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jus primae noctis

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A quick definition of jus primae noctis:

Jus primae noctis, also known as droit du seigneur, was a supposed custom in feudal times where a lord had the right to have sex with a tenant's bride on her wedding night. Some people also believed that it required the couple to abstain from sex on their wedding night.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Jus primae noctis, also known as droit du seigneur, is a historical concept that refers to the supposed right of a feudal lord to have sexual intercourse with a tenant's bride on her wedding night. It was believed that the lord had the first right to the bride's virginity.

Example: In medieval Europe, it was believed that the lord of the manor had the right to sleep with any woman who was married on his land. This meant that on the night of her wedding, the bride would have to spend the night with the lord instead of her husband.

Explanation: The example illustrates how the concept of jus primae noctis was believed to work in medieval Europe. It shows how the lord had the power to take away the bride's virginity and how this was seen as a customary right. This practice was not actually documented in any legal code, but it was a popular belief at the time.

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40-50 fed clerks is pretty cool
texaslawhopefully
20:29
That’s fair. Chicago though: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/clerkships
That's sweet. Again tho, unclear with Fedsoc tho. But u sounded like ur willing to go Fedsoc so ur set
lilypadfrog
20:31
yeah Tex is a fedsoc guy iirc
lilypadfrog
20:31
Is it really like no clerkship benefit at Chicago if you’re not conservative?
lilypadfrog
20:31
that seems crazy #tome
texaslawhopefully
20:32
No, at least from the two people I know there that’s false. I think it’s just something like Chicago for conservatives is on par with S whereas for liberals it’s below HYS but above CCNP
texaslawhopefully
20:32
I mean I think even the student body there only like 15 percent is part of fedsoc
It's more just not a good # for people who aren't willing to clerk conservative. I'm sure they place liberal clerks at an above average rate for a t-6 though. Maybe higher (not entirely sure)
texaslawhopefully
20:34
Page 14 has ideological splits by school: https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/msen/files/law-prof-ideology.pdf
texaslawhopefully
20:35
Chicago/UVA are more to the right but not by an exceedingly large difference
lilypadfrog
20:36
I feel like UVA doesn’t have that reputation the way Chicago does. That’s interesting. Thanks tex
yeah I've heard about uva being conservative
siroracle
20:48
Yeah it’s only 75 percent lib that’s pretty terrifying
Dkk
20:53
lmfao
20:59
@siroracle: funny cause true
@siroracle: don't you have a bridge to be under?
shouldn't you be collecting tolls
21:00
trolololol
atwatodbit
21:04
anyone know much about mich clerking
atwatodbit
21:05
ive tried to learn more about it but its hard to cut through stuff. numbers wise they look good?
21:06
this website is a good research tool for outcomes: https://app.lawhub.org/schools
atwatodbit
21:06
@llama: thanks!
21:06
yah
Dkk
21:10
Anyone else read the Antioch shooters manifesto today. Pretty crazy stuff.
21:14
sad
YRDSL
21:31
@texaslawhopefully: it's pretty funny how even in law journal articles people can't stop confusing Penn with Penn State
texaslawhopefully
21:40
lmfao I didn't even notice that
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