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artful pleading

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A quick definition of artful pleading:

Artful pleading is a way of presenting a legal case in a clever or tricky way. It involves using language to make a claim seem like it is only about state law, when really it is also about federal law. Pleading is the process of formally stating your side of a legal case, and there are different rules for how to do it. Artful pleading is not always allowed, and it can be seen as dishonest or unfair.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Artful pleading is a way of phrasing a legal claim in a clever or deceptive manner to prevent a case from being moved from state court to federal court.

Example: A plaintiff may disguise a federal claim as solely a state-law claim in order to prevent a defendant from removing the case from state court to federal court. This is an example of artful pleading.

This definition explains that artful pleading is a tactic used in legal cases to prevent a case from being moved to a different court. The example provided shows how a plaintiff may use artful pleading to keep a case in state court instead of federal court. This definition is written in simple language that a high school student can understand.

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TheAdoptedOne

11:19

powerscaling Law School deans up next

limpweeny

11:19

Election Day election day

TheAdoptedOne

11:19

Write in Dean Z vote

limpweeny

11:20

Saw a guy that wrote in Biden and he said no retirement for you buddy

1a2b3c4d26z

11:20

@ClockworkBlue: god I hope that's true

TheAdoptedOne

11:20

if the country was run the same as Mich Law it would be a better place

ClockworkBlue

11:21

Imagine if election night was run by an adcom? Like, "yep, we could get the results Friday, or June 2025."

TheAdoptedOne

11:21

imagine if it was like Berkley applications

1a2b3c4d26z

11:22

Election status: Complete

1a2b3c4d26z

11:22

For months

triplethread

11:23

erection day

TheAdoptedOne

11:23

https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/comments/1gixhib/berkeleys_application_is_snobby_af/

soapy

11:23

Shoutout to Robinhood's election bet not resolving until January

triplethread

11:23

is anyone else like certain that trump will win

ambitiouslizard

11:23

he aint winning

triplethread

11:23

i like being a pessimist

ambitiouslizard

11:24

he lost his re-election, why would he win this one?

1a2b3c4d26z

11:25

I have no idea why people have so much beef w berkeley's app

ClockworkBlue

11:25

I've been reading a bit about "herding," which is this idea that pollsters are making the race look tied so they look right no matter who wins.

1a2b3c4d26z

11:26

Like... it's a more involved app but you don't have to do it? They're clearly trying to have some self-selection go on

TheAdoptedOne

11:28

I 100% agree with the self selection, I also am not even close to touching the medians there. However I think the huge PS plus the video and especially the very specific criteria for the why Berkeley essay is pretty crazy

ClockworkBlue

11:31

I'm curious, how bold can one be in those videos? Is it worth making a satirical Jason Statham-action short if the adcoms have no sense of humor?

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

11:33

the more risk you take the higher chance of it backfiring

TheAdoptedOne

11:33

my instinct would be low humor bc if they have such a complex application I would feel hesitant to use a major part of it as a joke. They clearly take their admissions seriously and a joke video might convey the wrong thing at the wrong time. I think that humor is best put into a PS anecdote where it adds some shine to your personality

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

11:33

safe is always better

ClockworkBlue

11:34

All good points

triplethread

11:34

@TheAdoptedOne: amazing

ClockworkBlue

11:35

I almost did one for Vanderbilt and my idea was to do a documentary-style vid where I and others talked about me like it was an ESPN 30 for 30.

1a2b3c4d26z

11:36

I was risky in maybe one or two of my essays in that some parts read as slightly humorous, but I really tried to suss out the vibe for each school. I feel like Berk and UMich may be more accommodating of a more "out there" approach than other schools I applied to

1a2b3c4d26z

11:37

but that's literally just going off vibes

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