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Christoph Meili was a night watchman at Schweizerische Bankgesellschaft, but fled what country when he discovered that the bank was destroying its records on the Holocaust?
Sgt Joseph Darby was a military policeman who left two CDs of photos on his superiors' desk, detailing human rights abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in what country?
The WTO TRIPS agreement on intellectual property rights harmonized international patent protection. Under that agreement, how long does a patent last?
Passed in 1919, what did the Dyer Act prohibit?
Angry that Stanford White had deflowered his wife, Harry Thaw shot him dead at a 1906 party on the roof of which Manhattan building, which White had designed?
Stanley "Tookie" Williams co-founded the Crips, but from death row, he helped to broker a "truce" between the Crips and what rival gang?
In December 2004, what became the first nation to ban tobacco sales and all public smoking?
On January 17, 1950, seven men stole more than $2 million from Brinks in what city?
What anti-war 60s activist fled to France after killing Holly Maddux?
In Jacobellis v. Ohio, who wrote of the alleged obscenity of a French film called "Les Amants." "I know it when I see it and the motion picture involved in this case is not that"?
What does a grand jury do that a trial jury doesn't?
Peggy York, the highest ranking women in the LAPD, was an inspiration for the TV series Cagney and Lacey. What future player in the OJ Simpson fiasco did she marry in 1981?
Alan Alda once played Caryl Chessman, who bungled his own defence and was eventually executed, rather controversially, by California for what crime?
Six-year-old Johnathan Prevette was suspended from school in 1996 after kissing a classmate. Why?
John Doe is a "party to legal proceedings whose true name is unknown or withheld." The female equivalent is Jane Doe or Mary Major. But which of these is not one of the other names for a further unknown male suspect?
In the early 2000s, what nation had about 5% of the world's population, but almost a quarter of the world's prisoners?
Shannon Faulkner filed suit successfully in 1994, to gain admission to what all-male institution?
The spy agency Mossad gets its name from the word for "institution" in what language?
According to a 1996 US Department of Justice study called "Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science," what is "the most common cause of wrongful convictions in our judicial system"?
The times they are a'changing ... back! In 1927, Kansas became the last state to allow use of what substance within its borders?
What is so moot about a moot court?
The Declaration of Independence says you have inalienable rights. Strictly speaking, what would it mean if your rights were alienable?
Because Mormons believe some sins should be punished by blood spilled on the ground and smoke that ascends to heaven, what was the last state to execute people by firing squad?
As of 2004, Robert Jackson was the only Supreme Court justice to take a formal leave of absence. Why?
Who did Reagan (successfully) appoint to the Supreme Court after (unsuccessfully) appointing Robert Bork?
Edwin Sutherland is credited with coining what criminological phrase in a speech to the American Sociological Society in December 1939?
Ignorantia juris non excusat, also expressed as ignorantia legis neminem excusat, is fancy-pants Latin for what legal principle?
Danbury, Connecticut, is famous for its hatters. And the Danbury Hatters' Case is a famous Supreme Court decision, back in 1908. What did it do?
LAPD officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell helped beat the beejeezus out of Rodney King after he was pulled over for speeding. What were they eventually convicted of?
Associated with arbitrary rulings and secretive proceedings, what court became especially powerful ... and dangerous ... under Henry VII?
Hoping to free one of his men, Pretty Boy Floyd opened fire at Union Station, killing several law enforcement officers ... and the man they were trying to free. What was it called?
On May 1, 1961, Antillo Ortiz became the first skyjacker in the US when he seized control of a National Airlines twin-engine Convair flying from Miami to Key West. What did he demand (and get)?
What organization was busted by the cops when it held a national convention of sorts at the home of Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara in Apalachin, New York, in 1957?
In 2005, what celebrity showed up for a court appearance in his pyjama bottoms?
Until January 1, 1975, you could get two years for possessing two ounces of this. What?
From 1520 to 1630, there were 30,000 "loup garou" trials in France alone. What is a "loup garou"?
What crisis led to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
Calico Jack Rackham, alongside Anne Bonny and Mary Read, was best known for what criminal activity?
In 1925, John Scopes was put on trial in Tennessee for teaching evolution. Did the jury in that famous 'Monkey Trial' end up finding Scopes guilty or not guilty?
