Judicial Study Gifts

Voter rights

"Do you want to play doctorate?"

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

The Signing of tthe United States Constitution

Bob encounters one of the bugs in the Jean Paul Sartre fan website.

Grad School Parent-Teacher Conference

Solicitor speaks legal jargon and has a translator who tells client: 'You haven't a hope!'

US Immigration and Naturalization Service: If you're yearning to breath free...Get Out.

'This is my partner. He'll be taking care of the small print.'

Academic Idol - 'Professor Johannsen's paper was zippy. It had robust vocabulary and I almost felt that I could dance to it. I would give it a 7.'

"I had all the right answers, but I had them in the wrong order."

"Can you change this quiz grade from an A to a C? I like to keep expectations low until I blow my parents' mind by acing the final exam."

'Ignorance of the law is no excuse, especially when you're majoring in Law.'

"Amen. . . void where prohibited by law."

'I was hoping you'd sign them 'To my good buddy Moses!''

I love Lawyers

"Now that's a win."

"Whoa, don't ask constitutional questions you don't want to know the answers to."

"You're 5 years old now, Timmy. It's about time you retain an attorney."

'Miss Carruthers, check and see if we have an extradition treaty with Disneyland.'

"By reading my note, you acknowledge having read and agreed to my Privacy Policy and Terms of Use."

'She flunked me, but I plea-bargained my way up to a C-plus!'

Lady Justice and Confidential Files

Roe v. Wade

Junior barrister prompting a deaf and testy chief

'I think I'll become a lawyer.'

"You moved two spaced and then one space to the side? Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, that sure sounds illegal."

Truth

'Normally, I hate a rush to judgement - but I'm doing this case pro bono.'

"The Supreme Court says a corporation is a 'person?' Well, have you ever tried to take a corporation out for a nice, friendly beer?"

'After giving a recorded statement to these people, being grilled by 60 Minutes would seem like a piece of cake.'

'We never should have bought him that little lawyer kit. Suddenly, everything I ask him to do is capricious or arbitrary.'

Planet of the Lawyers

"We make crime pay."

'There have been a few niggling little concerns expressed about the lack of diversity in the supreme court.'