with the handy formula B< PL
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What is Respondeat superior
The master is responsible for the actions of his subordinates
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What is Arizona
The first woman Justice came from this state
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What is In rem
When a case is about property “about a thing”
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Who is John Marshall
He authored Marbury v. Madison and served as Chief Justice for 34 years
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What is Inter vivos
If a trust is created this way, it is created during a lifetime
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Who is Earl Warren
His Court was known for expanding civil liberties in cases like Brown v. Board of Education and Loving v. Virginia
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What is Res judicata
You can’t bring that claim, it is precluded by this
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