During the Scopes Monkey Trial, Clarence Darrow defended Scopes, but what former secretary of state led the prosecution?
Sgt Joseph Darby was a military policeman who left two CDs of photos on his superiors' desk, detailing human rights abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in what country?
The WTO TRIPS agreement on intellectual property rights harmonized international patent protection. Under that agreement, how long does a patent last?
Passed in 1919, what did the Dyer Act prohibit?
Angry that Stanford White had deflowered his wife, Harry Thaw shot him dead at a 1906 party on the roof of which Manhattan building, which White had designed?
Stanley "Tookie" Williams co-founded the Crips, but from death row, he helped to broker a "truce" between the Crips and what rival gang?
In December 2004, what became the first nation to ban tobacco sales and all public smoking?
On January 17, 1950, seven men stole more than $2 million from Brinks in what city?
What anti-war 60s activist fled to France after killing Holly Maddux?
In Jacobellis v. Ohio, who wrote of the alleged obscenity of a French film called "Les Amants." "I know it when I see it and the motion picture involved in this case is not that"?
What does a grand jury do that a trial jury doesn't?
Peggy York, the highest ranking women in the LAPD, was an inspiration for the TV series Cagney and Lacey. What future player in the OJ Simpson fiasco did she marry in 1981?
Alan Alda once played Caryl Chessman, who bungled his own defence and was eventually executed, rather controversially, by California for what crime?
Six-year-old Johnathan Prevette was suspended from school in 1996 after kissing a classmate. Why?
John Doe is a "party to legal proceedings whose true name is unknown or withheld." The female equivalent is Jane Doe or Mary Major. But which of these is not one of the other names for a further unknown male suspect?
In the early 2000s, what nation had about 5% of the world's population, but almost a quarter of the world's prisoners?
Shannon Faulkner filed suit successfully in 1994, to gain admission to what all-male institution?
The spy agency Mossad gets its name from the word for "institution" in what language?
According to a 1996 US Department of Justice study called "Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science," what is "the most common cause of wrongful convictions in our judicial system"?
The times they are a'changing ... back! In 1927, Kansas became the last state to allow use of what substance within its borders?
What is so moot about a moot court?
The Declaration of Independence says you have inalienable rights. Strictly speaking, what would it mean if your rights were alienable?
Because Mormons believe some sins should be punished by blood spilled on the ground and smoke that ascends to heaven, what was the last state to execute people by firing squad?
As of 2004, Robert Jackson was the only Supreme Court justice to take a formal leave of absence. Why?
Who did Reagan (successfully) appoint to the Supreme Court after (unsuccessfully) appointing Robert Bork?
Edwin Sutherland is credited with coining what criminological phrase in a speech to the American Sociological Society in December 1939?
Ignorantia juris non excusat, also expressed as ignorantia legis neminem excusat, is fancy-pants Latin for what legal principle?
Danbury, Connecticut, is famous for its hatters. And the Danbury Hatters' Case is a famous Supreme Court decision, back in 1908. What did it do?
LAPD officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell helped beat the beejeezus out of Rodney King after he was pulled over for speeding. What were they eventually convicted of?
Associated with arbitrary rulings and secretive proceedings, what court became especially powerful ... and dangerous ... under Henry VII?
Hoping to free one of his men, Pretty Boy Floyd opened fire at Union Station, killing several law enforcement officers ... and the man they were trying to free. What was it called?
On May 1, 1961, Antillo Ortiz became the first skyjacker in the US when he seized control of a National Airlines twin-engine Convair flying from Miami to Key West. What did he demand (and get)?
What organization was busted by the cops when it held a national convention of sorts at the home of Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara in Apalachin, New York, in 1957?
In 2005, what celebrity showed up for a court appearance in his pyjama bottoms?
Until January 1, 1975, you could get two years for possessing two ounces of this. What?
From 1520 to 1630, there were 30,000 "loup garou" trials in France alone. What is a "loup garou"?
What crisis led to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?
Calico Jack Rackham, alongside Anne Bonny and Mary Read, was best known for what criminal activity?
In 1925, John Scopes was put on trial in Tennessee for teaching evolution. Did the jury in that famous 'Monkey Trial' end up finding Scopes guilty or not guilty?
During the Scopes Monkey Trial, Clarence Darrow defended Scopes, but what former secretary of state led the prosecution?