
101 Things I Learned® in Law School

Addition: Also, And, Another reason, Besides, Equally important, Finally, Furthermore, In addition, In other words, Moreover, Next, Similarly Alternative: Alternatively, Although, But, Contrary to, Conversely, Even though, However, In contrast, Nevertheless, On the other hand, Regardless, Still, Though, Yet Analogy: Again, Also, Analogously,
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The U.S. Constitution grants local sovereignty to over 300 American Indian reservations. They
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Even the most inventive, aggressive, and original legal argument is constructed upon that which came before—prior court cases, constitutions, and existing statutes and regulations.
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Invoking the Fifth Amendment in a criminal trial prevents self-incrimination. Invoking it in a civil trial may induce self-incrimination.
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An argument requires logic, but legal argument is not a purely logical form of argument that promises a universal, absolute conclusion. Rather, it is a practical form of argument that aims to establish one claim as more probable or reasonable than another.
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The law limits how long after an injury has occurred, or has been discovered to have occurred, that a claim or charge can be brought.
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Discrepancies between federal and state laws can present ethical dilemmas for a lawyer. State ethics rules for lawyers typically prohibit advising a client to violate the laws of the United States. But by advising a cannabis producer how to legally run his farm under state law, a lawyer may be advising the farmer to engage in criminal activity
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Deductive logic usually works from broadly accepted truths toward a demonstration of truth in a specific situation. More generally, it is any logical line of reasoning in which the premises guarantee a true outcome.
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Anyone may give legal advice, but the recipient has to know if it is from a lawyer.